DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 08/28 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 76.9 - - 78.2 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 222 - - 115 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5602 - - 6828 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4784 - - 5298 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6606 - - 7832 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1535 - - 903 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 447 - - 387 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 13 - - 647 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 0 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 031 - - 156 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 5 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - 12 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -566 - - 441 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 7172 - - 7391 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -5500 - - -4087 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 12106 - - 11919 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 74 - - 93 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 10 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 76.9 - - 78.2 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 49.0 - - 49.4 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 75.7 - - 77.5 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 47.8 - - 48.1 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 222 - - 115 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5602 - - 6828 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 70 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 7 - - - 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] 99200 16 115 17 099 99200 91740 14 116 15 093 91740 85985 16 096 13 110 85985 81204 10 106 10 112 81204 77076 9 087 6 101 77076 73425 7 086 5 111 73425 70116 6 071 4 177 70116 67060 2 208 5 201 67060 64221 2 280 7 257 64221 61476 7 261 8 288 61476 58624 12 286 18 271 58624 55666 16 247 23 236 55666 52830 17 301 16 299 52830 50281 43 296 33 293 50281 48010 50 279 39 288 48010 45959 43 273 43 290 45959 44090 40 280 46 292 44090 42378 43 290 46 294 42378 40802 47 297 47 297 40802 39339 49 299 49 298 39339 37967 49 300 50 300 37967 36642 49 302 50 304 36642 35294 50 306 50 305 35294 33894 51 306 50 305 33894 32443 48 304 49 304 32443 30924 45 304 49 304 30924 29327 42 303 48 305 29327 27651 37 302 46 306 27651 25895 33 299 44 306 25895 24063 29 297 39 306 24063 22157 25 293 33 304 22157 20169 23 294 30 300 20169 18092 22 299 29 300 18092 15972 20 297 24 296 15972 13929 19 292 20 295 13929 12072 17 283 17 298 12072 10423 13 299 15 301 10423 8963 9 333 9*306 8963 7675 8*359 3*288 7675 6531 7*016 2 288 6531 5515 7 023 1 287 5515 4618 6 028 0 186 4618 3823 6 031 1 119 3823 3112 6 035 1 112 3112 2482 6 038 2 112 2482 1956 6 040 2 111 1956 1552 5 041 2 112 1552 1273 5 042 2 111 1273 1104 5 042 2 111 1104 1007 4 044 2 111 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