DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/18 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 - - - - - - 64.2 - - 67.4 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 121 - - 128 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2929 - - 3986 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2505 - - 3309 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3933 - - 4990 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2525 - - 1703 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 300 - - 341 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 23 - - 18 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 289 - - 284 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 12 - - 7 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -6 - - 2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1187 - - 1000 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2746 - - 3990 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 289 - - -52 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3644 - - 5042 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 97 - - 84 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 70 - - 30 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 64.2 - - 67.4 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 55.3 - - 53.1 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 63.8 - - 66.8 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 54.4 - - 51.9 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 121 - - 128 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2929 - - 3986 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 88 - - 35 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 9 - - 8 - - - 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] 99125 30 101 18 086 99125 91606 23 091 19 096 91606 85797 14 084 18 083 85797 80972 10 104 15 078 80972 76832 13 115 11 098 76832 73193 11 103 12 106 73193 69901 6 133 5 140 69901 66870 6 152 5 147 66870 64062 2 031 6 223 64062 61359 9 288 10 245 61359 58550 21 270 21 267 58550 55640 31 261 30 243 55640 52862 41 262 30 242 52862 50354 47 255 41 259 50354 48104 51 245 54 256 48104 46068 55 244 57 252 46068 44202 59 252 62 253 44202 42479 66 251 73 257 42479 40881 76 257 79 251 40881 39379 87 255 77 253 39379 37961 94 251 85 256 37961 36595 98 248 92 255 36595 35209 98 247 96 253 35209 33772 100 250 98 253 33772 32284 105 252 99 254 32284 30731 106 252 101 255 30731 29102 109 253 100 255 29102 27399 111 257 98 257 27399 25619 113 262 97 258 25619 23764 111 267 95 262 23764 21843 110 267 89 259 21843 19854 103 270 90 257 19854 17788 79 272 87 265 17788 15693 63 267 57 272 15693 13687 55 268 39 276 13687 11866 51 271 34 278 11866 10247 48 274 32 281 10247 8808 44 279 28 285 8808 7532 38 283 26 285 7532 6406 29 286 21 278 6406 5414 28 288 20*279 5414 4538 27*289 20*281 4538 3763 26*289 19 283 3763 3067 24 289 19 284 3067 2451 23 289 19 285 2451 1936 22 289 18 285 1936 1540 21 289 18 285 1540 1268 20 289 17 286 1268 1102 18 288 15 286 1102 1007 14 288 12 286 1007 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