DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 07/16 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 - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 80.7 - - 89.3 - - 92.1 - - 87.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 113 - - 268 - - 146 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1605 - - 4675 - - 6982 - - 4 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1468 - - 4155 - - 5591 - - 992 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2609 - - 5679 - - 7986 - - 1008 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2202 - - 1677 - - 1652 - - 6762 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 236 - - 446 - - 421 - - 11 W* B/S - - - 10 - - 27 - - 66 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 3 - - 1 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 041 - - 057 - - 356 - - 315 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - 5 - - 14 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -172 - - -289 - - 252 - - -6156 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2781 - - 5968 - - 7734 - - 7165 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -929 - - -3959 - - -1757 - - -9220 ODpotential blCL - - - 3538 - - 9638 - - 9743 - - 10228 blCL maxRH - - - 96 - - 70 - - 78 - - 66 maxRH CAPE - - - 1630 - - 890 - - 280 - - 40 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 80.7 - - 89.3 - - 92.1 - - 87.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 71.5 - - 66.4 - - 61.6 - - 60.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 79.9 - - 87.6 - - 91.2 - - 89.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 71.0 - - 65.6 - - 60.6 - - 59.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 113 - - 268 - - 146 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1605 - - 4675 - - 6982 - - 4 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 83 - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 17 - - 12 - - 11 - - 11 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] 99714 46 087 35 105 31 095 30 086 99714 92169 35 083 37 089 28 100 26 079 92169 86365 27 087 26 087 29 086 23 089 86365 81541 24 091 19 101 18 081 24 082 81541 77370 24 079 18 093 13 096 17 059 77370 73689 15 063 18 079 15 101 6 056 73689 70367 10 056 13 060 16 068 7 083 70367 67318 13 039 11 057 10 048 9 040 67318 64503 17 015 13 039 9 055 10 017 64503 61788 15 347 15 021 12 049 11 022 61788 58965 13 345 17 357 13 014 14 003 58965 56071 17 329 22 329 20 329 20 331 56071 53348 17 326 26 320 22 318 21 317 53348 50921 21 313 30 317 30 317 27 319 50921 48757 26 326 31 312 34 311 36 324 48757 46797 36 318 32 314 34 312 35 318 46797 44996 39 312 35 316 38 307 33 311 44996 43322 37 311 36 300 41 300 33 300 43322 41755 36 300 39 289 43 294 36 295 41755 40277 37 287 40 280 42 284 36 297 40277 38876 34 291 42 280 42 284 35 300 38876 37516 34 295 38 284 40 289 35 294 37516 36126 32 298 34 288 37 288 34 290 36126 34679 30 300 31 289 34 292 34 287 34679 33180 31 301 31 290 33 292 35 284 33180 31615 32 299 33 292 34 292 34 282 31615 29974 34 300 35 299 32 296 31 285 29974 28259 36 302 35 302 32 301 29 294 28259 26462 37 302 35 303 33 301 28 296 26462 24584 37 313 33 303 31 300 27 288 24584 22625 30 302 30 295 30 299 25 287 22625 20582 28 299 27 287 28 296 23 291 20582 18452 23 292 24 295 23 297 19 292 18452 16288 16 279 20 292 18 303 13 300 16288 14217 14 261 13 277 13 293 13 294 14217 12338 15 263 12 274 14 302 14 310 12338 10668 15 293 13 315 11 325 10 312 10668 9183 15 324 10 335 4*330 8 304 9183 7861 13 348 8 002 1*289 5 265 7861 6685 13 348 8*022 0 312 4 254 6685 5641 13 336 4*043 0 340 4 277 5641 4719 9 350 3 054 1 355 5 296 4719 3903 8 012 3 059 1 003 6 304 3903 3171 6*033 3 061 2 001 8 309 3171 2524 5*041 3 061 2 001 8 312 2524 1983 4 042 3 062 2 003 9 313 1983 1568 4 041 2 060 2 006 9 314 1568 1281 4 040 2 061 2 005 9 314 1281 1108 4 039 2 063 2 003 7 315 1108 1008 3 040 2 062 2 002 5*315 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