DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 08/16 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 - - - - - - 80.2 - - 81.1 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 90 - - 100 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2359 - - 3029 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1965 - - 2450 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3363 - - 4033 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1692 - - 2135 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 260 - - 284 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 14 - - 18 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 271 - - 290 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 8 - - 8 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 4 - - -2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1126 - - 966 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2237 - - 3067 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 457 - - 172 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2906 - - 3861 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 97 - - 94 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1620 - - 1110 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 80.2 - - 81.1 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 73.2 - - 70.6 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 79.7 - - 80.7 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 72.3 - - 70.1 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 90 - - 100 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2359 - - 3029 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 87 - - 75 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 17 - - 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] 99498 28 095 20 074 99498 92007 26 098 19 084 92007 86224 22 085 21 085 86224 81427 16 071 22 078 81427 77277 12 073 14 068 77277 73605 8 077 7 098 73605 70283 5 096 3 067 70283 67236 8 091 4 319 67236 64414 6 059 5 293 64414 61690 5 360 3 237 61690 58871 11 284 7 248 58871 55993 22 272 15 260 55993 53301 25 265 25 272 53301 50902 32 259 33 274 50902 48744 34 254 40 267 48744 46770 28 253 40 259 46770 44956 23 274 26 239 44956 43278 26 274 19 259 43278 41712 26 258 26 269 41712 40233 24 264 26 261 40233 38831 19 267 26 263 38831 37467 18 287 25 273 37467 36074 28 285 28 282 36074 34623 30 291 32 281 34623 33119 27 288 29 276 33119 31549 26 290 26 271 31549 29899 24 299 27 263 29899 28169 22 298 30 265 28169 26358 24 294 31 269 26358 24469 27 296 28 275 24469 22511 27 293 28 287 22511 20481 26 285 33 296 20481 18369 27 281 32 299 18369 16217 27 287 27 291 16217 14144 25 293 23 283 14144 12260 21 297 23 283 12260 10587 17 290 20 288 10587 9102 18 279 17 301 9102 7784 23 275 18 309 7784 6616 23 273 19 301 6616 5584 23 276 20 298 5584 4672 21 277 20*293 4672 3866 20*277 20*292 3866 3145 17*275 19 291 3145 2506 15 272 19 290 2506 1972 14 270 18 290 1972 1561 14 269 17 290 1561 1279 13 269 16 289 1279 1107 12 268 15 289 1107 1008 9 268 11 289 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