DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/28 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 - - - - - - 78.7 - - 81.7 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 302 - - 181 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3145 - - 4620 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3031 - - 3926 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4149 - - 5624 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 947 - - 1496 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 405 - - 391 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 6 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 14 - - 12 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 002 - - 341 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 5 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 338 - - 346 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3811 - - 5278 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -362 - - -2998 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4511 - - 8622 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 91 - - 77 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 490 - - 190 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.7 - - 81.7 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 64.9 - - 61.7 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 77.1 - - 80.8 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 64.4 - - 61.0 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 302 - - 181 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3145 - - 4620 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 64 - - 9 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 13 - - 11 - - - 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] 99529 30 098 34 095 99529 92032 29 101 27 095 92032 86246 26 095 24 105 86246 81430 26 092 17 096 81430 77279 21 088 15 086 77279 73605 16 093 15 080 73605 70281 15 096 11 057 70281 67237 12 072 3 082 67237 64429 11 042 7 037 64429 61718 8 346 6 353 61718 58893 14 354 8 326 58893 55981 28 316 22 308 55981 53214 30 317 29 315 53214 50731 51 317 51 309 50731 48508 65 321 55 314 48508 46479 83 322 69 320 46479 44615 95 316 86 317 44615 42893 101 313 96 315 42893 41287 103 312 101 312 41287 39776 104 311 102 311 39776 38347 105 313 103 312 38347 36964 105 316 104 314 36964 35560 98 317 95 314 35560 34109 78 314 78 311 34109 32620 61 314 63 312 32620 31073 58 318 56 312 31073 29451 58 318 52 312 29451 27752 56 317 51 311 27752 25977 54 317 51 312 25977 24130 52 319 51 317 24130 22211 52 320 49 321 22211 20214 49 321 45 323 20214 18132 42 322 42 326 18132 16009 35 318 38 328 16009 13970 30 319 33 327 13970 12124 25 319 27 328 12124 10483 22 320 23 334 10483 9022 20 327 21 336 9022 7722 19 332 20 339 7722 6570 20 343 14*343 6570 5549 17 350 13*342 5549 4648 14*360 13 341 4648 3849 14*001 13 341 3849 3133 14 001 13 341 3133 2497 14 002 13 340 2497 1966 14 002 12 340 1966 1558 14 003 12 340 1558 1277 13 003 11 339 1277 1106 13 003 11 339 1106 1008 10 003 9 339 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