DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/17 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 66.7 - - 72.5 - - 74.9 - - 70.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 88 - - 127 - - 92 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2575 - - 3298 - - 3314 - - 175 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2024 - - 2811 - - 2640 - - 991 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3579 - - 4302 - - 4318 - - 1179 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1184 - - 2345 - - 4270 - - 5248 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 257 - - 320 - - 291 - - 34 W* B/S - - - 10 - - 9 - - 8 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 7 - - 7 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 252 - - 256 - - 286 - - 189 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 - - 1 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -1 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1196 - - 1041 - - 434 - - -946 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2383 - - 3262 - - 3885 - - 2126 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 694 - - -14 - - -1026 - - -2176 ODpotential blCL - - - 2885 - - 4316 - - 5344 - - 3355 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 88 - - 79 - - 96 maxRH CAPE - - - 440 - - 1210 - - 1340 - - 1920 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 66.7 - - 72.5 - - 74.9 - - 70.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 59.4 - - 61.3 - - 60.9 - - 64.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 66.1 - - 71.8 - - 74.3 - - 71.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 58.5 - - 59.9 - - 59.6 - - 63.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 88 - - 127 - - 92 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2575 - - 3298 - - 3314 - - 175 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 98 - - 52 - - 17 - - 82 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 11 - - 11 - - 10 - - 13 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] 98558 24 078 24 102 19 078 16 077 98558 91164 24 098 20 095 20 078 23 066 91164 85453 15 107 16 090 21 083 21 081 85453 80725 10 120 10 101 13 093 18 100 80725 76660 10 116 13 135 9 139 10 114 76660 73049 11 131 7 155 7 162 2 180 73049 69761 11 138 11 187 6 245 3 293 69761 66730 7 191 13 168 13 216 14 268 66730 63923 13 231 13 188 19 211 19 257 63923 61205 15 258 12 226 24 198 22 242 61205 58352 34 253 25 262 20 217 27 235 58352 55364 39 243 40 257 34 257 29 249 55364 52495 42 249 51 246 53 256 42 261 52495 49922 42 247 50 238 54 245 45 256 49922 47625 41 249 41 239 45 239 42 252 47625 45544 43 256 37 251 42 243 40 251 45544 43643 46 258 40 247 43 244 41 253 43643 41898 48 256 46 245 43 243 41 252 41898 40295 52 254 51 246 38 250 33 247 40295 38814 58 254 49 241 36 259 25 249 38814 37432 58 251 55 237 46 250 29 255 37432 36102 60 248 75 233 62 236 36 245 36102 34756 65 243 74 229 69 231 42 237 34756 33363 67 238 71 226 63 230 42 232 33363 31924 69 236 77 226 62 227 40 233 31924 30422 70 236 78 232 62 232 37 237 30422 28846 69 240 66 242 56 243 34 246 28846 27201 69 247 53 252 51 252 29 251 27201 25487 57 258 40 264 36 265 26 252 25487 23698 46 270 37 270 31 274 27 256 23698 21835 37 274 32 271 25 273 24 263 21835 19891 19 254 23 282 15 268 20 265 19891 17859 16 236 17 269 12 236 16 263 17859 15780 16 243 18 272 13 244 13 267 15780 13776 14 246 10 283 14 277 10 295 13776 11956 11 264 6 276 9 284 10 308 11956 10344 11 292 6 254 7 211 10 296 10344 8914 10 300 8 256 9 217 9 280 8914 7640 9 315 7 272 8 281 5 280 7640 6503 8 324 7 275 10 292 4 267 6503 5495 7 318 7 259 10 293 5 251 5495 4604 6 296 7*256 9*291 5 239 4604 3814 5*269 7*255 8*291 5 227 3814 3105 5*260 7 255 7 288 6 213 3105 2477 5 254 7 256 7 286 5 208 2477 1953 5 251 7 257 7 285 5 201 1953 1550 5 249 6 257 6 283 5 197 1550 1273 4 247 6 259 6 282 5*193 1273 1104 4 247 6 258 6 282 4*191 1104 1007 4 246 5 258 5 281 3 188 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