DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 08/05 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 75.3 - - 82.5 - - 84.2 - - 81.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 96 - - 271 - - 187 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 993 - - 4564 - - 4726 - - 3681 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 991 - - 4069 - - 4010 - - 992 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1997 - - 5568 - - 5730 - - 4685 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1759 - - 1306 - - 1366 - - 3230 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 189 - - 442 - - 395 - - 97 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 9 - - 11 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 9 - - 6 - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - 204 - - 260 - - 241 - - 251 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 1 - - 2 - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - 3 - - -6 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3714 - - -503 - - -898 - - -670 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5711 - - 6071 - - 6628 - - 5355 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10072 - - -4616 - - -4570 - - -1809 ODpotential blCL - - - 12069 - - 10184 - - 10300 - - 6494 blCL maxRH - - - 95 - - 87 - - 89 - - 98 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 - - 110 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 75.3 - - 82.5 - - 84.2 - - 81.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 53.9 - - 59.3 - - 58.6 - - 61.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 74.7 - - 80.9 - - 83.1 - - 82.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 53.4 - - 58.5 - - 58.0 - - 60.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 96 - - 271 - - 187 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 993 - - 4564 - - 4726 - - 3681 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 81 - - 47 - - 56 - - 91 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 10 - - 10 - - 11 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] 99711 31 093 34 094 24 085 24 072 99711 92142 30 084 36 093 25 093 23 073 92142 86321 30 088 28 093 26 092 24 075 86321 81505 29 084 20 087 22 095 25 077 81505 77360 21 087 17 084 17 090 20 080 77360 73715 19 104 14 079 15 089 15 077 73715 70419 13 098 11 089 14 093 12 095 70419 67384 10 120 11 104 11 109 10 109 67384 64567 9 139 9 129 8 129 8 134 64567 61840 10 182 12 171 7 201 7 194 61840 59002 11 180 16 194 16 221 14 215 59002 56080 14 229 18 215 21 211 21 224 56080 53323 20 224 25 222 26 211 25 224 53323 50860 24 225 30 218 29 217 28 229 50860 48659 27 228 31 215 33 221 33 227 48659 46658 31 226 31 213 35 224 35 225 46658 44821 31 226 27 217 36 228 34 222 44821 43120 30 232 26 231 34 222 35 220 43120 41532 32 230 31 236 32 223 37 217 41532 40038 34 222 35 228 31 226 36 210 40038 38631 33 213 34 221 28 230 31 206 38631 37273 29 212 33 218 27 229 28 226 37273 35891 25 213 32 220 33 223 40 255 35891 34455 25 220 31 230 34 232 45 263 34455 32969 28 224 31 239 35 243 40 263 32969 31413 31 221 31 240 36 241 32 253 31413 29771 30 225 29 231 37 236 31 242 29771 28047 29 233 25 225 36 239 32 244 28047 26242 27 236 21 224 34 241 27 246 26242 24357 25 227 23 226 31 241 28 244 24357 22402 26 217 26 228 30 245 29 238 22402 20378 21 220 26 232 26 247 25 220 20378 18275 18 230 23 228 21 241 21 210 18275 16133 18 221 21 235 19 246 18 223 16133 14073 14 228 20 233 16 251 18 238 14073 12202 10 263 10 232 12 247 14 240 12202 10539 11 299 6 266 9 267 9 245 10539 9067 9 319 4 300 7 266 9 268 9067 7762 7 327 3 318 5 245 8 257 7762 6603 6 353 5*289 7*250 8 245 6603 5575 7 008 8*263 7*244 10*246 5575 4667 6 020 9 261 7 243 11*248 4667 3862 3 353 9 260 7 242 12 250 3862 3141 5 265 9 260 6 241 12 251 3141 2503 6*237 9 259 6 239 13 252 2503 1969 7*208 9 260 6 238 13 253 1969 1560 6 204 9 260 6 238 12 253 1560 1277 6 202 9 260 5 237 11 253 1277 1106 5 201 8 260 5 238 10 253 1106 1008 5 202 7 260 5 236 7 253 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