DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/15 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 - - - - - - 91.7 - - 94.0 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 257 - - 152 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3249 - - 4825 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3059 - - 4002 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4253 - - 5829 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1199 - - 1513 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 391 - - 379 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 8 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 10 - - 8 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 291 - - 295 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - 5 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2223 - - -1424 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6477 - - 7254 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -6222 - - -4951 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 10475 - - 10780 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 74 - - 58 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1310 - - 1250 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 91.7 - - 94.0 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 66.7 - - 65.6 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 90.2 - - 92.9 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 65.8 - - 64.7 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 257 - - 152 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3249 - - 4825 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 13 - - 12 - - - 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] 99610 42 093 36 086 99610 92076 31 096 28 089 92076 86255 24 094 25 078 86255 81425 18 080 24 072 81425 77267 14 067 22 071 77267 73596 15 049 16 067 73596 70282 11 038 9 074 70282 67244 10 073 7 085 67244 64446 12 018 11 024 64446 61770 13 335 14 354 61770 59002 8 306 13 326 59002 56139 16 347 14 332 56139 53410 31 323 26 334 53410 50967 23 311 26 315 50967 48799 15 329 16 299 48799 46840 16 345 9 349 46840 45041 21 353 25 005 45041 43369 30 350 32 001 43369 41802 36 342 32 358 41802 40323 29 336 29 357 40323 38924 24 332 28 347 38924 37567 21 328 27 334 37567 36184 17 321 25 332 36184 34744 21 319 23 334 34744 33248 27 316 22 326 33248 31683 28 314 24 315 31683 30039 28 314 25 313 30039 28317 26 308 25 310 28317 26513 23 308 23 301 26513 24634 21 309 21 300 24634 22683 20 307 19 308 22683 20649 19 290 17 284 20649 18530 16 266 20 250 18530 16375 11 261 13 261 16375 14304 11 241 10 269 14304 12419 10 256 9 288 12419 10739 12 305 12 334 10739 9242 12 327 11 349 9242 7910 12 336 7 356 7910 6725 13 336 6*334 6725 5675 14 332 7*302 5675 4747 11*314 8 299 4747 3926 10*295 8 296 3926 3189 10 292 9 294 3189 2537 10 291 9 292 2537 1992 10 290 9 291 1992 1573 9 288 9 291 1573 1284 9 288 8 290 1284 1109 8 288 8 290 1109 1009 7 288 7 289 1009 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