DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/02 Kendallville_IN 1004ft pt36929@-85.191,41.477,942ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.2 degF SPONSORED BY: Bryan Soaring Club RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 74.5 - - 76.3 - - 73.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 375 - - 222 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6931 - - 7074 - - 262 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 6064 - - 5905 - - 991 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 7935 - - 8078 - - 1266 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1105 - - 1127 - - 7673 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 562 - - 478 - - 39 W* B/S - - - - - - 8 - - 6 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 15 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 048 - - 055 - - 080 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 5 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - -5 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2212 - - -2564 - - -7837 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 10147 - - 10643 - - 9103 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -9560 - - -9603 - - -15448 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 17495 - - 17681 - - 16714 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 50 - - 51 - - 59 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 74.5 - - 76.3 - - 73.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 33.4 - - 33.1 - - 37.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 72.5 - - 75.1 - - 74.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 32.1 - - 31.9 - - 36.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 375 - - 222 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6931 - - 7074 - - 262 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - 5 EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 98568 19 107 17 095 17 083 98568 91137 20 098 15 114 10 063 91137 85431 16 088 11 108 12 081 85431 80677 14 107 10 095 13 068 80677 76581 14 081 18 082 11 075 76581 72964 20 070 21 067 14 073 72964 69693 22 053 22 057 15 062 69693 66682 18 048 20 053 14 035 66682 63882 15 052 15 054 13 017 63882 61164 14 020 15 048 15 036 61164 58325 15 349 19 016 19 028 58325 55388 22 337 30 349 28 005 55388 52596 23 330 38 326 35 344 52596 50095 23 355 33 315 32 338 50095 47867 31 353 31 328 34 343 47867 45866 30 352 25 334 29 348 45866 44056 34 007 28 003 30 003 44056 42403 39 000 32 009 29 005 42403 40871 36 002 31 025 27 030 40871 39437 37 016 38 031 30 038 39437 38085 38 025 39 029 27 035 38085 36774 38 032 35 029 24 045 36774 35434 38 036 32 032 27 054 35434 34038 38 035 31 033 27 051 34038 32587 38 031 30 034 27 044 32587 31066 38 027 29 034 27 042 31066 29464 39 029 30 035 28 038 29464 27779 40 031 31 037 29 032 27779 26011 42 031 32 039 29 032 26011 24160 43 029 32 039 28 039 24160 22229 44 033 32 039 26 042 22229 20211 41 038 32 047 23 046 20211 18106 36 037 27 048 19 048 18106 15963 31 047 21 045 18 035 15963 13906 22 047 17 044 17 028 13906 12037 18 029 13 019 12 017 12037 10381 18 027 13 020 11 021 10381 8926 15*040 14*043 17 039 8926 7643 14*045 15*050 17 044 7643 6503 14 046 15 052 16 048 6503 5491 14 047 16 054 14 054 5491 4597 14 048 16 055 13 059 4597 3806 14 049 15 056 12 065 3806 3098 13 049 15 057 12 069 3098 2472 13 050 15 058 11 073 2472 1949 13 050 15 058 11 075 1949 1547 12 050 14 058 10 078 1547 1271 12 050 14 059 9*078 1271 1103 11 050 13 059 7*079 1103 1007 10 051 11 059 5 081 1007 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography