DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 07/04 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 88.9 - - 89.7 - - 88.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 223 - - 143 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6954 - - 5707 - - 499 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 5826 - - 4614 - - 992 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 7958 - - 6711 - - 1503 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1725 - - 2300 - - 8843 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 479 - - 391 - - 58 W* B/S - - - - - - 13 - - 8 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 9 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 251 - - 241 - - 211 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 5 - - 4 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 130 - - -1532 - - -6552 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 7828 - - 8243 - - 8055 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1124 - - -3672 - - -7772 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9082 - - 10383 - - 9275 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 95 - - 95 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 40 - - 10 - - 40 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 88.9 - - 89.7 - - 88.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 58.0 - - 57.1 - - 56.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 87.6 - - 88.7 - - 89.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 57.1 - - 56.1 - - 55.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 223 - - 143 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6954 - - 5707 - - 499 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 99 - - 82 - - 79 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 9 - - 10 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] 99455 37 096 34 084 25 087 99455 91860 29 094 25 088 32 076 91860 86025 28 093 23 082 31 069 86025 81224 29 096 19 089 25 062 81224 77106 24 089 17 094 16 078 77106 73462 21 083 18 082 19 089 73462 70163 20 073 16 080 18 067 70163 67155 21 049 20 079 17 064 67155 64383 15 023 19 033 20 045 64383 61713 12 013 16 021 20 005 61713 58942 16 346 19 356 21 360 58942 56074 25 348 21 335 22 340 56074 53344 30 341 24 336 27 338 53344 50893 35 331 35 328 33 325 50893 48696 39 326 40 325 33 332 48696 46701 45 325 44 336 44 345 46701 44875 35 332 44 332 44 341 44875 43181 29 350 33 332 34 323 43181 41604 48 008 30 006 22 320 41604 40127 49 013 32 011 20 334 40127 38736 40 009 32 009 22 329 38736 37387 38 007 33 011 21 326 37387 36011 37 005 27 002 20 345 36011 34577 37 358 25 001 22 000 34577 33087 38 355 26 006 19 344 33087 31527 28 350 27 356 23 342 31527 29887 22 324 25 332 21 346 29887 28168 20 320 23 320 18 331 28168 26366 14 307 22 321 19 309 26366 24485 14 300 20 312 17 288 24485 22526 17 302 19 301 11 289 22526 20486 21 295 15 314 10 345 20486 18365 21 301 15 317 7 023 18365 16212 19 315 14 303 5 238 16212 14151 17 319 11 286 14 286 14151 12281 17 309 10 288 16 291 12281 10620 10 302 11 278 11 304 10620 9146 5*256 11 278 7 275 9146 7833 6*239 9*249 7 250 7833 6664 7 240 10*234 7 242 6664 5624 7 243 10 232 8 232 5624 4706 7 249 10 233 8 224 4706 3893 7 253 10 237 9 220 3893 3164 7 257 9 244 9 217 3164 2519 7 260 9 249 10 215 2519 1980 7 263 9 253 9 213 1980 1566 7 265 9 254 9*212 1566 1280 6 266 9 255 9*212 1280 1108 6 267 8 255 7 212 1108 1008 5 267 7 256 6 210 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