DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 07/27 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 87.8 - - 92.8 - - 80.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 171 - - 158 - - 4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2694 - - 4999 - - 347 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2480 - - 4148 - - 992 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3698 - - 6003 - - 1351 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 968 - - 2734 - - 873 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 320 - - 387 - - 59 W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - 17 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 229 - - 230 - - 198 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 7 - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - 4 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1364 - - 392 - - -54 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5063 - - 5611 - - 1405 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3920 - - -1766 - - -2930 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7618 - - 7769 - - 4281 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 95 - - 74 - - 94 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2300 - - 3410 - - 3590 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 87.8 - - 92.8 - - 80.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 68.7 - - 71.1 - - 76.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 86.8 - - 92.0 - - 80.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 68.1 - - 70.6 - - 76.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 171 - - 158 - - 4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2694 - - 4999 - - 347 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 78 - - 0 - - 77 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 15 - - 16 - - 20 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] 99578 41 085 33 103 29 088 99578 92050 29 098 29 082 28 083 92050 86261 26 105 21 086 22 056 86261 81458 26 089 18 096 14 055 81458 77306 20 077 19 092 15 104 77306 73624 15 095 18 078 22 102 73624 70302 17 091 12 083 16 082 70302 67269 18 063 12 085 7 087 67269 64462 15 028 15 033 7 024 64462 61745 14 325 13 349 13 335 61745 58944 16 336 19 346 15 335 58944 56066 27 333 20 339 21 321 56066 53311 33 328 30 329 24 310 53311 50847 40 323 42 323 56 328 50847 48662 48 328 54 324 61 326 48662 46670 64 332 65 327 65 324 46670 44828 78 329 78 327 68 323 44828 43115 84 326 86 326 68 323 43115 41512 86 328 88 326 68 325 41512 40004 89 333 90 328 71 327 40004 38581 90 334 89 330 75 327 38581 37204 84 333 86 331 78 326 37204 35805 69 332 81 329 75 324 35805 34357 45 333 74 327 68 324 34357 32863 42 334 64 323 60 323 32863 31310 43 331 52 318 56 322 31310 29683 45 328 46 312 54 320 29683 27982 47 330 46 310 50 315 27982 26203 50 327 48 315 50 309 26203 24350 51 324 48 321 52 309 24350 22425 47 316 42 323 52 317 22425 20427 44 315 36 324 48 317 20427 18350 37 313 32 321 43 311 18350 16233 33 307 33 305 40 305 16233 14192 29 305 32 285 37 299 14192 12330 22 307 29 282 34 294 12330 10669 16 290 25 279 36 290 10669 9188 14 260 21 259 34 280 9188 7866 5 280 20 246 30 268 7866 6689 2 331 19*233 29 255 6689 5644 8 240 18*231 28 243 5644 4721 12 241 18 231 27 235 4721 3904 10*235 17 230 26 228 3904 3170 9*232 17 230 23 221 3170 2521 9 230 17 230 20 217 2521 1980 8 229 16 230 17 214 1980 1565 8 227 15 230 15*208 1565 1280 7 226 14 230 11*200 1280 1107 7 226 13 229 10 198 1107 1008 6 225 11 229 7 197 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