DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 07/30 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 - - - - - - 83.7 - - 85.7 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 277 - - 169 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5329 - - 6800 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4673 - - 5543 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6333 - - 7804 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2157 - - 1684 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 470 - - 436 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 11 - - 10 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - 8 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 327 - - 332 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 7 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -787 - - 488 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 7121 - - 7316 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2340 - - -460 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 8673 - - 8264 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 78 - - 87 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 20 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 83.7 - - 85.7 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 56.0 - - 57.0 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 82.2 - - 84.8 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 55.0 - - 56.2 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 277 - - 169 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5329 - - 6800 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 13 - - 49 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 9 - - 9 - - - 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] 99781 32 087 23 088 99781 92273 32 088 28 099 92273 86449 28 086 31 092 86449 81632 22 085 27 090 81632 77500 16 093 19 091 77500 73845 12 097 16 097 73845 70520 14 095 14 082 70520 67456 13 092 8 074 67456 64629 11 083 5 076 64629 61912 7 054 3 002 61912 59089 8 004 5 276 59089 56167 10 340 14 310 56167 53394 14 341 13 307 53394 50918 28 341 26 002 50918 48702 45 339 45 346 48702 46682 57 332 58 330 46682 44827 64 340 55 330 44827 43110 79 340 66 334 43110 41517 83 333 81 332 41517 40026 79 333 82 333 40026 38620 79 335 78 333 38620 37258 80 336 74 334 37258 35869 79 341 74 332 35869 34422 72 351 73 339 34422 32922 64 346 60 346 32922 31358 51 349 49 346 31358 29718 44 350 43 335 29718 27998 42 338 45 331 27998 26200 37 339 43 342 26200 24328 29 345 30 348 24328 22389 24 350 21 355 22389 20376 20 350 14 349 20376 18281 18 346 12 335 18281 16141 18 340 14 336 16141 14076 16 335 15 341 14076 12200 12 348 12 001 12200 10540 12 023 11 027 10540 9072 19 030 9*028 9072 7770 17 016 7*016 7770 6611 10*359 7 343 6611 5581 8*335 7 333 5581 4672 8 331 8 330 4672 3867 8 329 8 326 3867 3144 8 327 8 325 3144 2505 8 325 8 323 2505 1972 8 324 9 323 1972 1561 8 323 8 322 1561 1278 7 323 8 321 1278 1106 7 323 8 321 1106 1008 6 322 7 321 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