DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 05/05 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 - - - 59.6 - - 62.1 - - 61.3 - - 58.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 114 - - 160 - - 58 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1272 - - 2041 - - 1751 - - 1567 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 990 - - 1988 - - 990 - - 990 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2276 - - 3045 - - 2755 - - 2571 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 567 - - 613 - - 1863 - - 1513 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 218 - - 286 - - 196 - - 62 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 6 - - 4 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 8 - - 8 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 308 - - 314 - - 309 - - 324 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - -1 - - -6 - - -4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 502 - - 875 - - 603 - - 423 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1774 - - 2170 - - 2152 - - 2148 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 408 - - 697 - - 315 - - -217 ODpotential blCL - - - 1868 - - 2348 - - 2440 - - 2788 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 99 - - 94 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 20 - - 50 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 59.6 - - 62.1 - - 61.3 - - 58.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 55.3 - - 56.0 - - 55.3 - - 52.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 59.0 - - 61.2 - - 61.0 - - 59.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 54.6 - - 55.1 - - 54.7 - - 52.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 114 - - 160 - - 58 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1272 - - 2041 - - 1751 - - 1567 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 99 - - 101 - - 96 - - 76 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 9 - - 9 - - 8 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] 98224 14 249 14 243 13 261 23 289 98224 90750 9 215 11 240 17 256 17 296 90750 85025 3 255 8 268 14 252 12 313 85025 80321 5 308 6 283 7 247 8 313 80321 76293 1 267 2 228 3 348 2 267 76293 72726 5 138 6 172 5 312 2 194 72726 69478 4 120 7 163 6 233 5 234 69478 66477 7 246 5 227 6 237 7 264 66477 63681 12 227 13 233 14 230 16 269 63681 60986 20 254 23 252 17 248 24 254 60986 58176 23 234 23 259 20 252 23 246 58176 55231 27 256 30 260 30 260 26 269 55231 52408 41 258 38 250 39 258 37 278 52408 49876 43 251 40 247 46 259 45 270 49876 47617 40 247 39 256 49 257 53 266 47617 45576 38 252 45 256 53 252 66 254 45576 43733 48 252 48 250 58 245 60 242 43733 42068 52 257 59 276 50 259 56 267 42068 40542 67 271 77 278 66 274 76 272 40542 39113 86 278 89 269 77 273 72 267 39113 37760 82 282 87 270 70 268 62 263 37760 36448 72 278 83 272 70 265 56 255 36448 35108 66 269 77 273 69 262 56 248 35108 33710 59 260 71 272 68 261 54 246 33710 32257 51 249 62 268 67 263 51 251 32257 30736 45 250 55 258 63 264 50 261 30736 29135 42 251 51 247 54 263 47 256 29135 27454 39 252 50 246 50 253 48 249 27454 25697 37 252 46 250 51 255 51 251 25697 23864 33 253 38 253 36 267 46 253 23864 21959 29 257 33 252 28 269 31 260 21959 19979 25 256 28 254 24 265 24 265 19979 17915 20 261 22 260 21 267 20 268 17915 15808 16 271 17 266 18 268 16 267 15808 13775 17 265 13 263 17 265 15 265 13775 11926 21 252 11 268 15 255 14 261 11926 10284 23 244 11 268 13 250 14 261 10284 8829 26 246 16 246 16 245 12 266 8829 7537 31 245 20 235 15 251 13 268 7537 6395 22 256 14 244 5 259 11 279 6395 5391 11 282 6 271 3 232 8 309 5391 4510 9 302 4 271 3 242 3 291 4510 3736 9 310 5 284 4 300 1 304 3736 3046 9 313 8*314 7*307 3*328 3046 2435 11*310 8*314 8*310 5*326 2435 1925 11*309 8 314 8 310 6 325 1925 1533 11 308 8 314 8 309 6 324 1533 1264 10 308 8 314 8 309 6 324 1264 1100 10 307 8 314 8 309 5 323 1100 1006 8 307 7 315 7 309 4 323 1006 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