DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/08 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 - - 0702z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 38.0 - - 49.3 - - 56.8 - - 52.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 160 - - 173 - - 39 - - -76 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 993 - - 1589 - - 1480 - - 2 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 988 - - 1712 - - 990 - - 989 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1997 - - 2593 - - 2484 - - 1006 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 412 - - 499 - - 652 - - 280 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 224 - - 272 - - 175 - - 8 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 16 - - 16 - - 18 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 145 - - 154 - - 164 - - 155 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 6 - - 10 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -1 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1280 - - -1830 - - -2288 - - -2245 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3277 - - 4423 - - 4772 - - 3251 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10627 - - -8817 - - -7171 - - -7726 ODpotential blCL - - - 12624 - - 11410 - - 9655 - - 8732 blCL maxRH - - - 87 - - 92 - - 84 - - 49 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 38.0 - - 49.3 - - 56.8 - - 52.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 27.7 - - 33.8 - - 39.9 - - 41.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 37.3 - - 48.4 - - 56.9 - - 55.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 26.5 - - 32.7 - - 38.7 - - 40.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 160 - - 173 - - 39 - - -76 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 993 - - 1589 - - 1480 - - 2 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 48 - - 67 - - 34 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 - - 6 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] 96913 36 233 50 242 54 244 50 249 96913 89488 38 243 45 249 43 245 43 247 89488 83864 34 247 36 249 32 242 32 252 83864 79232 31 255 27 247 26 260 27 254 79232 75212 27 264 27 249 35 262 34 264 75212 71646 29 263 30 247 39 258 37 267 71646 68419 35 267 31 256 38 262 37 264 68419 65442 43 269 37 269 36 267 35 266 65442 62672 48 267 45 273 33 271 33 267 62672 59978 47 262 50 271 31 272 31 266 59978 57166 42 260 48 268 33 273 31 271 57166 54246 39 268 41 267 35 272 34 274 54246 51457 41 272 36 269 36 273 32 274 51457 48940 40 266 36 268 39 265 27 270 48940 46679 40 263 40 264 38 256 32 262 46679 44633 42 266 43 260 38 255 35 256 44633 42779 47 269 43 257 41 254 36 266 42779 41098 48 271 41 254 44 252 43 267 41098 39567 47 274 37 261 47 249 41 261 39567 38158 47 273 40 268 48 246 41 258 38158 36842 48 269 42 264 44 243 45 251 36842 35571 48 270 41 261 42 244 45 248 35571 34276 47 271 41 257 41 246 42 249 34276 32930 45 268 39 260 37 250 36 248 32930 31532 42 268 35 263 34 252 33 247 31532 30071 36 268 31 262 33 253 32 247 30071 28536 33 268 28 263 35 260 32 247 28536 26925 28 269 33 267 38 263 32 246 26925 25234 34 284 33 262 38 260 32 244 25234 23463 36 273 31 260 36 260 31 242 23463 21616 36 267 32 263 33 259 32 242 21616 19689 32 278 34 261 30 255 34 244 19689 17679 28 274 34 258 31 246 35 243 17679 15625 25 257 32 256 31 245 35 242 15625 13639 22 257 29 257 30 245 36 240 13639 11830 23 273 25 251 28 244 36 235 11830 10222 26 283 22 247 27 246 35 234 10222 8793 24 285 19 247 25 242 36 237 8793 7522 19 291 23 250 23 236 34 237 7522 6393 17 300 21 245 24 234 31 227 6393 5393 12 261 16 224 28 220 30 214 5393 4512 13 227 21 209 29 206 32 201 4512 3735 16 196 22 194 29 196 34 188 3735 3043 21 177 21*168 25*179 34 178 3043 2431 22*159 18*155 22*168 33 173 2431 1921 17*147 17 154 20 165 31 168 1921 1530 17 145 17 153 19 163 28 164 1530 1261 16 145 16 153 17 163 22 160 1261 1099 14 144 14 153 15 162 18*158 1099 1006 12 144 12 152 12 161 9*155 1006 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