DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/15 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 = 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 - - - - - - 70.1 - - 70.9 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 386 - - 210 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6902 - - 7312 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 6057 - - 6058 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 7906 - - 8316 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1190 - - 1226 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 568 - - 475 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 10 - - 8 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 10 - - 10 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 297 - - 268 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 2 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -6 - - 3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 527 - - 1549 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 7379 - - 6767 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4257 - - 590 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 12163 - - 7726 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 71 - - 82 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 20 - - 50 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 70.1 - - 70.9 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 41.1 - - 44.6 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 68.1 - - 69.8 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 39.8 - - 43.8 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 386 - - 210 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6902 - - 7312 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 28 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - - 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] 98841 31 100 23 081 98841 91332 22 087 20 108 91332 85557 19 096 15 103 85557 80772 16 099 16 096 80772 76646 11 084 10 099 76646 72998 5 107 6 095 72998 69696 9 114 6 111 69696 66650 9 058 4 141 66650 63817 7 318 4 306 63817 61085 11 267 14 278 61085 58233 12 262 17 270 58233 55252 27 277 29 270 55252 52395 43 263 40 265 52395 49826 41 259 45 266 49826 47527 54 268 56 264 47527 45444 64 263 60 259 45444 43539 65 259 59 263 43539 41785 65 260 67 267 41785 40162 68 264 74 263 40162 38655 69 268 75 262 38655 37251 68 271 75 263 37251 35913 65 271 74 268 35913 34574 63 275 75 266 34574 33194 64 279 73 266 33194 31764 64 282 71 267 31764 30266 63 281 66 264 30266 28690 61 279 63 264 28690 27037 59 280 58 265 27037 25308 55 282 53 265 25308 23503 46 284 50 267 23503 21626 37 285 46 269 21626 19675 34 283 39 272 19675 17649 30 281 29 278 17649 15592 25 276 24 282 15592 13614 24 282 22 282 13614 11810 22 297 21 285 11810 10210 19 312 14 290 10210 8796 13*307 10*276 8796 7540 11*304 10*273 7540 6421 10 302 10 271 6421 5428 10 300 10 269 5428 4550 10 297 11 268 4550 3771 10 295 11 267 3771 3073 10 294 11 267 3073 2456 10 292 11 266 2456 1939 9 291 11 266 1939 1542 9 291 10 266 1542 1269 9 291 10 266 1269 1102 8 290 10 265 1102 1007 7 291 8 265 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