DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 07/13 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 79.7 - - 86.4 - - 89.0 - - 87.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 116 - - 234 - - 152 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1749 - - 3874 - - 4328 - - 3750 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1639 - - 3498 - - 3626 - - 992 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2753 - - 4878 - - 5332 - - 4754 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1738 - - 1487 - - 1811 - - 2424 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 249 - - 404 - - 364 - - 100 W* B/S - - - 92 - - 25 - - 16 - - 5 B/S BL Wind - - - 0 - - 3 - - 4 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 036 - - 318 - - 311 - - 319 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - 1 - - -5 - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2853 - - -2556 - - -2364 - - -1488 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5606 - - 7434 - - 7696 - - 6243 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8402 - - -7016 - - -5983 - - -5135 ODpotential blCL - - - 11155 - - 11894 - - 11315 - - 9889 blCL maxRH - - - 71 - - 64 - - 61 - - 68 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 - - 520 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 79.7 - - 86.4 - - 89.0 - - 87.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 58.8 - - 57.5 - - 58.9 - - 63.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 79.0 - - 85.0 - - 88.0 - - 87.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 57.6 - - 56.3 - - 57.8 - - 62.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 116 - - 234 - - 152 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1749 - - 3874 - - 4328 - - 3750 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 10 - - 9 - - 10 - - 12 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] 99773 42 089 50 092 36 097 31 088 99773 92193 38 092 36 093 31 097 27 078 92193 86340 34 087 26 092 28 084 24 072 86340 81489 25 084 22 090 23 076 23 070 81489 77335 22 081 22 083 20 075 21 077 77335 73690 24 075 21 069 19 090 13 076 73690 70403 20 060 19 054 19 078 13 088 70403 67373 15 049 16 033 21 047 20 059 67373 64576 13 050 13 049 15 032 21 029 64576 61891 17 036 19 050 15 047 14 029 61891 59100 26 022 27 013 24 009 24 021 59100 56220 28 002 22 002 21 022 20 016 56220 53480 29 017 32 016 33 020 26 029 53480 51007 36 009 41 010 42 020 37 020 51007 48787 36 004 41 010 50 019 51 027 48787 46787 26 022 35 017 46 016 59 033 46787 44957 33 032 30 021 39 013 55 030 44957 43259 33 028 26 018 32 014 44 025 43259 41678 31 014 19 018 26 015 35 024 41678 40198 17 352 19 021 21 009 26 019 40198 38804 7 338 24 020 20 004 21 027 38804 37454 4 356 23 021 18 008 24 038 37454 36083 11 059 22 023 23 033 28 061 36083 34658 23 063 22 024 30 036 41 077 34658 33179 26 054 26 024 27 041 47 073 33179 31629 27 047 28 029 31 048 49 068 31629 29994 28 045 27 035 38 046 49 065 29994 28276 29 043 26 033 40 045 47 062 28276 26476 29 042 27 027 42 049 45 061 26476 24600 28 041 31 031 44 051 43 060 24600 22646 25 036 35 038 44 051 41 061 22646 20608 24 027 37 041 39 048 39 062 20608 18484 24 024 36 038 32 043 33 060 18484 16325 27 026 36 034 31 039 27 057 16325 14251 28 032 33 036 31 035 25 050 14251 12366 29 033 27 036 29 029 23 046 12366 10687 26 034 22 037 20 053 17 056 10687 9191 22 033 19 041 12 058 13 062 9191 7862 18 034 15 041 8 043 11 053 7862 6683 15 042 10 036 6 010 8 018 6683 5638 14 049 6*023 5*338 6*357 5638 4716 12 050 3*344 4*324 5*343 4716 3900 11 039 3 328 4 317 4 329 3900 3169 8*025 3 318 4 312 4 321 3169 2522 2*025 3 314 4 309 4 313 2522 1982 1 036 3 309 4 306 3 308 1982 1567 0 059 3 307 4 305 3 305 1567 1281 0 080 3 306 4 304 3 304 1281 1108 0 122 3 304 4 302 3 302 1108 1009 0 141 3 304 4 301 3 301 1009 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