DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/14 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 67.4 - - 65.7 - - 66.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 55 - - 34 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2155 - - 1032 - - 470 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 990 - - 990 - - 991 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3159 - - 2036 - - 1474 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1932 - - 1747 - - 2180 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 216 - - 143 - - 38 W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - 10 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 163 - - 157 - - 163 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 4 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - -5 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1277 - - 702 - - 287 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1882 - - 1334 - - 1187 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 564 - - 111 - - -474 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2595 - - 1925 - - 1948 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 95 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 440 - - 440 - - 870 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 67.4 - - 65.7 - - 66.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 62.2 - - 62.8 - - 64.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 67.1 - - 65.5 - - 66.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 61.1 - - 62.2 - - 63.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 55 - - 34 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2155 - - 1032 - - 470 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 99 - - 101 - - 78 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 12 - - 13 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] 97991 12 118 6 289 9 087 97991 90576 7 094 6 057 8 075 90576 84897 9 056 14 065 9 089 84897 80186 6 059 11 069 11 044 80186 76127 4 086 5 076 9 013 76127 72551 5 093 4 024 6 009 72551 69322 7 080 3 355 6 018 69322 66342 9 058 4 111 6 351 66342 63568 8 026 4 112 4 304 63568 60881 5 001 2 222 2 275 60881 58080 3 034 4 194 5 228 58080 55176 4 273 1 278 9 231 55176 52405 10 239 10 283 6 235 52405 49897 8 209 17 246 6 255 49897 47641 8 203 18 223 11 271 47641 45597 10 210 10 219 16 260 45597 43729 8 201 7 232 16 247 43729 42007 3 202 5 230 11 259 42007 40412 6 282 6 281 10 301 40412 38929 12 266 13 297 14 304 38929 37543 8 254 17 293 17 293 37543 36217 4 064 9 303 14 287 36217 34881 9 076 6 318 9 282 34881 33497 14 045 8 011 6 279 33497 32061 7 003 8 343 6 302 32061 30559 4 344 8 317 7 302 30559 28978 1 100 6 297 9 309 28978 27321 1 225 8 292 11 317 27321 25587 4 339 8 308 12 314 25587 23774 5 327 8 317 12 317 23774 21888 8 309 10 334 11 310 21888 19924 7 314 9 344 11 293 19924 17879 1 284 4 307 10 288 17879 15794 3 139 3 262 10 295 15794 13785 5 135 4 212 7 294 13785 11955 5 131 4 190 1 343 11955 10330 8 145 8 193 3 203 10330 8890 9 153 8 196 7 246 8890 7611 9 158 5 207 7 264 7611 6474 9 158 4 196 6 259 6474 5465 9 155 6 179 7 240 5465 4575 9 154 8 164 11 226 4575 3789 9*156 10 155 13 216 3789 3085 9*159 12 151 13 207 3085 2463 9 161 12*152 11 199 2463 1944 9 163 12*155 9 185 1944 1545 8 165 11 157 7*171 1545 1270 8 165 10 158 7*165 1270 1103 8 166 9 158 6 163 1103 1007 7 165 7 159 4 161 1007 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