DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 08/26 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 - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 76.6 - - 80.1 - - 73.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 119 - - 110 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2076 - - 4161 - - 118 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1864 - - 3316 - - 991 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3080 - - 5165 - - 1122 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 3572 - - 2392 - - 3760 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 262 - - 325 - - 26 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 15 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 218 - - 236 - - 245 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 11 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - 3 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1618 - - 627 - - -483 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4698 - - 4538 - - 1605 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2943 - - -200 - - -1957 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6023 - - 5365 - - 3079 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 88 - - 84 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 290 - - 1310 - - 2590 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 76.6 - - 80.1 - - 73.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 59.3 - - 63.4 - - 69.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 75.9 - - 79.6 - - 74.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 58.6 - - 62.8 - - 69.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 119 - - 110 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2076 - - 4161 - - 118 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 53 - - 34 - - 99 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - 12 - - 16 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] 99377 22 099 13 086 19 065 99377 91900 19 098 15 102 15 071 91900 86085 20 105 14 088 8 070 86085 81251 16 106 9 067 8 074 81251 77100 13 090 10 103 6 051 77100 73449 9 050 11 110 4 071 73449 70144 4 073 3 122 3 102 70144 67094 2 077 7 174 5 222 67094 64252 2 268 5 232 5 202 64252 61498 3 078 10 226 8 314 61498 58640 9 311 9 229 18 277 58640 55693 14 280 13 272 14 243 55693 52874 27 266 26 283 15 295 52874 50335 30 262 33 271 32 279 50335 48075 29 270 35 269 31 281 48075 46026 39 280 44 275 43 287 46026 44152 48 272 51 270 51 276 44152 42430 49 266 50 264 50 268 42430 40838 46 266 44 261 47 267 40838 39356 48 267 41 267 43 270 39356 37967 51 265 44 272 40 274 37967 36630 51 262 47 273 36 275 36630 35277 48 259 47 273 34 272 35277 33875 43 257 45 272 33 271 33875 32426 40 257 42 270 32 273 32426 30914 39 259 41 269 34 275 30914 29323 40 262 41 268 35 276 29323 27653 41 264 41 267 35 277 27653 25902 40 267 36 269 34 277 25902 24072 35 272 32 273 32 276 24072 22165 31 274 30 273 30 275 22165 20177 28 271 29 269 27 274 20177 18103 28 267 29 268 25 274 18103 15990 28 265 30 266 25 275 15990 13958 27 266 29 259 25 270 13958 12113 23 261 27 255 27 260 12113 10475 22 251 27 259 31 255 10475 9020 23 252 27 257 29 256 9020 7728 23 254 25 258 24 257 7728 6576 24 247 23 259 21 258 6576 5553 23 247 22*258 19 259 5553 4648 20 249 19*250 17 262 4648 3847 18 246 18 245 16 262 3847 3129 16*238 15 233 14 262 3129 2493 13*221 15 230 14 261 2493 1963 13 219 15 229 13 256 1963 1556 12 218 14 228 11 251 1556 1275 11 217 13 227 10*247 1275 1105 10 217 12 227 8*245 1105 1008 9 217 10 226 5 245 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