DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 07/05 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 - - - - - - 74.4 - - 73.7 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 16 - - 37 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1355 - - 1244 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 991 - - 991 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2359 - - 2248 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2072 - - 1973 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 125 - - 155 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 8 - - 6 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 101 - - 021 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 6 - - 1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 729 - - 785 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1630 - - 1463 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 164 - - 351 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2195 - - 1897 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1050 - - 950 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 74.4 - - 73.7 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 70.2 - - 70.2 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 74.4 - - 73.5 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 69.6 - - 69.7 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 16 - - 37 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1355 - - 1244 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 100 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 16 - - 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] 99382 38 094 26 097 99382 91815 34 099 31 095 91815 86001 28 096 29 094 86001 81202 22 100 23 091 81202 77088 19 098 20 089 77088 73455 14 075 15 088 73455 70145 10 074 12 074 70145 67095 12 072 4 062 67095 64284 12 050 9 093 64284 61573 10 052 13 045 61573 58753 7 050 10 019 58753 55846 4 039 3 318 55846 53096 14 310 9 279 53096 50642 25 278 16 280 50642 48459 31 271 23 264 48459 46488 34 241 37 237 46488 44683 46 236 40 236 44683 43003 55 236 45 231 43003 41428 54 229 46 226 41428 39943 44 224 46 226 39943 38538 30 229 44 229 38538 37174 31 229 31 225 37174 35782 31 237 27 227 35782 34336 34 247 28 224 34336 32838 36 243 27 229 32838 31274 33 232 29 231 31274 29634 23 226 32 238 29634 27920 29 231 27 249 27920 26127 24 231 19 249 26127 24258 11 219 11 231 24258 22318 21 240 16 245 22318 20305 21 237 20 236 20305 18210 13 234 15 235 18210 16073 8 263 10 227 16073 14015 6 281 7 205 14015 12145 2 233 4 030 12145 10489 3 152 8 048 10489 9024 4 143 7 086 9024 7723 5 147 5 101 7723 6566 6 148 2 103 6566 5541 5 141 2 109 5541 4636 5 132 2 102 4636 3836 4 124 2 081 3836 3120 4 119 2 055 3120 2487 4*117 3*041 2487 1959 3*105 4*025 1959 1554 3 102 5 022 1554 1274 3 098 5 020 1274 1105 3 098 4 018 1105 1008 2 096 4 017 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