DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 07/26 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 - - - 0949z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1555z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 6 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 73.3 - - 78.7 - - 80.7 - - 77.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 133 - - 310 - - 197 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4538 - - 5712 - - 5989 - - 3954 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3702 - - 5017 - - 5006 - - 991 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5542 - - 6716 - - 6993 - - 4958 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1164 - - 869 - - 1051 - - 2400 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 354 - - 497 - - 437 - - 103 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 14 - - 14 - - 3 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 7 - - 5 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 125 - - 111 - - 103 - - 113 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 1 - - 1 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -6 - - 1 - - -3 - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 218 - - -247 - - -588 - - -1455 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5324 - - 6963 - - 7582 - - 6413 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6452 - - -5797 - - -7206 - - -9073 ODpotential blCL - - - 11994 - - 12513 - - 14199 - - 14031 blCL maxRH - - - 80 - - 84 - - 69 - - 69 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 73.3 - - 78.7 - - 80.7 - - 77.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 53.7 - - 51.8 - - 51.0 - - 52.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 72.6 - - 76.9 - - 79.5 - - 78.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 52.5 - - 50.7 - - 50.0 - - 52.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 133 - - 310 - - 197 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4538 - - 5712 - - 5989 - - 3954 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 22 - - 36 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 8 - - 7 - - 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] 99379 33 091 36 092 23 054 32 086 99379 91923 22 078 28 091 19 085 23 071 91923 86170 19 070 24 082 22 086 16 076 86170 81389 18 072 17 062 20 093 19 072 81389 77261 17 065 10 080 17 094 17 063 77261 73609 13 070 9 096 9 062 15 057 73609 70306 8 079 9 053 3 082 9 049 70306 67270 1 088 6 353 7 021 6 096 67270 64452 3 017 3 285 14 341 13 025 64452 61739 6 010 2 284 12 319 13 349 61739 58925 10 355 6 010 8 335 10 341 58925 56000 15 324 13 344 11 332 13 330 56000 53206 18 306 15 318 12 320 14 325 53206 50687 18 294 16 311 13 317 17 335 50687 48428 22 309 21 326 16 330 19 333 48428 46385 28 310 26 325 18 336 21 351 46385 44524 30 301 29 318 24 345 29 358 44524 42819 26 293 27 317 29 335 31 354 42819 41243 20 318 24 324 28 333 27 002 41243 39772 24 346 25 008 33 012 31 025 39772 38391 29 354 41 018 48 026 38 036 38391 37055 31 351 50 017 58 024 40 035 37055 35692 30 343 45 012 60 023 41 027 35692 34272 27 335 38 006 59 026 39 016 34272 32800 23 333 34 000 53 021 38 011 32800 31260 22 341 30 352 49 013 38 010 31260 29641 22 350 24 350 44 008 38 011 29641 27941 23 357 20 359 35 010 39 015 27941 26160 24 001 21 008 24 359 37 021 26160 24303 23 004 21 012 16 356 27 016 24303 22373 23 008 20 014 14 002 19 006 22373 20361 22 013 20 014 14 011 15 006 20361 18262 18 018 16 022 13 002 15 019 18262 16117 13 002 15 031 10 012 15 029 16117 14047 13 356 11 012 9 030 13 040 14047 12161 13 006 11 006 8 011 11 037 12161 10490 12 013 9 022 9 015 9 036 10490 9012 11 031 7 062 4 035 6 030 9012 7707 9 037 6*103 4*084 5 042 7707 6555 5*073 6*108 5*094 6 054 6555 5535 8*121 6 109 5 097 6*068 5535 4633 9 125 7 110 5 100 6*091 4633 3836 9 126 7 111 6 103 7 104 3836 3121 9 126 7 112 6 105 7 112 3121 2488 8 127 7 113 6 106 8 117 2488 1960 7 125 7 112 6 107 8 119 1960 1554 6 124 7 112 6 108 8 121 1554 1275 6 124 6 113 6 108 7 122 1275 1105 5 123 6 112 6 108 7 122 1105 1008 4 124 5 113 5 109 5 122 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