DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/07 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 - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 29.6 - - 35.8 - - 39.9 - - 35.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 235 - - 316 - - 179 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2815 - - 3409 - - 3860 - - 1 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2684 - - 3241 - - 3343 - - 988 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3819 - - 4413 - - 4864 - - 1005 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 661 - - 722 - - 855 - - 3393 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 356 - - 420 - - 364 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 17 - - 20 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 4 - - 3 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 021 - - 046 - - 048 - - 116 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 2 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 3 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -354 - - -723 - - -939 - - -2037 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4174 - - 5136 - - 5803 - - 3042 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9283 - - -9306 - - -9808 - - -6904 ODpotential blCL - - - 13102 - - 13719 - - 14672 - - 7909 blCL maxRH - - - 72 - - 71 - - 59 - - 60 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 29.6 - - 35.8 - - 39.9 - - 35.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 15.3 - - 17.1 - - 18.3 - - 26.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 28.5 - - 34.2 - - 38.9 - - 36.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 14.2 - - 16.0 - - 17.1 - - 25.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 235 - - 316 - - 179 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2815 - - 3409 - - 3860 - - 1 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 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] 96515 28 238 33 231 42 241 38 252 96515 89233 30 248 29 236 35 251 37 242 89233 83613 24 255 24 250 31 253 29 250 83613 78951 22 257 29 247 32 255 28 260 78951 74935 26 266 23 253 34 242 33 259 74935 71391 28 264 23 259 32 247 35 268 71391 68177 31 266 28 272 27 265 33 259 68177 65191 40 274 38 282 35 288 34 276 65191 62409 43 266 46 277 47 283 45 280 62409 59716 40 259 48 262 49 269 49 272 59716 56896 38 260 42 256 46 267 48 269 56896 53946 48 283 46 273 51 276 48 278 53946 51124 62 282 58 277 58 279 55 282 51124 48603 63 271 62 271 60 273 57 278 48603 46362 58 267 60 264 59 269 55 275 46362 44336 60 273 56 268 55 271 55 274 44336 42488 63 272 56 273 52 274 54 273 42488 40793 63 273 58 280 58 282 55 279 40793 39234 69 277 69 282 65 281 59 287 39234 37796 72 278 75 279 65 283 64 290 37796 36462 75 285 74 281 67 286 69 291 36462 35189 89 288 79 285 72 290 73 294 35189 33900 95 284 85 282 79 293 76 294 33900 32559 93 283 83 281 86 294 76 289 32559 31164 90 285 81 284 86 295 74 287 31164 29703 91 286 80 287 84 297 72 285 29703 28161 89 287 77 289 77 298 70 285 28161 26542 88 287 74 287 69 298 62 287 26542 24846 86 288 71 287 64 295 55 290 24846 23073 82 289 67 290 62 292 49 295 23073 21224 78 290 63 293 60 294 47 299 21224 19292 76 295 61 295 55 296 47 300 19292 17278 58 300 58 296 53 295 46 299 17278 15222 36 305 46 296 48 296 43 298 15222 13240 26 310 31 298 34 292 39 297 13240 11443 22 311 22 302 23 286 30 292 11443 9860 21 310 18 303 17 283 20 284 9860 8464 20 312 17 307 14 290 11 278 8464 7230 20 320 15 318 12 312 6 272 7230 6140 20 332 14 333 8 345 3 194 6140 5182 18 348 7*007 6*012 4 121 5182 4344 10*016 5*032 5*021 5 089 4344 3606 9*020 5 038 4 031 6 087 3606 2946 9 020 5 044 4 042 7 104 2946 2364 9 021 4 047 3 054 8 112 2364 1879 9 021 4 052 3 067 8 113 1879 1506 9 022 4 055 3 073 8 114 1506 1250 8 021 4 058 3 077 8 115 1250 1094 8 021 4 060 3 079 7*114 1094 1005 7 021 3 059 3 083 5*116 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