DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/28 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 - - - - - - 77.9 - - 78.8 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 350 - - 210 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4593 - - 4844 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4193 - - 4164 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5597 - - 5848 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 767 - - 1160 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 481 - - 415 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 7 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 10 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 010 - - 038 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 0 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -3014 - - -3710 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 8612 - - 9559 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -10394 - - -10791 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 15991 - - 16639 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 41 - - 44 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.9 - - 78.8 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 43.7 - - 40.5 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 76.1 - - 77.5 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 42.5 - - 39.3 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 350 - - 210 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4593 - - 4844 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - - 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] 98463 13 060 12 009 98463 91016 8 077 12 081 91016 85280 18 053 14 080 85280 80526 20 033 12 064 80526 76437 14 034 13 045 76437 72830 9 047 11 028 72830 69568 11 036 14 016 69568 66573 11 003 14 351 66573 63791 10 351 14 330 63791 61081 17 348 19 326 61081 58255 20 331 23 317 58255 55340 24 318 27 317 55340 52581 36 299 36 310 52581 50119 43 301 46 307 50119 47931 52 305 56 302 47931 45965 64 304 65 299 45965 44175 76 301 79 300 44175 42523 85 299 85 300 42523 40975 87 299 86 301 40975 39515 87 299 85 302 39515 38132 86 298 83 301 38132 36789 82 298 75 303 36789 35424 70 304 63 308 35424 34010 54 304 53 314 34010 32549 44 306 40 328 32549 31024 41 319 37 350 31024 29421 37 326 36 357 29421 27739 32 328 37 351 27739 25977 26 323 37 346 25977 24138 25 326 34 346 24138 22222 27 335 32 346 22222 20223 26 344 31 347 20223 18132 28 352 30 351 18132 16000 27 352 27 349 16000 13945 25 353 24 351 13945 12080 25 356 22 358 12080 10427 21 004 19 005 10427 8962 18 019 16 017 8962 7664 17 013 12 026 7664 6514 16*007 8*036 6514 5500 12*009 9*038 5500 4606 12 010 9 039 4606 3814 12 010 10 038 3814 3105 12 011 10 039 3105 2477 12 010 11 038 2477 1953 12 011 11 038 1953 1550 12 011 11 038 1550 1273 11 011 10 037 1273 1104 11 011 10 038 1104 1007 9 011 9 037 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