DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 06/05 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 - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 80.4 - - 79.1 - - 70.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 231 - - 156 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5091 - - 2983 - - 279 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4399 - - 2643 - - 991 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6095 - - 3987 - - 1283 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1688 - - 2236 - - 1240 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 435 - - 321 - - 47 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 22 - - 22 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 218 - - 216 - - 257 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 8 - - 13 - - 6 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 3 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 79 - - -1415 - - -282 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6016 - - 5402 - - 1565 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -439 - - -3382 - - -3100 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6534 - - 7369 - - 4383 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 99 - - 98 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 130 - - 360 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 80.4 - - 79.1 - - 70.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 57.4 - - 58.8 - - 66.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 79.3 - - 78.4 - - 71.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 56.8 - - 58.3 - - 66.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 231 - - 156 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5091 - - 2983 - - 279 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 97 - - 93 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 10 - - 14 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] 98684 16 077 18 078 17 074 98684 91218 9 067 5 024 18 053 91218 85491 6 132 7 321 15 032 85491 80743 4 164 3 355 14 017 80743 76658 3 097 8 080 7 014 76658 73044 9 086 11 060 3 017 73044 69768 7 075 10 031 5 336 69768 66755 7 003 10 007 7 013 66755 63956 9 358 5 337 8 357 63956 61253 9 339 6 281 10 335 61253 58448 14 330 7 298 11 320 58448 55545 17 309 17 309 17 294 55545 52778 21 292 23 296 20 290 52778 50285 24 279 24 281 30 287 50285 48059 27 257 33 263 40 269 48059 46075 28 261 32 253 34 242 46075 44282 35 264 37 256 35 246 44282 42633 29 262 41 253 45 243 42633 41099 28 248 40 249 49 245 41099 39651 28 244 39 240 49 245 39651 38277 27 243 37 239 47 241 38277 36941 26 242 34 239 47 239 36941 35576 26 243 31 241 45 239 35576 34152 24 246 29 246 42 238 34152 32674 22 244 28 254 40 240 32674 31129 20 243 28 258 38 246 31129 29505 23 253 28 252 35 251 29505 27802 29 256 29 247 38 255 27802 26021 36 249 32 249 42 259 26021 24164 35 248 36 256 37 262 24164 22235 33 247 39 255 34 267 22235 20228 34 246 40 251 34 269 20228 18144 35 248 41 246 33 271 18144 16023 35 249 41 240 30 270 16023 13981 32 250 38 237 30 275 13981 12125 31 253 35 240 33 267 12125 10475 30 247 36 244 38 256 10475 9007 26 235 35 237 39 239 9007 7706 24 220 33 231 38 221 7706 6554 23*214 31 224 37 218 6554 5532 22*214 32 215 37 220 5532 4629 22 215 30*212 36 221 4629 3828 22 217 26*213 34 224 3828 3112 22 218 25 214 30 228 3112 2480 22 220 22 217 27 232 2480 1954 22 220 21 217 22 240 1954 1550 21 221 20 218 16*249 1550 1272 20 221 19 219 13*255 1272 1104 18 222 17 219 11 257 1104 1007 15 222 13 219 7 260 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