DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/04 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.5 - - 84.3 - - 80.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 319 - - 183 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5700 - - 6021 - - 4 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 5022 - - 4994 - - 991 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6704 - - 7025 - - 1008 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 999 - - 1250 - - 6933 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 502 - - 429 - - 11 W* B/S - - - - - - 8 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 13 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 223 - - 211 - - 223 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - 4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2937 - - -2950 - - -6705 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 9642 - - 9975 - - 7714 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -9065 - - -8960 - - -11784 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 15769 - - 15985 - - 12792 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 70 - - 74 - - 57 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.5 - - 84.3 - - 80.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 43.7 - - 44.1 - - 49.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 80.7 - - 83.2 - - 81.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 42.5 - - 42.8 - - 48.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 319 - - 183 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5700 - - 6021 - - 4 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 6 - - 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] 98817 12 113 11 089 8 080 98817 91288 13 090 12 091 11 088 91288 85545 16 133 9 060 15 093 85545 80796 16 124 3 027 12 074 80796 76713 14 105 4 193 7 038 76713 73097 9 084 4 133 6 017 73097 69810 9 061 9 097 4 331 69810 66780 9 029 8 075 4 310 66780 63968 11 347 8 018 7 007 63968 61252 11 334 8 004 8 010 61252 58437 12 330 10 345 11 341 58437 55536 13 321 12 338 13 309 55536 52777 20 300 21 313 19 320 52777 50299 23 283 22 281 25 282 50299 48114 13 261 20 254 24 247 48114 46171 12 310 16 256 18 239 46171 44398 21 292 23 272 24 255 44398 42755 25 282 27 266 32 256 42755 41220 20 288 28 265 35 259 41220 39770 19 292 28 262 38 257 39770 38394 21 283 28 258 37 252 38394 37057 24 277 36 253 39 246 37057 35691 27 278 37 252 38 242 35691 34268 27 274 36 252 38 248 34268 32791 25 262 35 248 41 251 32791 31245 23 256 32 245 41 247 31245 29620 19 252 29 246 40 244 29620 27914 21 244 29 245 38 243 27914 26128 22 236 29 243 34 251 26128 24263 26 240 27 251 33 254 24263 22324 24 248 27 254 34 259 22324 20310 23 250 28 254 28 265 20310 18216 21 250 25 252 23 259 18216 16083 18 240 22 246 19 246 16083 14028 19 236 22 243 18 248 14028 12161 16 241 20 240 15 245 12161 10503 15 243 15 235 13 233 10503 9032 14 240 14 228 15 227 9032 7730 13*230 14*209 16 217 7730 6577 12*225 13*209 16 213 6577 5554 12 224 13 209 16 215 5554 4649 12 224 13 210 16 217 4649 3849 12 223 13 211 15 219 3849 3131 12 223 13 212 15 221 3131 2495 12 222 13 213 15 222 2495 1964 11 222 13 213 14 223 1964 1557 11 221 12 214 13 224 1557 1276 11 221 12 214 12 224 1276 1106 10 221 11 214 10*223 1106 1008 9 222 9 214 7*223 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