DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/06 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 = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0953z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 53.3 - - 56.1 - - 52.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 242 - - 238 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5577 - - 7129 - - 4810 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4791 - - 5980 - - 989 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6581 - - 8133 - - 5814 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1268 - - 994 - - 3500 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 454 - - 488 - - 83 W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 6 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 15 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 290 - - 289 - - 258 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - 6 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - -1 - - 4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -922 - - 24 - - -894 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 7503 - - 8110 - - 6708 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -8803 - - -6473 - - -2000 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 15384 - - 14606 - - 7814 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 95 - - 96 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 53.3 - - 56.1 - - 52.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 23.6 - - 23.7 - - 26.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 52.1 - - 54.9 - - 53.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 22.5 - - 22.5 - - 25.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 242 - - 238 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5577 - - 7129 - - 4810 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 80 - - 85 - - 99 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 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] 97984 7 204 9 240 14 301 97984 90580 10 236 11 257 12 285 90580 84872 11 232 12 236 10 267 84872 80121 18 223 13 261 11 275 80121 76007 17 237 12 230 17 240 76007 72358 14 253 13 253 11 241 72358 69038 22 246 23 266 18 276 69038 65983 26 241 31 263 34 269 65983 63161 32 257 41 257 36 258 63161 60424 39 262 38 257 40 262 60424 57556 44 259 43 259 49 256 57556 54571 47 262 49 256 56 254 54571 51719 62 266 58 262 64 256 51719 49155 76 262 74 260 72 258 49155 46866 81 257 81 256 81 261 46866 44795 87 251 86 254 91 258 44795 42902 91 246 92 253 96 254 42902 41165 92 245 101 251 103 252 41165 39558 95 249 107 249 108 249 39558 38061 106 253 115 249 117 248 38061 36661 121 256 127 249 128 248 36661 35316 130 255 134 249 136 248 35316 33959 133 256 137 250 140 248 33959 32557 133 257 138 252 143 249 32557 31114 129 256 137 252 143 249 31114 29614 121 253 133 252 140 248 29614 28046 115 249 128 251 135 248 28046 26410 110 249 123 252 131 250 26410 24706 97 251 110 253 110 253 24706 22936 81 251 97 249 86 252 22936 21100 76 250 87 246 75 248 21100 19190 69 243 71 243 64 247 19190 17202 61 239 57 241 58 249 17202 15175 54 253 48 249 52 244 15175 13226 50 258 47 254 45 255 13226 11460 40 260 43 258 41 262 11460 9907 30 266 34 262 25 263 9907 8540 26 275 16*279 20 265 8540 7323 21*286 15*285 16 265 7323 6241 15*291 15 287 12*264 6241 5279 14 291 16 288 11*263 5279 4429 14 291 15 290 10 261 4429 3677 13 290 15 290 9 259 3677 3003 13 289 15 291 9 258 3003 2405 13 289 15 291 8 257 2405 1906 12 287 15 291 8 256 1906 1522 12 287 14 292 8 256 1522 1258 11 287 14 292 7 256 1258 1098 10 287 13 292 6 254 1098 1006 9 286 11 292 5 253 1006 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