DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 08/19 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.0 - - 80.6 - - 75.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 240 - - 115 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2861 - - 4557 - - 144 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2741 - - 3640 - - 991 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3865 - - 5561 - - 1148 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2261 - - 1923 - - 5549 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 365 - - 341 - - 33 W* B/S - - - - - - 36 - - 46 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 279 - - 000 - - 028 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - -4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -223 - - -455 - - -2190 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4089 - - 6017 - - 3339 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2517 - - -2917 - - -3495 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6382 - - 8478 - - 4643 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 78 - - 83 - - 99 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 500 - - 80 - - 480 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.0 - - 80.6 - - 75.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 63.3 - - 57.6 - - 63.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 76.8 - - 79.9 - - 76.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 62.5 - - 56.5 - - 63.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 240 - - 115 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2861 - - 4557 - - 144 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 14 - - 32 - - 97 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - 9 - - 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] 99450 19 077 19 112 11 069 99450 91964 22 100 16 100 13 068 91964 86173 19 100 10 071 17 088 86173 81345 13 118 7 058 15 073 81345 77187 8 115 7 057 10 061 77187 73518 7 150 2 149 4 065 73518 70182 9 185 9 193 2 269 70182 67108 8 235 12 202 12 273 67108 64268 10 255 9 213 17 246 64268 61522 15 288 8 248 14 238 61522 58652 28 260 22 260 21 255 58652 55696 33 257 30 269 34 264 55696 52896 46 254 46 253 37 249 52896 50381 44 249 42 261 45 270 50381 48155 54 274 64 273 62 269 48155 46163 72 265 78 258 71 259 46163 44347 76 264 75 248 71 259 44347 42667 84 268 76 267 79 261 42667 41101 94 266 98 269 91 256 41101 39630 104 266 103 262 95 255 39630 38240 106 265 98 256 98 255 38240 36889 104 265 101 258 99 256 36889 35512 102 268 101 262 97 258 35512 34080 92 268 93 263 88 259 34080 32601 80 263 77 261 77 259 32601 31060 72 261 68 259 65 261 31060 29441 62 255 68 258 60 259 29441 27745 53 246 66 260 58 260 27745 25971 54 251 64 267 57 263 25971 24119 54 259 58 264 52 262 24119 22191 51 264 54 261 47 261 22191 20183 42 269 46 260 46 264 20183 18100 35 266 40 262 40 269 18100 15986 36 265 41 264 34 269 15986 13954 33 261 34 266 31 270 13954 12106 27 259 27 265 23 267 12106 10465 20 256 24 256 17 274 10465 9006 16 248 16 255 13 289 9006 7708 11 254 9 269 8 279 7708 6555 9 261 4*260 5 192 6555 5535 8 269 1*277 5 167 5535 4634 5*263 1 338 5 157 4634 3836 2*265 1 004 3 129 3836 3121 2 268 1 004 3 085 3121 2488 2 280 2 007 4 052 2488 1960 2 283 2 007 4 039 1960 1554 2 289 2 005 5 034 1554 1275 2 294 2 005 5*030 1275 1105 2 291 2 005 5*029 1105 1008 2 292 2 007 4 026 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