DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/25 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 = 18Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0659z - - 1000z - - 1337z - - 1603z - - 1901z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 54.9 - - 60.6 - - 65.8 - - 73.3 - - 71.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -21 - - 21 - - 34 - - 65 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 2 - - 327 - - 666 - - 1821 - - 120 BL Depth Hcrit 990 - - 990 - - 991 - - 991 - - 991 Hcrit BL Top 1006 - - 1331 - - 1670 - - 2825 - - 1124 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 615 - - 1005 - - 1038 - - 1867 - - 1892 Hgt.Variab. W* 7 - - 82 - - 121 - - 213 - - 25 W* B/S 0 - - 1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 10 - - 13 - - 14 - - 14 - - 9 BL Wind Direction 105 - - 136 - - 138 - - 135 - - 141 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 5 - - 6 - - 7 - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 1 - - 1 - - -3 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -439 - - 92 - - 581 - - 635 - - 19 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 1445 - - 1239 - - 1090 - - 2190 - - 1105 sfcLCL ODpotential -6894 - - -4279 - - 167 - - -146 - - -1183 ODpotential blCL 7900 - - 5610 - - 1503 - - 2971 - - 2307 blCL maxRH 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 96 - - 96 maxRH CAPE 170 - - 190 - - 360 - - 690 - - 1280 CAPE Temp@2m 54.9 - - 60.6 - - 65.8 - - 73.3 - - 71.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 52.1 - - 58.5 - - 64.1 - - 66.8 - - 69.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 55.7 - - 60.7 - - 65.7 - - 73.1 - - 71.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 51.9 - - 58.2 - - 63.7 - - 66.1 - - 68.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -21 - - 21 - - 34 - - 65 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 2 - - 327 - - 666 - - 1821 - - 120 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 101 - - 100 - - 100 - - 82 - - 84 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 8 - - 11 - - 13 - - 14 - - 16 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] 98331 20 075 16 071 17 089 11 082 13 063 98331 90888 14 047 7 078 9 073 7 035 12 064 90888 85171 6 050 5 065 5 038 9 074 11 036 85171 80439 10 079 7 072 3 061 4 074 13 005 80439 76365 6 047 7 076 2 013 6 051 10 005 76365 72755 1 121 6 075 6 232 3 336 9 340 72755 69482 3 347 10 016 5 210 3 236 8 300 69482 66470 10 302 11 321 6 205 11 241 8 274 66470 63671 14 267 12 264 4 218 14 237 9 255 63671 60965 15 258 20 235 11 262 14 249 11 251 60965 58167 23 244 25 236 20 251 19 248 16 248 58167 55293 29 241 27 246 25 248 21 248 19 247 55293 52567 31 236 22 248 25 249 27 255 20 260 52567 50111 30 241 32 236 36 231 38 241 42 248 50111 47934 36 240 44 225 42 220 41 226 42 231 47934 46000 33 247 47 243 39 238 40 226 41 227 46000 44240 52 252 57 251 38 225 42 223 42 221 44240 42603 59 246 50 247 42 227 52 225 50 232 42603 41062 57 238 46 238 50 227 50 223 73 230 41062 39608 52 235 44 239 54 226 49 222 67 225 39608 38230 55 236 40 241 54 228 51 222 51 222 38230 36890 54 234 42 238 54 228 54 224 54 216 36890 35521 48 232 41 229 51 227 54 226 56 216 35521 34095 42 234 38 228 46 224 53 226 48 216 34095 32616 43 233 37 229 43 219 48 221 42 212 32616 31071 46 225 39 226 35 220 42 217 40 208 31071 29445 46 221 39 217 32 225 41 218 40 203 29445 27743 45 224 40 214 31 228 40 215 40 202 27743 25966 42 221 42 212 28 228 37 208 38 204 25966 24114 32 204 43 209 30 223 35 204 37 201 24114 22193 27 191 42 206 33 221 36 205 37 201 22193 20198 28 202 41 199 33 224 37 207 36 200 20198 18122 30 203 39 195 33 220 39 207 37 203 18122 16006 29 199 35 192 33 212 41 206 38 202 16006 13968 32 194 34 188 34 210 41 203 36 199 13968 12115 33 181 30 185 36 205 33 200 37 196 12115 10473 35 175 27 191 35 204 32 198 37 193 10473 9015 36 178 26 201 34 208 37 199 38 190 9015 7716 38 181 28 208 33 209 36 203 36 188 7716 6561 38 183 29 209 30 203 31 201 33 186 6561 5537 38 184 29 207 29 199 28 191 31 181 5537 4634 36 181 31 204 29 195 25 180 31 175 4634 3835 31 176 32 196 26 188 22 169 29 168 3835 3119 28 169 31 183 22 173 19*155 27 164 3119 2486 30 151 28 169 20 161 17*144 25 164 2486 1958 29 134 24 155 18*146 15 135 21 157 1958 1553 24 117 19*144 16*140 14 132 18 149 1553 1274 18 108 16*138 15 138 13 131 14*144 1274 1104 15*106 14 136 13 136 12 130 12*142 1104 1008 10*105 10 135 10 136 10 129 8 140 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