DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/14 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 82.9 - - 90.6 - - 92.9 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 114 - - 254 - - 154 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1343 - - 3779 - - 4795 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1289 - - 3452 - - 3983 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - 2347 - - 4783 - - 5799 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1850 - - 1093 - - 987 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 228 - - 409 - - 379 - - - W* B/S - - - 7 - - 12 - - 11 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - 257 - - 283 - - 261 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - 4 - - -1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2370 - - -1954 - - -1490 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4717 - - 6737 - - 7289 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8936 - - -7034 - - -6286 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - 11283 - - 11817 - - 12085 - - - blCL maxRH - - - 58 - - 58 - - 63 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - 230 - - 590 - - 860 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - 82.9 - - 90.6 - - 92.9 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 65.8 - - 64.6 - - 64.5 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 82.1 - - 89.0 - - 91.9 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 64.6 - - 63.6 - - 63.5 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 114 - - 254 - - 154 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1343 - - 3779 - - 4795 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 13 - - 12 - - 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] 99624 46 082 38 092 31 098 99624 92075 36 082 31 091 30 074 92075 86291 32 086 29 093 24 085 86291 81495 28 088 26 093 24 090 81495 77355 23 093 24 080 17 094 77355 73693 21 085 22 073 17 097 73693 70381 20 065 18 070 14 094 70381 67349 21 046 18 061 16 077 67349 64565 17 038 10 035 13 041 64565 61900 12 030 8 049 7 052 61900 59126 12 028 15 016 12 032 59126 56255 15 035 12 006 15 009 56255 53541 26 030 15 026 21 012 53541 51120 23 023 12 023 18 001 51120 48955 19 038 10 036 12 002 48955 46981 25 039 14 027 14 009 46981 45160 29 036 18 020 16 009 45160 43469 30 036 20 021 16 010 43469 41888 30 034 18 028 15 011 41888 40404 29 040 16 037 12 017 40404 39004 27 051 15 050 10 028 39004 37650 27 059 16 059 10 039 37650 36271 28 060 18 063 10 046 36271 34834 29 055 20 064 10 054 34834 33341 29 038 21 067 10 066 33341 31776 31 014 22 042 10 061 31776 30130 20 010 26 005 17 029 30130 28404 15 017 19 351 22 004 28404 26598 23 015 22 345 22 350 26598 24715 18 023 19 017 10 024 24715 22764 13 072 12 047 13 045 22764 20731 17 104 12 115 8 063 20731 18613 23 097 18 116 11 120 18613 16451 24 090 18 100 15 126 16451 14363 20 083 13 088 12 097 14363 12460 20 115 12 117 9 087 12460 10763 10 099 12 120 7 094 10763 9251 9 062 10 103 7 092 9251 7908 11 021 8 065 8 076 7908 6719 10 348 9 043 3*072 6719 5667 7 334 5*002 5*262 5667 4741 5 306 6*298 6 262 4741 3920 5 294 6 286 6 261 3920 3185 5 284 6 283 7 261 3185 2534 6*271 7 281 7 261 2534 1989 6*259 7 280 7 261 1989 1572 6 258 6 279 7 261 1572 1284 6 257 6 279 7 261 1284 1109 5 255 6 277 6 262 1109 1009 5 255 5 278 6 262 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