DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 08/20 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 - - - - - - - - - 1000z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - - - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - - - - 80.9 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - - - - 106 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - - - - 5173 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - - - - 4029 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - - - - 6177 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - - - - 2967 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - - - - 346 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - - - - 24 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - - - - 3 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - - - - 351 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - - - - 15 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - - - - 1041 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - - - - 5136 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - - - - -113 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - - - - 6290 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - - - - 78 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - - - - 440 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - - - - 80.9 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - - - - 61.8 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - - - - 80.2 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - - - - 60.9 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - - - - 106 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - - - - 5173 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - - - - 11 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - - - - 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] 99348 12 127 99348 91861 20 094 91861 86081 17 085 86081 81298 15 091 81298 77169 10 089 77169 73508 6 096 73508 70183 3 143 70183 67116 9 208 67116 64265 12 217 64265 61504 17 242 61504 58643 21 254 58643 55700 29 257 55700 52918 37 254 52918 50435 39 252 50435 48215 41 254 48215 46205 42 255 46205 44370 44 261 44370 42685 49 269 42685 41124 54 272 41124 39659 56 273 39659 38275 55 271 38275 36933 51 270 36933 35566 47 270 35566 34142 44 272 34142 32665 43 274 32665 31119 43 273 31119 29492 42 272 29492 27785 38 276 27785 26005 30 281 26005 24152 26 281 24152 22225 23 286 22225 20220 21 296 20220 18137 21 299 18137 16014 20 298 16014 13970 19 300 13970 12117 15 312 12117 10480 6 324 10480 9027 3 317 9027 7733 3 315 7733 6582 2*327 6582 5559 2*339 5559 4654 3 344 4654 3853 3 349 3853 3134 3 352 3134 2498 3 354 2498 1967 3 356 1967 1558 3 357 1558 1277 3 357 1277 1106 2 358 1106 1008 2 358 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