DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/29 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 - - - - - - 79.2 - - 80.0 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 177 - - 79 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5197 - - 4913 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4354 - - 3622 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6201 - - 5917 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1082 - - 1258 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 405 - - 311 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 10 - - 8 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 7 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 221 - - 202 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -556 - - -1041 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6758 - - 6958 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -5231 - - -5867 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 11432 - - 11784 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 86 - - 95 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 79.2 - - 80.0 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 53.2 - - 53.1 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 78.3 - - 79.5 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 52.1 - - 52.0 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 177 - - 79 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5197 - - 4913 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 45 - - 82 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 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] 99168 12 116 14 098 99168 91753 14 090 15 100 91753 86007 19 100 9 065 86007 81230 17 085 7 084 81230 77109 10 071 8 101 77109 73454 4 070 3 047 73454 70149 3 172 2 229 70149 67116 5 123 4 185 67116 64296 7 335 1 104 64296 61567 13 282 11 303 61567 58733 11 261 14 280 58733 55799 12 293 15 292 55799 53009 29 314 23 316 53009 50526 37 301 38 305 50526 48325 29 307 34 288 48325 46326 38 331 27 302 46326 44496 50 328 51 319 44496 42826 53 325 55 313 42826 41288 56 323 51 318 41288 39841 65 316 53 318 39841 38468 64 304 50 315 38468 37131 62 302 47 312 37131 35766 57 300 47 308 35766 34343 49 305 51 307 34343 32863 43 311 52 307 32863 31311 42 315 51 305 31311 29676 44 315 48 301 29676 27957 42 311 47 303 27957 26155 33 296 46 302 26155 24275 35 296 42 276 24275 22325 37 293 46 262 22325 20302 34 290 43 262 20302 18201 31 286 38 273 18201 16062 25 283 30 270 16062 14002 17 276 23 263 14002 12133 13 262 19 255 12133 10480 13 252 17 252 10480 9013 12 253 16 252 9013 7710 11 251 11 245 7710 6556 8*241 8*211 6556 5536 7*226 7*205 5536 4635 7 223 7 203 4635 3837 7 222 8 201 3837 3122 7 220 8 201 3122 2489 7 219 7 201 2489 1961 7 219 7 201 1961 1555 7 218 7 200 1555 1275 7 218 7 200 1275 1105 6 217 7 201 1105 1008 5 218 6 200 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