DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 05/19 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 79.6 - - 73.6 - - 71.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 121 - - 16 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3003 - - 1608 - - 743 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2604 - - 991 - - 991 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4007 - - 2612 - - 1747 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1896 - - 2117 - - 2887 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 311 - - 143 - - 67 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 22 - - 21 - - 15 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 223 - - 234 - - 249 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 12 - - 14 - - 9 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - 7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1092 - - 1121 - - 317 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2915 - - 1491 - - 1431 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -320 - - 348 - - -564 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4327 - - 2264 - - 2311 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 89 - - 101 - - 98 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2320 - - 1850 - - 1060 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 79.6 - - 73.6 - - 71.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 69.8 - - 70.0 - - 68.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 79.1 - - 73.8 - - 71.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 68.7 - - 69.5 - - 67.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 121 - - 16 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3003 - - 1608 - - 743 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 58 - - 102 - - 91 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 14 - - 15 - - 15 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] 98186 12 130 9 150 8 031 98186 90779 8 118 5 088 3 048 90779 85103 9 099 5 098 2 112 85103 80398 8 096 8 099 7 061 80398 76336 11 082 13 093 11 064 76336 72740 4 089 10 098 6 061 72740 69500 8 150 7 139 8 179 69500 66538 7 140 8 184 12 179 66538 63792 3 290 12 192 14 178 63792 61133 17 229 18 219 13 221 61133 58367 18 201 19 228 14 248 58367 55504 32 251 37 254 31 263 55504 52773 39 238 44 242 43 255 52773 50316 28 245 37 224 48 238 50316 48126 18 256 21 212 41 227 48126 46157 28 274 20 247 33 220 46157 44349 36 259 33 266 27 258 44349 42667 48 191 39 251 32 267 42667 41095 50 201 45 226 31 248 41095 39618 68 210 52 221 36 217 39618 38235 68 207 51 220 37 208 38235 36906 53 212 44 221 32 201 36906 35550 38 226 37 217 31 205 35550 34135 28 243 31 216 32 212 34135 32665 24 249 26 218 37 220 32665 31127 24 253 25 222 44 225 31127 29508 27 252 29 225 47 228 29508 27809 30 241 32 228 45 229 27809 26031 32 232 35 232 41 228 26031 24176 33 231 37 241 40 229 24176 22246 35 239 36 246 39 234 22246 20237 41 242 33 246 41 244 20237 18149 48 238 35 246 39 250 18149 16032 51 237 40 240 30 264 16032 13994 51 235 42 237 26 252 13994 12136 46 239 40 243 31 246 12136 10483 49 247 36 250 33 252 10483 9014 42 248 36 252 33 253 9014 7708 48 252 38 255 30 256 7708 6549 40 252 33 253 29 257 6549 5523 32 242 32 245 25 257 5523 4621 28*231 31 238 23 255 4621 3825 25*224 29 235 22 254 3825 3112 24 223 27*234 22 253 3112 2481 23 223 26*235 21 253 2481 1955 22 222 23 234 20*251 1955 1551 21 223 20 234 18*250 1551 1273 19 222 18 234 16 249 1273 1104 17 222 16 233 15 248 1104 1007 13 222 12 233 9 246 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