DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 08/02 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 - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 75.9 - - 76.9 - - 75.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 193 - - 127 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3056 - - 3313 - - 917 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2791 - - 2775 - - 991 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4060 - - 4317 - - 1921 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1925 - - 2065 - - 5114 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 346 - - 312 - - 64 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 16 - - 15 - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 011 - - 026 - - 001 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 7 - - 6 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 8 - - 7 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 786 - - 582 - - -1964 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3275 - - 3736 - - 3885 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 167 - - -60 - - -2821 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3893 - - 4377 - - 4742 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 95 - - 95 - - 99 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 450 - - 390 - - 210 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 75.9 - - 76.9 - - 75.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 64.5 - - 63.5 - - 61.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 75.0 - - 76.2 - - 76.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 64.1 - - 63.0 - - 61.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 193 - - 127 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3056 - - 3313 - - 917 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 81 - - 80 - - 98 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 13 - - 12 - - 12 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] 99613 36 092 29 101 25 084 99613 92079 31 094 25 086 29 089 92079 86280 28 093 22 079 28 077 86280 81490 22 093 21 091 19 077 81490 77377 21 095 20 096 16 090 77377 73730 17 096 18 103 13 079 73730 70411 18 095 14 104 8 090 70411 67358 15 081 10 121 4 120 67358 64526 8 076 9 117 4 129 64526 61783 3 086 3 104 4 159 61783 58929 1 359 5 333 3 043 58929 55976 9 297 9 309 8 325 55976 53164 14 263 14 270 17 280 53164 50639 17 250 20 252 21 274 50639 48378 20 243 21 248 23 281 48378 46328 19 241 18 253 23 291 46328 44449 18 246 17 257 18 300 44449 42708 19 244 18 265 19 314 42708 41083 21 238 21 272 26 317 41083 39571 22 236 24 272 30 317 39571 38159 25 239 28 265 32 324 38159 36804 27 230 32 249 33 326 36804 35431 27 224 35 238 33 327 35431 34009 26 223 31 242 35 331 34009 32541 20 234 23 256 39 333 32541 31010 18 247 16 313 40 333 31010 29402 19 254 32 342 39 330 29402 27718 18 268 38 342 37 328 27718 25955 17 318 37 341 36 326 25955 24113 28 345 38 339 36 328 24113 22192 33 355 40 339 37 335 22192 20188 28 357 36 338 38 342 20188 18099 22 353 27 341 35 344 18099 15978 20 358 19 349 27 344 15978 13943 15 007 17 358 20 348 13943 12094 12 014 14 000 21 006 12094 10448 10 015 13 358 22 010 10448 8987 9 018 11 353 23 000 8987 7692 9 022 11 352 22 006 7692 6544 10 022 14 355 18 016 6544 5528 12 021 17 008 16 016 5528 4630 15*020 17*014 16 015 4630 3835 16*019 17*018 16 013 3835 3121 16 015 16 023 15 010 3121 2489 16 011 15 026 15 007 2489 1960 16 009 15 028 14*005 1960 1555 16 008 14 029 14*003 1555 1275 15 007 14 030 12 002 1275 1105 14 007 12 031 11 000 1105 1008 11 006 10 031 8 359 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