DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/22 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 - - - - - - 66.7 - - 70.7 - - 70.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 97 - - 99 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2656 - - 3703 - - 3 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2172 - - 2930 - - 991 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3660 - - 4707 - - 1007 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2047 - - 2569 - - 6996 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 270 - - 304 - - 10 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 14 - - 13 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 027 - - 016 - - 015 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - 3 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 580 - - 815 - - -2848 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3080 - - 3892 - - 3855 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -180 - - -205 - - -3787 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3840 - - 4912 - - 4794 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 92 - - 81 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 70 - - 90 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 66.7 - - 70.7 - - 70.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 56.5 - - 57.0 - - 56.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 66.4 - - 70.1 - - 71.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 55.6 - - 56.0 - - 55.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 97 - - 99 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2656 - - 3703 - - 3 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 99 - - 68 - - 24 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 9 - - 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] 99539 27 104 25 099 27 072 99539 91953 31 099 26 099 22 090 91953 86085 25 092 25 106 15 109 86085 81210 19 089 19 108 14 103 81210 77022 15 113 14 104 14 098 77022 73345 15 112 9 108 13 096 73345 70033 9 133 7 101 10 098 70033 66992 9 138 2 192 3 082 66992 64173 4 152 3 231 1 192 64173 61450 4 155 7 226 6 249 61450 58624 6 317 7 237 11 244 58624 55701 20 271 15 264 11 254 55701 52916 24 257 23 258 25 266 52916 50421 37 246 35 245 43 252 50421 48192 38 246 38 257 52 250 48192 46176 60 261 62 256 57 239 46176 44335 77 245 63 245 49 241 44335 42626 62 253 62 255 53 255 42626 41037 74 265 74 256 66 254 41037 39554 87 263 74 250 78 249 39554 38157 87 258 78 243 80 243 38157 36803 80 253 82 241 79 240 36803 35422 78 248 78 241 72 238 35422 33986 73 246 70 243 64 236 33986 32501 70 243 64 249 54 243 32501 30958 63 248 49 259 43 255 30958 29341 47 265 30 262 31 257 29341 27648 33 268 23 268 21 254 27648 25879 24 280 22 266 18 257 25879 24034 21 279 20 262 20 253 24034 22115 19 267 20 267 17 260 22115 20111 18 277 18 277 17 299 20111 18023 14 295 13 280 14 299 18023 15899 12 328 11 326 12 301 15899 13855 11 352 12 352 12 314 13855 11999 9 008 12 007 12 329 11999 10353 8 026 12 011 12 333 10353 8900 10 025 10 014 17 017 8900 7623 9 024 16 021 22 025 7623 6490 13 014 20 024 20 024 6490 5483 16 016 20*024 19 023 5483 4593 16 022 17*020 18 022 4593 3805 16*024 14 016 17 021 3805 3098 15*026 13 016 16 020 3098 2472 15 026 13 015 14 019 2472 1950 14 027 12 015 13 019 1950 1548 14 027 12 015 12 018 1548 1271 13 027 11 014 10 017 1271 1103 12 027 10 015 8*016 1103 1007 10 027 9 014 5*015 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