DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/29 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 79.1 - - 81.4 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 297 - - 180 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5705 - - 6791 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4998 - - 5577 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6709 - - 7795 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1297 - - 886 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 492 - - 445 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 9 - - 8 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 10 - - 10 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 018 - - 013 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 151 - - 210 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6558 - - 7585 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3307 - - -5971 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 10016 - - 13766 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 78 - - 79 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 79.1 - - 81.4 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 53.7 - - 51.5 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 77.6 - - 80.4 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 52.7 - - 50.5 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 297 - - 180 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5705 - - 6791 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 11 - - 16 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 7 - - - 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] 99709 37 099 28 098 99709 92194 32 101 30 090 92194 86379 29 099 22 094 86379 81544 24 101 17 102 81544 77380 22 090 22 100 77380 73691 15 088 26 091 73691 70361 15 095 16 075 70361 67320 15 088 4 155 67320 64501 14 061 7 116 64501 61771 13 035 12 068 61771 58952 9 016 17 046 58952 56048 15 353 21 012 56048 53286 23 340 33 337 53286 50809 38 339 43 334 50809 48584 55 340 50 328 48584 46557 65 340 52 330 46557 44694 74 337 55 332 44694 42965 76 335 62 338 42965 41350 76 334 72 338 41350 39830 69 334 74 334 39830 38395 59 332 69 332 38395 37012 52 325 61 328 37012 35618 45 328 50 327 35618 34182 43 334 44 326 34182 32702 42 337 37 327 32702 31156 42 341 35 334 31156 29533 42 344 35 340 29533 27832 40 347 36 343 27832 26052 35 348 37 347 26052 24191 33 348 36 345 24191 22255 31 350 33 343 22255 20238 30 348 29 348 20238 18139 27 350 25 352 18139 16002 24 354 21 355 16002 13947 22 352 19 358 13947 12085 20 352 17 001 12085 10438 18 001 14 005 10438 8981 17 015 12*020 8981 7692 12*022 11*017 7692 6547 10*021 11 016 6547 5530 10 021 11 015 5530 4631 10 019 11 014 4631 3835 10 018 11 013 3835 3121 10 017 10 012 3121 2489 10 016 10 011 2489 1961 10 015 10 010 1961 1555 9 015 10 009 1555 1275 9 014 9 009 1275 1105 8 013 9 009 1105 1008 7 013 8 009 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