DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 06/27 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 - - - - - - 76.6 - - 77.0 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 243 - - 211 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3464 - - 3500 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3186 - - 3154 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4468 - - 4504 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1489 - - 1395 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 388 - - 372 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 8 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 8 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 083 - - 088 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 4 - - -5 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -43 - - -332 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4511 - - 4836 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -467 - - -3937 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4935 - - 8441 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 99 - - 91 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 76.6 - - 77.0 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 60.2 - - 59.2 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 75.3 - - 75.8 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 59.5 - - 58.6 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 243 - - 211 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3464 - - 3500 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 98 - - 63 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - 11 - - - 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] 99258 22 096 21 071 99258 91722 24 081 18 080 91722 85926 26 074 22 110 85926 81127 21 079 19 091 81127 77008 16 070 15 086 77008 73362 8 091 11 081 73362 70050 5 092 8 059 70050 67003 1 328 4 031 67003 64202 5 236 4 295 64202 61514 3 159 8 287 61514 58714 18 328 22 306 58714 55816 36 280 39 286 55816 53060 40 269 41 273 53060 50581 48 283 42 287 50581 48372 53 287 52 294 48372 46388 48 296 57 290 46388 44584 62 303 61 295 44584 42913 65 300 71 300 42913 41349 55 297 68 300 41349 39878 52 304 63 297 39878 38485 55 306 58 289 38485 37133 48 311 50 280 37133 35755 44 319 36 277 35755 34321 39 308 34 274 34321 32832 35 290 36 269 32832 31277 32 283 37 268 31277 29643 30 276 34 271 29643 27930 31 271 32 273 27930 26138 30 271 33 274 26138 24267 30 271 32 276 24267 22325 30 272 29 277 22325 20307 31 274 28 280 20307 18207 28 278 23 285 18207 16070 21 283 19 281 16070 14014 18 276 18 276 14014 12145 17 271 19 275 12145 10481 13 270 15 274 10481 9003 7 251 11 262 9003 7693 0 134 4 276 7693 6534 8 076 5 059 6534 5513 9 079 8 062 5513 4615 11*079 9*067 4615 3821 11*079 9*072 3821 3110 11 081 9 082 3110 2481 11 083 9 089 2481 1956 11 085 9 092 1956 1552 11 086 9 096 1552 1274 10 087 8 097 1274 1104 10 087 8 098 1104 1008 8 088 7 099 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