DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 07/19 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 70.9 - - 76.8 - - 80.0 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 160 - - 289 - - 204 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2872 - - 4622 - - 5587 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2587 - - 4145 - - 4718 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - 3876 - - 5626 - - 6591 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1283 - - 768 - - 749 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 322 - - 455 - - 432 - - - W* B/S - - - 7 - - 14 - - 20 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 6 - - 4 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - 046 - - 045 - - 038 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 2 - - 5 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 262 - - -558 - - -963 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3614 - - 6184 - - 7554 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6481 - - -8543 - - -8358 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - 10357 - - 14169 - - 14949 - - - blCL maxRH - - - 83 - - 77 - - 62 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - 70.9 - - 76.8 - - 80.0 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 58.4 - - 53.2 - - 50.3 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 70.0 - - 75.2 - - 78.7 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 57.4 - - 52.0 - - 49.2 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 160 - - 289 - - 204 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2872 - - 4622 - - 5587 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 32 - - 7 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 10 - - 8 - - 7 - - - 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] 99441 34 081 33 082 31 086 99441 91929 29 087 23 080 29 079 91929 86139 23 082 26 086 24 074 86139 81343 19 085 24 074 22 084 81343 77202 21 071 19 084 19 076 77202 73540 19 064 19 087 8 069 73540 70230 14 058 14 078 5 072 70230 67190 20 021 17 050 10 065 67190 64378 16 333 17 007 8 016 64378 61660 17 341 20 342 12 358 61660 58831 24 329 27 330 24 335 58831 55928 33 329 36 324 34 331 55928 53184 48 323 46 325 48 330 53184 50725 55 321 61 320 61 317 50725 48529 62 320 64 312 60 316 48529 46534 67 322 64 319 63 330 46534 44697 69 325 66 326 72 333 44697 42990 66 323 65 327 72 334 42990 41396 61 317 60 325 71 335 41396 39901 59 312 55 321 66 335 39901 38493 57 306 51 319 57 330 38493 37135 53 303 49 316 50 323 37135 35755 50 300 49 314 48 321 35755 34318 49 298 48 312 49 320 34318 32829 48 299 46 309 50 318 32829 31274 45 295 44 306 49 316 31274 29640 43 293 45 302 46 312 29640 27926 41 295 45 298 45 306 27926 26132 39 294 44 297 46 308 26132 24265 38 296 40 301 43 311 24265 22325 38 301 34 306 36 312 22325 20301 36 307 28 303 31 309 20301 18191 28 309 27 301 27 304 18191 16042 21 304 24 305 24 307 16042 13976 19 301 19 311 19 309 13976 12104 16 305 17 315 16 311 12104 10447 16 309 15 322 13 315 10447 8980 16 322 13 341 8 335 8980 7681 15 336 15 359 5*015 7681 6533 16 354 10*027 4*037 6533 5518 17 008 6*044 4 040 5518 4621 9*017 6 046 4 041 4621 3827 8*042 6 046 4 040 3827 3115 8 046 6 046 4 038 3115 2484 8 047 6 044 4 037 2484 1957 8 047 6 043 4 036 1957 1553 8 047 6 042 4 035 1553 1274 7 048 5 042 4 034 1274 1104 7 048 5 042 4 034 1104 1008 6 048 5 041 4 034 1008 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