DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/29 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 = 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 - - - - - - 89.2 - - 90.2 - - 87.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 277 - - 199 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4688 - - 4698 - - 4650 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4176 - - 4032 - - 993 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5692 - - 5702 - - 5654 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 831 - - 588 - - 991 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 450 - - 405 - - 125 W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 15 - - 15 - - 17 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 178 - - 186 - - 200 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 4 - - 8 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 6 - - 1 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 817 - - 322 - - 970 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4875 - - 5380 - - 4684 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3742 - - -3786 - - -5085 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9434 - - 9488 - - 10739 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 88 - - 90 - - 87 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2790 - - 2520 - - 2490 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 89.2 - - 90.2 - - 87.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 70.9 - - 69.8 - - 70.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 87.7 - - 89.1 - - 88.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 70.3 - - 69.2 - - 69.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 277 - - 199 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4688 - - 4698 - - 4650 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 53 - - 61 - - 46 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 15 - - 15 - - 15 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] 99209 30 100 21 086 28 072 99209 91692 28 101 22 082 26 072 91692 85908 27 092 24 087 20 075 85908 81115 22 078 24 084 15 072 81115 76996 17 060 19 078 13 080 76996 73368 11 038 14 067 9 076 73368 70087 6 036 13 031 12 073 70087 67072 6 046 5 032 10 015 67072 64289 1 181 2 082 8 344 64289 61606 3 125 3 153 6 328 61606 58817 9 291 6 299 7 289 58817 55940 23 290 21 295 15 307 55940 53217 29 270 30 287 24 298 53217 50798 33 279 37 287 29 303 50798 48649 33 286 33 285 29 300 48649 46698 26 298 27 292 25 293 46698 44901 25 312 22 309 19 296 44901 43232 26 319 23 317 18 305 43232 41666 23 317 21 319 15 307 41666 40186 22 313 20 310 18 294 40186 38788 25 292 23 291 19 277 38788 37437 31 281 31 288 22 287 37437 36062 30 272 41 284 32 289 36062 34633 28 278 36 283 32 288 34633 33153 23 280 28 277 28 281 33153 31604 19 277 23 271 29 279 31604 29973 16 278 19 268 28 283 29973 28263 12 273 20 262 27 285 28263 26473 14 262 21 254 28 283 26473 24606 20 258 21 253 28 282 24606 22666 22 268 20 258 25 285 22666 20647 18 278 20 283 18 293 20647 18545 18 268 18 282 16 296 18545 16399 17 250 17 254 17 292 16399 14320 14 257 18 247 17 277 14320 12422 12 269 16 249 15 253 12422 10729 12 266 12 246 15 240 10729 9221 14 255 11 242 15 243 9221 7882 14 225 12 230 13 234 7882 6699 16*189 15*208 16*208 6699 5654 16*177 15*188 17*203 5654 4731 16 177 16 186 18 201 4731 3913 16 177 16 186 18 200 3913 3180 16 178 16 186 18 200 3180 2530 15 179 16 186 17 198 2530 1988 15 179 16 185 17 198 1988 1570 14 180 15 185 16 197 1570 1283 14 179 15 185 15 197 1283 1109 13 179 14 185 13 196 1109 1009 11 179 11 185 9 195 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