DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 08/13 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 - - - - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 80.2 - - 82.5 - - 78.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 204 - - 54 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2977 - - 3587 - - 4 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2767 - - 2322 - - 991 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3981 - - 4591 - - 1008 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 828 - - 866 - - 5440 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 352 - - 250 - - 7 W* B/S - - - - - - 32 - - 22 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 300 - - 253 - - 051 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 9 - - 16 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -415 - - -649 - - -2029 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4396 - - 5241 - - 3037 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4005 - - -4001 - - -3279 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7986 - - 8592 - - 4287 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 77 - - 94 - - 98 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 80 - - 220 - - 520 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 80.2 - - 82.5 - - 78.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 64.2 - - 62.9 - - 67.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 79.1 - - 82.1 - - 79.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 63.4 - - 62.1 - - 67.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 204 - - 54 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2977 - - 3587 - - 4 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 7 - - 76 - - 93 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 12 - - 15 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] 99507 26 108 23 099 29 089 99507 92025 22 102 17 097 21 091 92025 86238 22 103 17 100 14 113 86238 81407 19 100 14 104 11 108 81407 77236 12 101 12 125 9 074 77236 73550 10 095 11 126 6 074 73550 70225 9 088 9 115 5 135 70225 67180 9 022 9 061 5 102 67180 64365 5 007 5 334 7 343 64365 61653 11 343 10 333 9 327 61653 58852 14 293 16 307 14 311 58852 55963 21 278 19 287 17 295 55963 53218 31 285 26 277 23 284 53218 50769 38 287 40 280 33 287 50769 48600 47 274 50 273 39 278 48600 46648 53 267 52 275 47 289 46648 44855 61 267 49 276 58 298 44855 43189 56 291 62 298 63 291 43189 41623 73 296 66 291 63 281 41623 40145 81 295 59 286 61 274 40145 38742 76 293 50 277 60 273 38742 37377 65 292 52 274 59 272 37377 35982 60 290 54 273 57 268 35982 34532 54 287 55 273 57 266 34532 33029 51 288 56 274 59 271 33029 31459 46 290 57 274 59 279 31459 29805 44 287 59 274 63 283 29805 28071 42 281 62 272 61 286 28071 26261 43 283 64 270 59 289 26261 24377 45 272 66 267 58 288 24377 22422 48 266 66 263 59 286 22422 20391 40 265 62 258 64 289 20391 18281 35 271 51 253 66 289 18281 16137 32 286 31 259 59 289 16137 14074 24 297 20 266 56 284 14074 12202 19 298 13 270 51 277 12202 10541 17 306 10 322 39 259 10541 9066 12 299 11 337 26 221 9066 7755 7 282 9 308 14 198 7755 6595 5 306 8 295 9 113 6595 5570 6 328 4 333 10 068 5570 4665 5*332 2*325 8 071 4665 3862 2*322 2*289 7 077 3862 3142 2 311 2 266 6 077 3142 2503 2 303 2 253 5 073 2503 1970 2 295 2 247 5 067 1970 1560 2 284 3 244 5 065 1560 1278 2 280 3 242 4 062 1278 1106 2 279 2 240 3*058 1106 1008 2 278 2 242 1*051 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