DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 06/03 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 - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 74.5 - - 79.1 - - 81.0 - - 78.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 221 - - 328 - - 193 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4885 - - 5574 - - 5867 - - 220 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4209 - - 4931 - - 4896 - - 991 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5889 - - 6578 - - 6871 - - 1224 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1078 - - 657 - - 1195 - - 6708 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 420 - - 501 - - 430 - - 33 W* B/S - - - 58 - - 20 - - 23 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 4 - - 3 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 114 - - 156 - - 201 - - 191 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 0 - - 1 - - 1 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -3 - - 2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4541 - - -5539 - - -5295 - - -9350 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10430 - - 12118 - - 12167 - - 10574 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -13382 - - -13861 - - -13052 - - -17053 ODpotential blCL - - - 19271 - - 20439 - - 19923 - - 18277 blCL maxRH - - - 47 - - 59 - - 65 - - 37 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 74.5 - - 79.1 - - 81.0 - - 78.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 32.7 - - 29.6 - - 31.2 - - 35.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 73.2 - - 77.2 - - 79.7 - - 79.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 31.4 - - 28.4 - - 29.9 - - 34.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 221 - - 328 - - 193 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4885 - - 5574 - - 5867 - - 220 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 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] 98654 26 098 18 109 14 104 13 081 98654 91174 23 090 15 130 8 050 17 079 91174 85460 15 087 15 113 6 089 8 094 85460 80732 16 110 14 102 8 109 4 096 80732 76646 19 086 14 095 8 123 7 058 76646 73026 18 075 13 067 12 099 10 073 73026 69741 15 062 13 054 15 068 12 057 69741 66716 11 048 11 035 17 052 12 065 66716 63908 11 049 5 014 14 022 12 050 63908 61197 14 034 4 028 11 353 11 005 61197 58389 16 000 12 022 11 351 14 343 58389 55487 20 342 21 004 15 359 18 343 55487 52725 21 338 26 348 21 348 22 337 52725 50245 22 336 28 332 28 332 25 336 50245 48033 22 341 28 326 34 317 30 328 48033 46045 26 349 27 326 27 317 28 323 46045 44245 28 342 25 330 27 324 25 326 44245 42597 27 340 24 337 29 314 27 322 42597 41067 28 341 21 341 22 308 32 314 41067 39632 29 335 23 344 20 316 33 310 39632 38270 25 331 24 344 23 323 30 304 38270 36948 21 342 19 334 22 320 27 298 36948 35598 21 344 12 344 19 317 24 298 35598 34190 17 339 10 001 14 313 22 300 34190 32728 12 328 8 360 10 304 23 302 32728 31195 10 325 9 349 10 299 21 298 31195 29582 7 331 9 344 12 302 17 295 29582 27890 6 339 9 338 9 312 16 298 27890 26119 8 003 10 331 7 322 16 300 26119 24268 10 015 10 332 7 322 13 305 24268 22339 9 017 10 331 9 314 10 316 22339 20326 8 005 10 320 11 318 9 322 20326 18223 10 350 10 311 11 321 8 309 18223 16078 9 329 9 304 9 310 8 295 16078 14011 8 297 9 290 7 316 5 314 14011 12131 10 298 9 301 3 328 2 249 12131 10464 6 310 6 308 1 252 6 184 10464 8990 1 354 3 255 4 224 7 198 8990 7690 2 113 3*166 3*212 4 188 7690 6541 4*102 4*156 3*207 4 194 6541 5522 4*043 4 156 3 206 4 196 5522 4622 2 050 4 156 3 205 4 194 4622 3827 1 131 4 156 3 201 5 194 3827 3114 2 144 5 157 3 200 5 193 3114 2483 2 150 5 156 4 199 5 192 2483 1956 2 157 5 157 3 196 5 192 1956 1552 2 158 5 157 4 195 5 192 1552 1273 2 159 5 157 3 194 5*190 1273 1104 2 159 4 156 3 195 4*191 1104 1007 2 158 4 156 3 195 3 191 1007 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