DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 04/12 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 - - - - - - 70.8 - - 76.4 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 148 - - 49 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1971 - - 5961 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1905 - - 3933 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2975 - - 6965 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1429 - - 2068 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 276 - - 290 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 21 - - 29 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 204 - - 212 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 10 - - 19 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - 6 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -400 - - 890 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3375 - - 6075 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2438 - - 20 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5413 - - 6945 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 97 - - 84 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 310 - - 120 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 70.8 - - 76.4 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 59.4 - - 53.3 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 70.2 - - 76.4 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 58.7 - - 52.5 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 148 - - 49 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1971 - - 5961 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 89 - - 37 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 8 - - - 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] 96577 40 253 51 253 96577 89328 43 269 45 266 89328 83803 51 275 46 276 83803 79230 48 268 42 273 79230 75272 40 265 40 274 75272 71769 38 278 43 281 71769 68604 41 280 45 278 68604 65695 45 276 43 277 65695 62985 48 278 48 281 62985 60347 46 279 49 279 60347 57592 46 281 47 280 57592 54737 53 282 51 279 54737 52018 57 280 60 278 52018 49571 61 276 65 269 49571 47381 63 273 62 262 47381 45419 63 276 62 277 45419 43648 72 288 74 281 43648 42028 88 279 85 271 42028 40523 85 270 79 259 40523 39103 80 270 76 258 39103 37754 72 276 69 251 37754 36444 69 276 65 248 36444 35105 65 274 62 248 35105 33707 54 276 59 248 33707 32254 44 273 56 248 32254 30733 45 261 52 246 30733 29132 44 259 44 242 29132 27454 46 261 35 239 27454 25697 48 260 33 247 25697 23868 46 255 35 249 23868 21973 40 251 38 241 21973 20001 36 253 37 239 20001 17941 36 249 34 238 17941 15843 35 231 35 237 15843 13830 36 221 33 232 13830 12003 36 218 33 233 12003 10379 35 215 32 224 10379 8937 34 216 35 218 8937 7656 33 218 35*217 7656 6516 32 219 34*216 6516 5505 32 226 32 214 5505 4611 33 227 31 213 4611 3819 32 225 29 211 3819 3108 28*217 28 210 3108 2480 23*208 27 210 2480 1955 22 204 26 209 1955 1551 21 203 25 209 1551 1273 20 202 23 208 1273 1104 18 201 20 208 1104 1007 14 201 16 207 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