DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 07/25 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 73.1 - - 79.7 - - 78.3 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 191 - - 300 - - 156 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3346 - - 4625 - - 3693 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2993 - - 4159 - - 3154 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - 4350 - - 5629 - - 4697 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 865 - - 730 - - 1102 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 354 - - 459 - - 344 - - - W* B/S - - - 11 - - 11 - - 7 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 7 - - 9 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - 206 - - 214 - - 227 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 1 - - 2 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 1 - - -6 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1185 - - -1553 - - -771 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5536 - - 7182 - - 5469 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9869 - - -8901 - - -4861 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - 14219 - - 14530 - - 9558 - - - blCL maxRH - - - 85 - - 68 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 400 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - 73.1 - - 79.7 - - 78.3 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 52.4 - - 51.7 - - 57.8 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 72.0 - - 78.1 - - 77.5 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 51.6 - - 50.7 - - 57.2 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 191 - - 300 - - 156 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3346 - - 4625 - - 3693 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 40 - - 0 - - 101 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 7 - - 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] 99572 41 085 38 091 34 094 99572 92011 30 090 35 094 30 083 92011 86207 28 087 29 085 31 082 86207 81417 26 082 26 083 28 082 81417 77294 22 088 23 086 20 079 77294 73645 22 084 18 091 17 081 73645 70335 17 071 15 088 13 077 70335 67291 9 050 11 074 10 085 67291 64479 7 027 7 026 8 042 64479 61767 8 318 10 333 11 352 61767 58951 10 299 12 301 16 322 58951 56050 11 284 18 289 22 310 56050 53288 22 322 22 303 23 312 53288 50795 37 298 37 305 41 302 50795 48555 43 296 45 297 41 297 48555 46515 45 292 44 298 43 301 46515 44644 42 289 46 296 43 304 44644 42914 39 288 48 294 41 306 42914 41308 38 288 48 291 45 313 41308 39813 39 285 47 288 50 311 39813 38413 38 282 46 286 50 306 38413 37064 32 277 45 285 48 307 37064 35695 31 280 44 284 48 308 35695 34274 33 283 43 283 47 309 34274 32801 37 284 42 281 47 308 32801 31259 39 278 40 277 46 308 31259 29635 36 269 42 277 44 306 29635 27929 33 265 40 280 44 303 27929 26144 34 256 35 278 43 302 26144 24283 36 258 35 274 38 297 24283 22351 37 267 36 275 35 291 22351 20341 33 275 31 281 31 287 20341 18248 28 287 26 285 28 289 18248 16113 20 294 23 279 23 290 16113 14054 17 288 20 280 20 300 14054 12181 14 274 17 287 18 296 12181 10515 17 280 18 295 17 293 10515 9033 21 282 17 297 14 296 9033 7715 20 282 13 302 11 298 7715 6548 17 288 7*288 5 254 6548 5522 10 284 7*222 6*217 5522 4622 3*245 7 216 7*219 4622 3827 4*228 7 215 8 224 3827 3115 6 209 8 213 10 227 3115 2485 6 205 8 212 10 228 2485 1958 7 203 7 212 10 228 1958 1553 7 201 7 212 10 228 1553 1274 6 201 7 213 10 229 1274 1105 6 201 7 212 9 229 1105 1007 5 200 6 212 8 230 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