DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 05/03 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 52.4 - - 60.9 - - 56.1 - - 53.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 157 - - 362 - - 222 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1577 - - 5650 - - 3347 - - 108 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1657 - - 5034 - - 3050 - - 989 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2581 - - 6654 - - 4351 - - 1112 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2170 - - 1844 - - 2053 - - 2951 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 262 - - 520 - - 369 - - 25 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 4 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 22 - - 26 - - 28 - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - 233 - - 226 - - 231 - - 193 Direction Wind Shear - - - 14 - - 9 - - 11 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 6 - - -13 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2219 - - -370 - - 263 - - -3018 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4800 - - 7025 - - 4088 - - 4131 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5006 - - -2000 - - -232 - - -4936 ODpotential blCL - - - 7587 - - 8654 - - 4583 - - 6048 blCL maxRH - - - 71 - - 73 - - 97 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 52.4 - - 60.9 - - 56.1 - - 53.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.0 - - 33.4 - - 41.6 - - 39.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 51.9 - - 59.6 - - 55.2 - - 54.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 33.8 - - 32.3 - - 41.3 - - 38.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 157 - - 362 - - 222 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1577 - - 5650 - - 3347 - - 108 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 86 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 97715 12 253 16 258 10 275 9 273 97715 90321 10 232 11 254 8 258 12 257 90321 84654 8 232 9 221 10 263 10 260 84654 79920 8 193 13 194 15 242 7 261 79920 75794 6 195 17 186 18 229 10 264 75794 72125 4 195 14 198 18 221 15 258 72125 68800 5 252 9 215 16 199 20 251 68800 65730 21 253 15 248 14 233 22 238 65730 62875 26 237 22 243 16 234 17 246 62875 60100 25 246 23 258 18 264 22 265 60100 57202 28 255 32 254 32 259 26 263 57202 54195 32 253 35 252 33 258 28 273 54195 51327 33 262 31 258 37 260 35 275 51327 48755 37 272 31 275 33 261 37 265 48755 46455 41 277 40 276 36 270 34 274 46455 44370 46 274 41 267 38 274 40 280 44370 42473 44 272 36 274 43 275 47 276 42473 40734 41 283 44 283 45 272 47 274 40734 39128 46 287 51 279 46 276 45 278 39128 37644 50 283 53 278 51 283 47 286 37644 36272 51 286 55 281 59 288 48 290 36272 34970 56 292 61 288 68 288 47 293 34970 33664 61 294 73 292 71 286 45 294 33664 32316 64 294 79 292 67 286 43 294 32316 30929 61 294 76 290 64 287 41 291 30929 29485 56 296 72 288 59 285 40 288 29485 27971 54 299 66 286 54 284 38 287 27971 26384 54 301 61 286 51 281 36 287 26384 24723 59 303 59 287 50 279 34 288 24723 22990 67 302 57 289 47 277 33 289 22990 21184 67 304 54 293 44 277 32 288 21184 19300 47 309 51 297 41 280 26 291 19300 17329 30 308 41 302 38 284 26 295 17329 15315 26 307 30 305 34 285 29 292 15315 13377 27 295 19 287 24 283 27 278 13377 11611 20 292 18 265 22 272 23 257 11611 10037 12 301 23 257 26 268 21 264 10037 8640 12 293 19 235 27 262 39 273 8640 7399 14 273 21*225 26 242 42 254 7399 6298 16 253 26*227 28 233 43 241 6298 5322 20 243 27 227 28 230 43 232 5322 4461 24 239 27 227 29*230 41 225 4461 3700 28 237 27 226 29*230 38 219 3700 3018 29*236 27 226 29 231 35 215 3018 2415 28*235 27 226 30 231 31 209 2415 1912 24 234 26 225 29 231 25 201 1912 1526 22 233 25 225 29 231 21 196 1526 1260 21 233 24 225 27 231 18*195 1260 1098 19 232 22 225 24 232 15*194 1098 1006 14 232 18 224 19 231 11 193 1006 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