DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 07/06 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 - - - - - - 73.4 - - 77.8 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 90 - - 22 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1771 - - 2995 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1458 - - 992 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2775 - - 3999 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1263 - - 2269 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 232 - - 193 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 10 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 035 - - 040 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 6 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - 4 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 793 - - 1173 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1982 - - 2826 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 241 - - 148 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2534 - - 3851 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 440 - - 1100 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 73.4 - - 77.8 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 67.8 - - 68.5 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 73.0 - - 77.8 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 67.0 - - 67.6 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 90 - - 22 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1771 - - 2995 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 98 - - 99 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 14 - - 14 - - - 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] 99439 29 088 33 094 99439 91925 30 095 25 094 91925 86151 28 092 20 093 86151 81335 24 081 20 081 81335 77166 18 085 16 074 77166 73481 19 104 11 072 73481 70161 16 084 12 076 70161 67125 10 067 11 076 67125 64329 8 082 6 054 64329 61640 11 061 4 077 61640 58836 10 042 5 084 58836 55930 8 023 3 038 55930 53174 6 329 5 289 53174 50709 8 249 10 261 50709 48501 6 233 11 270 48501 46495 21 250 20 265 46495 44660 30 226 35 224 44660 42962 25 227 35 229 42962 41379 40 257 36 252 41379 39896 51 251 59 250 39896 38497 55 248 62 246 38497 37140 53 244 56 246 37140 35758 45 244 44 252 35758 34319 36 240 40 249 34319 32828 34 241 36 244 32828 31274 33 246 31 249 31274 29642 28 252 27 259 29642 27934 18 259 21 262 27934 26149 10 270 13 274 26149 24289 2 130 7 323 24289 22358 1 298 6 337 22358 20348 5 281 5 335 20348 18253 4 279 6 345 18253 16116 5 271 8 028 16116 14057 3 011 10 050 14057 12187 8 055 11 046 12187 10526 13 053 12 047 10526 9053 12 049 13 053 9053 7745 11 052 12 048 7745 6584 11 052 12 038 6584 5556 16 054 13 036 5556 4650 20 057 12*035 4650 3850 19 054 12*036 3850 3132 17*046 11 039 3132 2497 15*037 10 041 2497 1965 13 035 10 042 1965 1557 12 034 9 043 1557 1277 11 034 8 043 1277 1106 10 034 8 043 1106 1008 8 034 6 044 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