DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 08/14 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 - - - - - - 75.1 - - 82.0 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 51 - - 119 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1563 - - 3702 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 991 - - 3032 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2567 - - 4706 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1433 - - 1936 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 181 - - 320 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 6 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 5 - - 10 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 097 - - 081 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 5 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - -5 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -346 - - 424 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2913 - - 4282 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4575 - - -722 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7142 - - 5428 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 99 - - 84 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 510 - - 170 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 75.1 - - 82.0 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 65.6 - - 66.5 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 74.9 - - 81.3 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 65.1 - - 65.8 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 51 - - 119 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1563 - - 3702 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 97 - - 38 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 13 - - 13 - - - 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] 99648 31 097 22 103 99648 92131 27 085 27 094 92131 86313 20 084 22 091 86313 81488 17 105 18 087 81488 77325 17 110 9 067 77325 73642 14 104 3 123 73642 70305 10 084 6 163 70305 67243 3 054 6 143 67243 64420 4 308 3 153 64420 61711 8 312 5 356 61711 58920 13 296 8 302 58920 56062 21 288 15 296 56062 53362 31 277 28 281 53362 50960 33 280 32 285 50960 48826 40 280 37 289 48826 46892 37 284 42 285 46892 45104 43 310 43 272 45104 43426 54 311 40 277 43426 41843 55 305 40 290 41843 40354 47 301 42 291 40354 38946 44 306 43 291 38946 37578 43 307 44 289 37578 36180 41 295 44 284 36180 34724 37 282 43 280 34724 33213 33 280 41 277 33213 31634 33 288 40 277 31634 29976 33 288 37 278 29976 28240 35 286 37 279 28240 26424 36 283 37 281 26424 24531 35 280 32 280 24531 22569 33 280 31 275 22569 20533 33 284 29 277 20533 18416 35 286 30 281 18416 16262 36 290 34 283 16262 14184 33 293 35 285 14184 12287 30 284 30 290 12287 10600 26 275 24 296 10600 9103 20 294 10 317 9103 7780 14 290 8 034 7780 6611 7 337 11 058 6611 5580 12 070 12*062 5580 4670 15 078 11*067 4670 3865 15 078 10 073 3865 3143 12*082 10 081 3143 2504 7*089 10 085 2504 1971 5 096 9 087 1971 1561 5 099 9 089 1561 1278 5 100 9 091 1278 1107 4 102 8 091 1107 1008 4 102 7 092 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