DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 07/02 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 - - - - - - 92.9 - - 94.4 - - 90.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 321 - - 195 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5923 - - 5902 - - 4232 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 5204 - - 4944 - - 992 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6927 - - 6906 - - 5236 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1273 - - 1353 - - 1811 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 511 - - 436 - - 126 W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 14 - - 17 - - 17 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 237 - - 240 - - 244 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - 9 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -6 - - 6 - - -4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 520 - - -283 - - -956 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6407 - - 7189 - - 6192 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2906 - - -3333 - - -4886 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9833 - - 10239 - - 10122 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 72 - - 72 - - 69 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1890 - - 1670 - - 1650 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 92.9 - - 94.4 - - 90.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 68.1 - - 66.3 - - 66.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 91.2 - - 93.4 - - 91.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 67.4 - - 65.6 - - 66.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 321 - - 195 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5923 - - 5902 - - 4232 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 14 - - 13 - - 14 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] 99507 27 097 30 090 31 073 99507 91949 28 104 22 093 26 070 91949 86127 30 098 13 070 22 089 86127 81329 21 077 14 083 17 083 81329 77207 14 057 17 095 15 080 77207 73549 9 084 16 087 13 082 73549 70233 14 124 11 086 11 074 70233 67196 14 116 13 123 6 091 67196 64398 6 078 8 117 7 125 64398 61713 4 201 3 321 3 101 61713 58927 12 187 8 230 7 268 58927 56057 8 167 11 202 18 237 56057 53350 4 201 7 216 17 218 53350 50939 10 213 11 242 10 202 50939 48781 14 218 14 236 8 216 48781 46818 15 204 18 226 12 238 46818 45013 13 191 19 203 19 239 45013 43334 12 200 17 194 22 224 43334 41763 9 220 14 188 19 205 41763 40284 11 263 8 203 14 196 40284 38886 14 274 8 271 11 211 38886 37526 13 263 11 275 9 237 37526 36139 16 242 13 271 8 256 36139 34695 17 226 13 251 10 253 34695 33198 18 212 21 224 14 239 33198 31634 23 214 28 223 19 238 31634 29993 25 231 27 235 22 237 29993 28274 27 246 28 243 27 241 28274 26475 30 245 32 245 30 247 26475 24597 31 249 34 249 32 257 24597 22646 30 258 32 261 30 264 22646 20623 29 266 28 267 27 263 20623 18523 34 268 30 272 26 265 18523 16385 36 261 32 269 26 265 16385 14318 35 254 32 264 26 264 14318 12430 34 255 31 262 25 262 12430 10745 32 260 29 262 23 260 10745 9243 30 263 28 261 23 261 9243 7908 22*256 23*254 22 259 7908 6723 15*243 17*240 20 246 6723 5673 15 239 17 240 19*242 5673 4746 14 238 17 240 19*242 4746 3925 14 236 17 240 18 243 3925 3188 14 236 17 240 18 244 3188 2536 14 235 17 241 17 245 2536 1991 14 235 17 241 17 245 1991 1573 13 234 16 241 16 246 1573 1284 13 234 16 241 14 246 1284 1109 12 234 14 241 13 246 1109 1009 10 234 12 241 9 246 1009 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