DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/16 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 - - - - - - 75.8 - - 65.1 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 247 - - 35 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 8456 - - 2022 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 7067 - - 990 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 9460 - - 3026 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 3330 - - 2074 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 529 - - 185 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 1 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 18 - - 23 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 221 - - 209 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 13 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 9 - - -6 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1224 - - 920 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 8236 - - 2106 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -21 - - 83 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9481 - - 2943 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 87 - - 99 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 270 - - 1420 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 75.8 - - 65.1 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 42.8 - - 58.9 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 74.7 - - 65.1 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 41.6 - - 58.3 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 247 - - 35 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 8456 - - 2022 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 48 - - 96 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 10 - - - 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] 98839 29 109 20 086 98839 91320 23 101 17 082 91320 85523 20 088 17 079 85523 80725 18 100 19 087 80725 76595 10 078 17 083 76595 72942 7 068 12 066 72942 69630 8 024 8 083 69630 66570 1 309 5 016 66570 63733 2 296 10 276 63733 60986 7 278 9 234 60986 58124 14 288 17 265 58124 55150 20 263 15 267 55150 52289 28 282 26 273 52289 49711 34 272 32 279 49711 47408 42 266 45 277 47408 45320 47 269 47 265 45320 43398 56 265 40 266 43398 41617 62 250 42 270 41617 39964 58 243 54 270 39964 38431 57 257 65 262 38431 37003 66 261 69 262 37003 35638 74 263 77 264 35638 34260 86 262 83 262 34260 32841 94 258 87 258 32841 31387 93 255 86 253 31387 29881 88 251 78 251 29881 28313 88 243 69 252 28313 26684 91 240 61 250 26684 24995 88 247 55 242 24995 23239 65 251 55 236 23239 21410 43 238 51 236 21410 19501 40 240 51 239 19501 17510 32 264 53 246 17510 15485 30 268 50 254 15485 13535 23 256 42 256 13535 11766 16 254 36 253 11766 10194 16*246 32 249 10194 8790 17*239 30 245 8790 7536 18 229 30 239 7536 6416 18 227 32 230 6416 5420 19 221 34 220 5420 4541 19 218 34 214 4541 3764 19 216 32 212 3764 3068 19 216 29*211 3068 2451 19 215 27*210 2451 1937 18 214 25 209 1937 1540 18 214 23 208 1540 1268 17 214 21 208 1268 1102 16 213 19 207 1102 1007 13 213 14 206 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