DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/11 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 - - - - - - 83.1 - - 84.7 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 205 - - 110 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3723 - - 3220 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3345 - - 2673 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4727 - - 4224 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1834 - - 2227 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 387 - - 303 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 8 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 13 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 245 - - 218 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 9 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - -6 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 411 - - 798 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4316 - - 3426 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1639 - - -514 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6366 - - 4738 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 78 - - 86 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 870 - - 2920 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 83.1 - - 84.7 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 67.2 - - 72.4 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 81.9 - - 84.1 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 66.0 - - 71.6 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 205 - - 110 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3723 - - 3220 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 11 - - 43 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 13 - - 16 - - - 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] 98731 32 107 23 089 98731 91246 25 090 23 088 91246 85503 20 092 21 079 85503 80782 19 080 25 077 80782 76724 16 081 23 076 76724 73131 16 098 16 083 73131 69883 18 107 12 094 69883 66905 21 100 11 104 66905 64153 20 093 9 102 64153 61494 11 105 6 116 61494 58724 2 167 5 192 58724 55844 15 255 11 241 55844 53096 27 248 30 236 53096 50629 30 238 31 222 50629 48424 29 225 28 226 48424 46438 20 195 31 226 46438 44621 19 217 27 215 44621 42930 28 230 21 223 42930 41347 35 230 38 250 41347 39865 36 228 44 245 39865 38468 35 230 36 242 38468 37114 36 231 30 242 37114 35737 38 228 30 243 35737 34306 35 230 36 244 34306 32823 32 244 43 242 32823 31274 33 258 41 240 31274 29648 21 267 30 228 29648 27945 12 303 25 236 27945 26167 15 300 26 248 26167 24314 23 273 31 246 24314 22387 22 264 29 241 22387 20384 21 262 25 248 20384 18299 21 263 24 251 18299 16172 18 256 19 250 16172 14120 16 229 28 259 14120 12255 10 209 32 257 12255 10602 8 202 25 245 10602 9133 10 216 21 227 9133 7821 11 244 22 221 7821 6651 12 269 22 219 6651 5615 12*274 22 217 5615 4699 10*260 21*216 4699 3888 10 247 18*216 3888 3162 9 244 15 217 3162 2518 9 243 13 219 2518 1980 9 242 12 219 1980 1566 9 241 12 220 1566 1281 8 240 11 221 1281 1108 8 240 10 220 1108 1008 7 240 9 221 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