DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 07/12 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 - - - 77.8 - - 82.5 - - 83.7 - - 81.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 136 - - 161 - - 97 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2168 - - 5564 - - 5732 - - 4 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2017 - - 4630 - - 4438 - - 991 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3172 - - 6568 - - 6736 - - 1008 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3665 - - 1223 - - 1354 - - 7079 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 280 - - 414 - - 358 - - 11 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 6 - - 6 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 12 - - 11 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 061 - - 059 - - 053 - - 055 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -1 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -831 - - -603 - - -549 - - -4789 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4003 - - 7171 - - 7285 - - 5797 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2319 - - -7856 - - -5807 - - -6321 ODpotential blCL - - - 5491 - - 14424 - - 12543 - - 7329 blCL maxRH - - - 73 - - 53 - - 67 - - 66 maxRH CAPE - - - 90 - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 77.8 - - 82.5 - - 83.7 - - 81.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 63.7 - - 54.7 - - 55.4 - - 59.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 76.9 - - 81.6 - - 83.1 - - 82.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 62.7 - - 53.3 - - 54.0 - - 58.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 136 - - 161 - - 97 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2168 - - 5564 - - 5732 - - 4 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 12 - - 8 - - 8 - - 11 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] 99605 42 095 45 094 34 089 31 085 99605 92029 35 089 36 091 32 090 28 085 92029 86208 28 080 26 086 28 088 24 083 86208 81396 20 085 20 077 25 078 25 076 81396 77271 23 084 19 095 17 066 20 052 77271 73635 19 060 19 074 16 080 12 057 73635 70336 15 063 16 072 13 061 14 048 70336 67309 19 036 18 063 11 069 15 035 67309 64517 10 010 18 035 15 043 15 027 64517 61818 7 034 16 020 14 041 13 017 61818 58997 25 350 21 358 19 016 18 012 58997 56074 25 327 25 330 25 347 29 354 56074 53295 21 318 22 328 26 338 32 351 53295 50799 22 323 21 335 28 336 35 342 50799 48565 25 328 22 338 27 330 32 340 48565 46543 27 334 23 340 25 334 23 335 46543 44701 27 336 25 343 25 338 19 338 44701 43011 23 324 23 343 24 337 23 345 43011 41439 18 314 20 336 22 335 28 334 41439 39964 14 304 19 322 19 332 25 326 39964 38570 13 301 17 305 16 321 21 321 38570 37221 13 299 16 302 15 307 19 325 37221 35847 15 314 18 307 17 307 19 327 35847 34422 17 323 21 312 18 313 18 323 34422 32947 17 322 21 317 21 318 17 319 32947 31406 13 330 20 327 21 320 17 318 31406 29786 11 342 16 326 19 324 17 320 29786 28084 10 349 14 331 18 321 17 327 28084 26300 10 341 13 343 16 323 17 337 26300 24436 12 340 13 342 13 337 17 340 24436 22493 9 333 12 337 15 344 16 344 22493 20465 10 346 11 343 17 344 15 360 20465 18350 13 003 12 359 16 352 16 010 18350 16195 15 027 13 011 15 003 15 014 16195 14120 18 046 13 027 16 014 16 022 14120 12235 21 050 13 050 13 035 17 028 12235 10564 18 054 15 061 11 057 16 027 10564 9086 18 056 18 057 13 057 14 023 9086 7778 13 053 17 056 12*048 12 023 7778 6618 11 054 13*057 11*050 9 031 6618 5587 12 061 13*057 11 051 7 041 5587 4675 13 063 12 057 11 052 6 047 4675 3869 14*065 12 058 11 053 6 050 3869 3145 11*064 12 059 11 054 5 051 3145 2505 10 062 12 059 10 056 5 054 2505 1971 9 060 12 060 10 056 5 055 1971 1561 9 060 11 060 10 057 5 057 1561 1278 8 060 11 061 9 057 4 055 1278 1107 8 060 10 061 9 057 4*055 1107 1008 7 060 8 061 7 057 3*055 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