DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/29 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 - - - - - - 78.1 - - 82.6 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 335 - - 184 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3631 - - 4692 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3433 - - 3988 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4635 - - 5696 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 541 - - 829 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 438 - - 395 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 24 - - 8 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 3 - - 9 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 294 - - 276 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - -1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -4680 - - -4906 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 9315 - - 10602 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -12541 - - -11565 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 17176 - - 17261 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 52 - - 59 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.1 - - 82.6 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 41.0 - - 39.6 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 76.2 - - 81.4 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 39.7 - - 38.3 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 335 - - 184 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3631 - - 4692 - - - 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] 98261 18 121 6 157 98261 90813 15 058 17 067 90813 85130 17 029 18 060 85130 80411 12 045 12 061 80411 76327 12 066 9 047 76327 72722 18 053 5 090 72722 69457 14 028 10 065 69457 66447 11 007 15 030 66447 63666 15 359 19 008 63666 60984 21 355 22 354 60984 58193 24 336 25 332 58193 55313 29 326 31 319 55313 52590 36 309 36 316 52590 50162 37 301 41 304 50162 48010 41 303 42 295 48010 46076 49 297 43 292 46076 44310 52 296 45 294 44310 42670 52 297 47 296 42670 41127 50 300 47 299 41127 39667 47 302 48 304 39667 38283 43 306 46 305 38283 36937 42 313 42 309 36937 35562 41 316 41 311 35562 34130 40 317 40 307 34130 32645 41 307 38 303 32645 31095 38 287 38 299 31095 29466 33 282 40 300 29466 27758 29 297 37 298 27758 25976 27 302 32 298 25976 24125 25 302 28 301 24125 22211 23 304 23 307 22211 20221 21 299 19 308 20221 18144 20 295 17 315 18144 16023 20 303 16 316 16023 13977 21 309 17 314 13977 12118 18 316 19 302 12118 10467 15 316 19 302 10467 9002 13 304 17 310 9002 7700 12 286 15 307 7700 6545 11 272 11*286 6545 5525 8*280 9*276 5525 4626 4*296 9 276 4626 3831 4 298 9 275 3831 3118 3 297 9 275 3118 2487 3 295 9 275 2487 1959 3 293 9 275 1959 1554 3 289 9 276 1554 1275 3 288 8 275 1275 1105 2 286 8 275 1105 1008 2 285 7 275 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