DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/15 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 = 15Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1553z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 64.7 - - 65.2 - - 69.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 137 - - 85 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1619 - - 1639 - - 3 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1639 - - 990 - - 991 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2623 - - 2643 - - 1007 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1309 - - 1824 - - 7195 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 256 - - 220 - - 6 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 8 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 058 - - 056 - - 308 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -8 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -282 - - 141 - - -2320 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2905 - - 2502 - - 3328 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2568 - - -1132 - - -3435 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5191 - - 3775 - - 4442 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 96 - - 98 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 40 - - 30 - - 360 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 64.7 - - 65.2 - - 69.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 55.2 - - 57.4 - - 58.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 63.8 - - 64.7 - - 70.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 53.9 - - 56.5 - - 56.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 137 - - 85 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1619 - - 1639 - - 3 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 98 - - 84 - - 91 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 9 - - 10 - - 10 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] 98580 25 082 27 089 19 064 98580 91127 26 085 25 091 22 071 91127 85376 24 086 17 087 18 069 85376 80624 13 108 9 088 13 062 80624 76530 10 124 6 131 9 107 76530 72892 7 150 2 135 6 145 72892 69596 7 157 2 173 7 184 69596 66573 8 221 11 255 12 271 66573 63779 11 212 16 240 18 262 63779 61065 12 266 19 267 20 270 61065 58211 22 269 24 265 21 264 58211 55229 29 256 27 255 27 261 55229 52387 31 244 27 245 30 257 52387 49840 25 235 26 238 35 255 49840 47551 20 238 21 247 33 240 47551 45465 20 242 22 260 21 238 45465 43562 20 250 26 261 16 258 43562 41829 21 271 27 263 19 273 41829 40242 21 281 21 273 25 275 40242 38773 22 290 18 296 29 283 38773 37397 16 269 17 312 28 293 37397 36076 12 263 17 315 28 312 36076 34742 15 263 11 301 30 319 34742 33360 18 261 15 285 32 314 33360 31928 15 264 18 280 33 308 31928 30431 14 260 16 296 26 298 30431 28856 16 274 15 314 20 296 28856 27206 11 291 17 325 18 312 27206 25481 7 336 12 334 14 328 25481 23681 7 003 7 339 13 337 23681 21807 7 002 8 351 13 344 21807 19851 6 347 12 001 12 346 19851 17810 7 353 14 008 11 345 17810 15729 10 004 14 016 9 339 15729 13726 13 020 15 030 8 350 13726 11906 14 029 15 045 7 009 11906 10293 15 034 14 052 8 026 10293 8864 14 038 16 050 11 052 8864 7596 13 042 19 057 13 039 7596 6468 13 046 19 054 13 030 6468 5466 13 049 19 047 11 026 5466 4580 13 058 18 045 9 021 4580 3795 16 064 16 045 8 015 3795 3091 15*063 14*046 6 008 3091 2468 14*060 10*050 5 359 2468 1947 13 058 9 054 4 349 1947 1546 12 057 8 058 4 337 1546 1271 12 056 7 060 3 326 1271 1103 11 056 7 061 3 315 1103 1007 9 056 6 063 2*308 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