DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/13 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 - - - - - - 50.9 - - 48.2 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 313 - - 233 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2772 - - 3497 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2757 - - 3180 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3776 - - 4501 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1659 - - 979 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 391 - - 380 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 23 - - 28 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 307 - - 310 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 10 - - 11 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -6 - - -5 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 876 - - 641 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2900 - - 3860 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 636 - - 601 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3140 - - 3900 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 50.9 - - 48.2 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 41.7 - - 34.8 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 49.6 - - 47.4 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 40.9 - - 34.5 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 313 - - 233 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2772 - - 3497 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 100 - - 101 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 4 - - - 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] 98050 9 077 4 189 98050 90634 6 104 2 213 90634 84904 5 214 1 157 84904 80123 5 174 1 005 80123 76013 3 309 2 352 76013 72396 5 247 4 234 72396 69108 3 327 3 155 69108 66067 12 298 8 310 66067 63243 11 303 9 279 63243 60500 17 297 14 300 60500 57637 19 293 24 290 57637 54671 23 296 26 286 54671 51838 27 297 27 299 51838 49284 31 299 28 304 49284 46991 32 296 35 310 46991 44909 36 302 44 305 44909 43006 40 303 46 300 43006 41250 42 301 47 301 41250 39622 43 298 50 303 39622 38110 44 298 53 306 38110 36700 45 299 55 308 36700 35351 45 301 56 308 35351 33993 43 303 57 309 33993 32599 42 304 57 310 32599 31168 41 304 59 310 31168 29683 41 302 59 308 29683 28128 39 298 58 306 28128 26500 37 293 58 304 26500 24796 35 289 57 304 24796 23018 34 286 56 303 23018 21170 31 284 49 299 21170 19256 28 285 38 291 19256 17271 27 285 33 287 17271 15252 24 280 31 293 15252 13304 22 281 30 300 13304 11527 25 292 33 307 11527 9946 30 301 35 309 9946 8544 35 306 35 310 8544 7302 34 311 35 312 7302 6202 33 315 33 313 6202 5236 27 317 29*310 5236 4392 25*316 29*310 4392 3647 25*315 29 310 3647 2979 24 309 29 310 2979 2389 24 307 29 310 2389 1895 24 305 28 310 1895 1516 23 305 27 310 1516 1255 22 304 26 310 1255 1097 20 304 23 310 1097 1006 16 303 18 310 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