DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 06/10 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 - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 85.4 - - 86.7 - - 81.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 87 - - 69 - - -50 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4014 - - 4667 - - 4 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3190 - - 3449 - - 992 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5018 - - 5671 - - 1008 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1989 - - 1361 - - 5435 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 318 - - 306 - - 14 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 20 - - 22 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 238 - - 229 - - 238 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 10 - - 13 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - -11 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1788 - - 1315 - - -1446 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3230 - - 4357 - - 2454 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 199 - - -2842 - - -3046 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4819 - - 8513 - - 4054 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 83 - - 80 - - 80 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 3370 - - 2460 - - 3040 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 85.4 - - 86.7 - - 81.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 73.9 - - 70.5 - - 73.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 85.1 - - 86.5 - - 82.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 72.8 - - 69.6 - - 72.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 87 - - 69 - - -50 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4014 - - 4667 - - 4 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 33 - - 18 - - 21 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 16 - - 14 - - 18 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] 98732 34 080 25 088 23 089 98732 91308 22 079 21 086 22 070 91308 85609 13 071 17 081 20 061 85609 80882 10 068 13 070 15 059 80882 76811 11 088 10 071 12 067 76811 73206 14 096 8 055 12 050 73206 69943 14 081 13 047 11 055 69943 66955 11 075 13 043 16 065 66955 64199 9 062 12 062 14 059 64199 61545 8 058 9 059 7 042 61545 58789 4 041 5 034 4 358 58789 55932 10 255 12 261 11 270 55932 53200 18 255 14 246 18 269 53200 50738 24 260 33 260 34 260 50738 48525 33 246 31 242 37 247 48525 46507 31 255 30 244 33 244 46507 44655 44 262 37 265 31 243 44655 42956 50 253 46 266 27 238 42956 41391 45 258 47 266 21 233 41391 39924 36 254 45 271 22 228 39924 38530 37 246 40 273 27 232 38530 37175 35 253 30 266 32 233 37175 35794 28 269 23 263 25 226 35794 34355 29 275 17 263 24 229 34355 32862 30 274 16 273 30 248 32862 31302 27 270 22 251 24 277 31302 29665 25 269 27 250 32 286 29665 27951 25 270 32 264 32 280 27951 26160 28 262 29 262 29 278 26160 24295 25 251 30 259 29 270 24295 22360 20 245 26 255 29 258 22360 20354 19 255 20 235 24 229 20354 18271 23 263 23 228 28 215 18271 16154 22 280 24 234 29 219 16154 14114 22 285 26 240 29 233 14114 12254 22 282 27 246 29 236 12254 10598 25 278 25 251 29 238 10598 9127 22 269 26 250 32 245 9127 7817 19 252 27 242 35 247 7817 6652 21 240 26*225 36 246 6652 5618 23*238 26*224 35 243 5618 4704 23*238 24 226 34 242 4704 3894 22 238 23 228 33 241 3894 3166 21 237 22 230 31 241 3166 2520 20 237 21 231 29 241 2520 1981 19 237 20 231 26 241 1981 1566 18 237 19 231 23 240 1566 1281 17 237 18 232 18 239 1281 1108 16 237 16 232 15 238 1108 1008 12 236 13 232 10*238 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