DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/22 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 - - - - - - 75.3 - - 76.6 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 130 - - 118 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3406 - - 4648 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2876 - - 3728 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4410 - - 5652 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1867 - - 1899 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 321 - - 347 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 15 - - 20 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 292 - - 307 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 8 - - 7 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 12 - - -2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1212 - - 694 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3198 - - 4959 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 412 - - -1638 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3998 - - 7290 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 94 - - 74 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1860 - - 1000 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 75.3 - - 76.6 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 64.4 - - 58.2 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 74.7 - - 76.1 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 63.6 - - 57.3 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 130 - - 118 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3406 - - 4648 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 76 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 9 - - - 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] 99269 17 100 15 081 99269 91817 17 099 10 092 91817 86078 15 074 16 092 86078 81300 11 086 14 083 81300 77158 11 103 9 075 77158 73488 7 077 4 066 73488 70161 5 118 5 203 70161 67087 2 045 4 172 67087 64223 13 223 7 253 64223 61450 8 245 12 215 61450 58566 14 279 11 266 58566 55583 20 255 17 243 55583 52739 16 273 14 278 52739 50186 25 276 26 276 50186 47912 26 258 28 255 47912 45847 20 266 24 263 45847 43943 28 276 31 264 43943 42180 34 270 36 260 42180 40544 36 263 37 263 40544 39020 35 259 39 267 39020 37596 34 260 40 265 37596 36235 35 261 39 262 36235 34868 36 258 37 261 34868 33465 38 253 38 262 33465 32022 39 246 39 260 32022 30520 38 244 39 259 30520 28945 37 245 38 260 28945 27294 35 249 37 264 27294 25567 35 252 37 268 25567 23765 33 256 37 270 23765 21889 33 260 37 274 21889 19937 30 266 34 280 19937 17901 25 263 29 285 17901 15825 24 266 26 277 15825 13827 23 280 24 280 13827 12009 20 287 22 295 12009 10391 20 286 22 299 10391 8949 18 290 21 305 8949 7663 16 292 20 310 7663 6520 17 293 20*311 6520 5508 18 293 20*310 5508 4614 18*293 21 308 4614 3822 17*293 21 307 3822 3112 16 292 21 306 3112 2482 15 293 21 306 2482 1956 14 292 20 305 1956 1552 14 292 20 305 1552 1273 13 292 19 304 1273 1105 12 292 17 304 1105 1008 9 292 13 304 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