DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 05/18 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 - - 1000z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 73.5 - - 78.4 - - 80.8 - - 76.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 117 - - 211 - - 141 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2937 - - 5842 - - 6788 - - 4 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2503 - - 4949 - - 5422 - - 991 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3941 - - 6846 - - 7792 - - 1008 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3557 - - 2583 - - 2844 - - 7805 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 299 - - 448 - - 413 - - 9 W* B/S - - - 50 - - 29 - - 57 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 3 - - 1 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 234 - - 159 - - 217 - - 178 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 4 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - -9 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 151 - - 634 - - 425 - - -3186 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3790 - - 6212 - - 7367 - - 4194 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2062 - - -733 - - -795 - - -4502 ODpotential blCL - - - 6003 - - 7579 - - 8587 - - 5510 blCL maxRH - - - 76 - - 64 - - 80 - - 66 maxRH CAPE - - - 610 - - 200 - - 80 - - 870 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 73.5 - - 78.4 - - 80.8 - - 76.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 60.1 - - 54.5 - - 51.9 - - 61.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 72.7 - - 77.1 - - 79.9 - - 77.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 58.7 - - 53.1 - - 50.7 - - 60.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 117 - - 211 - - 141 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2937 - - 5842 - - 6788 - - 4 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 4 - - 0 - - 19 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 10 - - 8 - - 7 - - 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] 98513 28 077 17 067 30 072 24 064 98513 91162 30 080 17 072 17 065 22 083 91162 85502 27 092 20 091 12 098 19 086 85502 80783 24 092 22 104 12 101 14 089 80783 76706 12 085 18 093 10 116 11 071 76706 73094 6 095 8 119 5 125 4 017 73094 69818 4 148 7 161 7 154 7 255 69818 66809 5 211 7 213 6 167 10 231 66809 64008 12 241 11 234 9 234 11 228 64008 61281 16 225 16 229 18 243 17 239 61281 58433 21 254 16 236 23 242 24 245 58433 55467 31 260 23 248 27 249 27 247 55467 52624 33 259 31 252 28 256 24 262 52624 50073 30 256 27 256 24 251 21 268 50073 47807 23 249 23 264 17 252 17 273 47807 45781 13 274 16 268 10 256 16 281 45781 43953 9 310 7 306 3 355 6 276 43953 42280 23 355 20 350 16 358 7 337 42280 40723 26 354 25 346 23 352 14 342 40723 39258 25 352 27 348 25 345 19 332 39258 37873 27 351 28 346 29 341 24 325 37873 36529 29 353 29 344 31 339 26 329 36529 35162 26 355 29 348 31 336 27 330 35162 33745 21 359 24 352 26 336 24 330 33745 32283 18 003 20 354 21 337 19 333 32283 30762 18 003 16 359 17 332 18 325 30762 29167 18 358 14 000 17 329 19 322 29167 27497 20 001 16 003 15 332 20 326 27497 25751 16 001 15 015 12 352 20 331 25751 23927 7 320 11 346 10 000 15 357 23927 22028 8 278 13 303 11 328 12 360 22028 20050 5 266 12 303 12 303 10 346 20050 17997 4 287 7 327 9 311 12 341 17997 15905 6 307 3 333 4 332 9 336 15905 13886 4 285 4 226 2 356 8 360 13886 12051 4 251 4 246 5 300 7 349 12051 10427 6 243 7 268 11 276 7 317 10427 8986 8 242 6 257 11*276 9 309 8986 7700 5 229 5*256 6*277 8 293 7700 6555 1 065 2*236 3 273 8 268 6555 5536 2 025 2 180 1 241 8 246 5536 4636 1*143 2 161 1 203 7 228 4636 3839 1*209 3 155 1 174 7 210 3839 3124 1 228 3 153 2 161 8 199 3124 2491 1 239 4 150 2 155 8 192 2491 1962 1 239 4 148 2 153 8 187 1962 1555 1 250 4 147 2 152 7 184 1555 1275 1 252 4 147 2 151 7 181 1275 1105 1 245 4 147 2 151 6*179 1105 1008 1 255 3 147 2 150 4*178 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