DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/24 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 - - - 40.5 - - 41.4 - - 42.6 - - 41.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 107 - - 94 - - 70 - - 2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2154 - - 2028 - - 2694 - - 2501 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1832 - - 1618 - - 1820 - - 989 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3158 - - 3032 - - 3698 - - 3505 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 800 - - 1731 - - 1157 - - 1111 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 254 - - 238 - - 238 - - 93 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 4 - - 5 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 11 - - 9 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 358 - - 019 - - 005 - - 017 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 3 - - 2 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - 1 - - -3 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1102 - - 959 - - 1082 - - 992 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2056 - - 2073 - - 2616 - - 2513 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 872 - - 754 - - 618 - - 455 ODpotential blCL - - - 2286 - - 2278 - - 3080 - - 3050 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 40.5 - - 41.4 - - 42.6 - - 41.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.3 - - 36.2 - - 34.9 - - 33.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 40.0 - - 40.9 - - 42.2 - - 41.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 34.2 - - 35.3 - - 33.8 - - 33.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 107 - - 94 - - 70 - - 2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2154 - - 2028 - - 2694 - - 2501 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 102 - - 101 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 98325 14 253 20 227 20 230 23 263 98325 90858 22 231 28 236 24 248 20 250 90858 85024 19 235 23 230 26 248 20 247 85024 80163 12 243 11 224 24 233 23 263 80163 76018 18 250 15 260 13 246 22 247 76018 72359 14 252 24 284 17 283 13 241 72359 69022 18 272 25 275 25 274 20 281 69022 65947 10 234 19 272 29 277 26 292 65947 63099 27 300 28 280 31 274 37 299 63099 60347 40 278 34 284 33 280 40 292 60347 57472 34 268 36 280 37 292 37 290 57472 54481 28 290 36 281 41 294 41 293 54481 51630 38 296 40 290 42 291 47 293 51630 49076 44 292 46 293 44 290 48 293 49076 46793 47 288 50 291 49 294 49 295 46793 44730 48 287 52 288 55 296 52 296 44730 42847 50 291 53 288 57 295 53 297 42847 41119 55 293 53 290 57 293 54 298 41119 39526 58 292 53 292 55 294 52 299 39526 38048 57 291 51 292 53 297 48 302 38048 36668 57 290 50 293 54 300 48 304 36668 35345 55 290 50 295 54 299 52 304 35345 34007 52 292 51 296 54 300 56 304 34007 32624 48 293 50 297 53 302 55 305 32624 31198 45 294 46 299 50 303 52 306 31198 29714 41 296 41 302 43 303 48 307 29714 28161 38 298 37 301 36 305 44 308 28161 26542 36 300 34 300 33 306 38 308 26542 24855 34 300 32 301 32 305 34 305 24855 23097 33 298 31 301 31 303 29 301 23097 21267 31 299 30 302 28 301 27 299 21267 19356 31 303 27 305 24 302 25 298 19356 17362 31 305 26 309 23 306 23 298 17362 15322 31 305 24 313 22 309 22 300 15322 13349 29 305 22 317 20 312 22 304 13349 11552 26 302 21 313 19 314 20 312 11552 9959 25 304 20 311 16 313 18 313 9959 8548 22 314 18 314 13 324 13 315 8548 7297 19 331 15 325 11 337 10 337 7297 6190 19 334 16 332 13 000 11 356 6190 5215 18 330 10 357 9 358 10 346 5215 4368 15 359 11 018 9*005 8 360 4368 3626 15*001 11*018 9*006 9*006 3626 2963 15*001 11*018 9 005 9*012 2963 2377 14 359 11 020 9 005 9 016 2377 1887 14 358 11 019 9 005 9 017 1887 1511 13 357 11 019 9 004 9 018 1511 1252 12 356 10 019 8 005 8 019 1252 1095 12 356 10 019 8 004 8 020 1095 1005 9 356 8 019 7 004 6 020 1005 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