DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 08/25 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 - - - - - - 75.5 - - 77.5 - - 72.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 223 - - 117 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3280 - - 4763 - - 3 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3026 - - 3789 - - 991 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4284 - - 5767 - - 1007 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1502 - - 1202 - - 4838 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 374 - - 346 - - 7 W* B/S - - - - - - 20 - - 23 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 162 - - 187 - - 213 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - 7 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2440 - - -1245 - - -3809 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6724 - - 7013 - - 4816 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -8618 - - -7068 - - -8658 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 12902 - - 12835 - - 9665 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 86 - - 87 - - 70 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 75.5 - - 77.5 - - 72.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 49.7 - - 50.4 - - 54.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 74.2 - - 76.8 - - 73.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 48.4 - - 49.1 - - 54.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 223 - - 117 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3280 - - 4763 - - 3 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 46 - - 47 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 7 - - 9 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] 99386 23 103 9 081 20 085 99386 91909 16 100 18 086 20 070 91909 86144 16 104 19 078 17 076 86144 81357 20 099 8 068 16 076 81357 77223 16 075 8 140 8 035 77223 73569 8 073 11 107 5 105 73569 70243 8 115 5 074 8 090 70243 67172 7 126 1 228 3 018 67172 64330 1 097 4 208 5 310 64330 61586 6 332 4 266 10 311 61586 58732 9 322 7 298 11 291 58732 55782 14 318 15 306 15 290 55782 52982 24 311 22 293 24 293 52982 50482 30 309 26 301 24 284 50482 48250 36 310 32 312 32 312 48250 46232 49 305 46 300 40 295 46232 44398 52 299 50 293 41 288 44398 42715 53 301 55 287 52 307 42715 41158 58 296 46 292 59 303 41158 39700 47 295 47 298 64 298 39700 38324 44 295 52 303 67 294 38324 36989 42 294 53 300 63 299 36989 35627 32 290 50 308 46 306 35627 34208 29 299 45 309 41 307 34208 32734 32 299 43 302 38 304 32734 31189 35 298 43 301 39 293 31189 29563 37 295 38 301 41 295 29563 27855 38 297 37 298 39 295 27855 26065 36 303 36 290 37 295 26065 24201 35 305 32 288 31 299 24201 22265 31 308 29 296 22 292 22265 20249 22 304 20 297 16 291 20249 18151 15 293 16 285 14 286 18151 16015 13 275 13 271 13 279 16015 13961 10 285 11 278 9 271 13961 12097 3 233 8 252 9 261 12097 10443 3 303 6 234 10 254 10443 8977 4 336 1 280 8 248 8977 7677 3 358 2 090 6 236 7677 6524 3 102 2*156 4 207 6524 5507 5 124 2*181 3 168 5507 4611 3*152 3 186 3 183 4611 3818 3*159 3 188 4 193 3818 3108 3 159 3 188 4 204 3108 2479 3 163 3 187 5 209 2479 1954 3 163 3 187 5 212 1954 1550 3 164 3 186 5 214 1550 1273 3 162 3 186 5 215 1273 1104 3 164 3 188 5 215 1104 1007 3 161 3 187 3*213 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