DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/28 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
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Update Time - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time
FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD
Temp@2m - - - - - - 57.4 - - 60.0 - - 60.6 Temp@2m
Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 27 - - 77 - - 4 Sfc.Heating
BL Depth - - - - - - 1081 - - 1557 - - 1794 BL Depth
Hcrit - - - - - - 990 - - 990 - - 990 Hcrit
BL Top - - - - - - 2085 - - 2561 - - 2798 BL Top
Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1909 - - 1447 - - 1738 Hgt.Variab.
W* - - - - - - 130 - - 207 - - 91 W*
B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 7 - - 7 B/S
BL Wind - - - - - - 5 - - 6 - - 2 BL Wind
Direction - - - - - - 296 - - 001 - - 294 Direction
Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 Wind Shear
Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - 5 - - 2 Max.Converg
CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 598 - - 728 - - 636 CLOUDpotentl
sfcLCL - - - - - - 1487 - - 1833 - - 2162 sfcLCL
ODpotential - - - - - - 236 - - 140 - - 149 ODpotential
blCL - - - - - - 1849 - - 2421 - - 2649 blCL
maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 99 maxRH
CAPE - - - - - - 10 - - 10 - - 30 CAPE
Temp@2m - - - - - - 57.4 - - 60.0 - - 60.6 Temp@2m
DewPt@2m - - - - - - 54.3 - - 55.3 - - 54.6 DewPt@2m
Temp@Bot - - - - - - 57.3 - - 59.6 - - 60.8 Temp@Bot
DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 53.9 - - 54.5 - - 54.1 DewPt@bot
Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 27 - - 77 - - 4 Sfc.Heating
BL Depth - - - - - - 1081 - - 1557 - - 1794 BL Depth
EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 98 - - 94 EXPERIMENT
EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 9 - - 9 - - 9 EXPERIMENT2
PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue]
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Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z
[ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft]
98518 15 120 3 062 5 043 98518
91053 10 111 2 067 13 028 91053
85327 8 079 5 114 10 025 85327
80561 7 020 10 099 7 032 80561
76449 7 001 9 096 6 017 76449
72815 2 289 9 016 4 028 72815
69533 6 187 9 333 5 012 69533
66522 6 143 2 263 5 277 66522
63738 2 066 7 316 9 246 63738
61055 11 231 13 275 12 252 61055
58248 9 225 12 252 13 242 58248
55310 16 272 13 276 11 261 55310
52473 30 249 31 251 21 270 52473
49916 41 223 35 223 36 246 49916
47646 35 215 24 216 34 238 47646
45596 27 236 32 246 28 246 45596
43711 39 253 48 244 39 251 43711
41972 55 238 47 237 52 246 41972
40370 52 216 44 235 58 244 40370
38886 37 213 46 235 60 244 38886
37500 37 223 44 236 58 247 37500
36166 40 222 37 235 59 254 36166
34814 37 214 38 246 71 258 34814
33418 34 204 50 254 85 257 33418
31978 34 198 55 251 88 256 31978
30478 34 193 56 252 80 254 30478
28901 35 191 57 254 74 253 28901
27245 31 193 57 256 68 255 27245
25509 27 196 54 253 65 262 25509
23695 25 205 47 250 60 264 23695
21803 22 211 38 243 57 259 21803
19831 22 219 33 230 55 257 19831
17778 27 223 31 229 47 257 17778
15689 29 221 27 235 36 258 15689
13679 24 202 24 239 27 256 13679
11856 17 170 21 253 26 253 11856
10238 9 125 20 249 26 257 10238
8801 7 106 19 228 23 263 8801
7525 5 149 16 214 19 268 7525
6397 5 215 12 220 18 272 6397
5399 7 267 6 235 16 276 5399
4520 7 295 4 001 14 279 4520
3745 6 305 8 016 10 278 3745
3052 6 305 8*013 6*279 3052
2439 6*303 7*006 3*286 2439
1928 6*299 6 000 2 293 1928
1535 5 296 6 360 2 298 1535
1265 5 296 5 359 2 301 1265
1101 5 294 5 358 2 301 1101
1006 4 295 4 358 2 305 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)
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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