DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 05/05 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 = 15Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0654z - - 0702z - - 1002z - - 1555z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 52.4 - - 55.1 - - 48.9 - - 49.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 93 - - 240 - - 17 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 998 - - 2240 - - 1017 - - 2 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 989 - - 2288 - - 989 - - 989 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2002 - - 3244 - - 2021 - - 1006 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 642 - - 771 - - 1598 - - 3468 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 190 - - 337 - - 116 - - 8 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 5 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 11 - - 8 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 287 - - 294 - - 302 - - 337 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 3 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -6 - - 2 - - -5 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1405 - - -566 - - -256 - - -1873 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3407 - - 3811 - - 2277 - - 2879 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7926 - - -6520 - - -6235 - - -3391 ODpotential blCL - - - 9928 - - 9764 - - 8256 - - 4397 blCL maxRH - - - 98 - - 100 - - 100 - - 99 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 52.4 - - 55.1 - - 48.9 - - 49.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 40.8 - - 41.7 - - 42.4 - - 40.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 51.7 - - 53.8 - - 49.0 - - 50.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 39.6 - - 40.5 - - 41.3 - - 39.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 93 - - 240 - - 17 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 998 - - 2240 - - 1017 - - 2 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 92 - - 99 - - 101 - - 95 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 97891 9 227 6 235 6 266 4 297 97891 90511 6 193 10 208 14 214 11 243 90511 84819 6 187 13 207 15 236 9 206 84819 80049 11 187 14 201 18 241 9 223 80049 75902 10 174 19 193 14 238 12 251 75902 72232 12 228 14 188 13 212 13 238 72232 68905 19 228 6 228 13 225 10 245 68905 65834 20 237 14 265 22 251 18 268 65834 62993 18 262 21 260 23 242 26 255 62993 60255 25 266 19 267 23 265 24 252 60255 57391 32 267 29 273 33 273 25 288 57391 54413 41 264 47 261 46 261 48 274 54413 51605 42 260 42 251 46 258 56 260 51605 49110 40 264 47 280 49 270 52 259 49110 46871 52 282 76 280 70 275 63 270 46871 44842 71 280 87 271 87 273 82 269 44842 43000 75 274 87 264 94 272 90 268 43000 41314 76 273 87 265 104 277 94 271 41314 39752 80 276 90 271 117 279 107 276 39752 38292 88 277 96 276 121 277 118 278 38292 36920 95 272 95 272 117 275 123 276 36920 35596 95 260 88 263 111 274 121 275 35596 34258 99 256 86 255 97 272 111 272 34258 32884 97 252 87 248 81 265 96 268 32884 31469 91 250 90 247 86 259 86 264 31469 29989 89 250 92 247 91 254 82 258 29989 28431 88 256 86 250 91 253 81 255 28431 26795 84 265 80 252 74 256 78 255 26795 25081 76 269 76 249 57 257 70 253 25081 23291 56 260 74 248 52 252 65 247 23291 21429 52 252 61 249 47 246 62 246 21429 19491 53 242 44 246 41 239 55 245 19491 17472 53 240 41 246 42 222 51 242 17472 15414 53 241 40 247 45 229 48 235 15414 13432 51 243 39 244 43 242 41 228 13432 11632 51 251 36 250 38 251 37 233 11632 10034 50 253 38 252 38 246 34 239 10034 8618 46 242 47 234 41 233 30 243 8618 7363 33 229 45 231 34 233 27 244 7363 6251 24 246 28 229 25 254 25 262 6251 5272 25 256 24 243 22 249 24 281 5272 4416 24 258 21 245 19 260 20 308 4416 3666 22 258 16*257 16 285 20 326 3666 2994 17 275 12*290 13 302 18 332 2994 2399 12*291 12 293 12*305 15 335 2399 1902 8*288 12 294 11*303 13 336 1902 1520 7 287 12 295 9 302 11 336 1520 1257 7 286 11 296 8 301 8 336 1257 1097 6 286 11 296 7 301 6*336 1097 1006 5 286 9 296 6 302 4*337 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