DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/29 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 - - - 70.1 - - 74.7 - - 69.4 - - 59.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 30 - - 74 - - 258 - - 25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1240 - - 4339 - - 2688 - - 1610 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 991 - - 3339 - - 2630 - - 990 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2244 - - 5343 - - 3692 - - 2614 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1675 - - 1861 - - 1511 - - 868 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 154 - - 314 - - 363 - - 142 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 25 - - 32 - - 26 - - 21 BL Wind Direction - - - 232 - - 245 - - 295 - - 312 Direction Wind Shear - - - 15 - - 18 - - 9 - - 10 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -4 - - -3 - - -8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 690 - - 2042 - - -1798 - - -1852 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1554 - - 3301 - - 5490 - - 4466 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -97 - - 597 - - -6033 - - -9185 ODpotential blCL - - - 2341 - - 4746 - - 9725 - - 11799 blCL maxRH - - - 94 - - 85 - - 81 - - 68 maxRH CAPE - - - 1630 - - 1330 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 70.1 - - 74.7 - - 69.4 - - 59.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 66.3 - - 63.3 - - 48.8 - - 43.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 70.3 - - 74.6 - - 68.4 - - 59.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 65.7 - - 62.1 - - 48.2 - - 43.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 30 - - 74 - - 258 - - 25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1240 - - 4339 - - 2688 - - 1610 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 75 - - 40 - - 24 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 14 - - 11 - - 7 - - 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] 97718 7 145 8 176 9 265 10 325 97718 90326 8 078 7 185 3 247 5 149 90326 84661 7 115 4 156 5 280 5 027 84661 79968 7 134 1 220 5 312 7 021 79968 75921 7 105 2 124 3 256 4 336 75921 72351 9 036 8 122 1 201 8 310 72351 69141 13 340 6 001 3 016 6 321 69141 66191 11 331 11 344 2 290 8 294 66191 63429 10 326 9 304 9 230 11 258 63429 60717 10 315 6 272 10 219 16 239 60717 57878 24 297 20 285 21 275 24 253 57878 54946 39 261 30 254 33 258 31 265 54946 52155 28 231 24 240 30 253 38 265 52155 49650 27 252 26 274 40 273 41 262 49650 47421 50 256 54 259 52 255 41 259 47421 45420 52 244 56 242 51 244 55 249 45420 43612 57 244 58 245 57 245 51 238 43612 41952 63 239 65 239 54 244 45 254 41952 40414 63 241 65 236 70 264 71 265 40414 38979 68 243 75 245 81 255 82 259 38979 37628 71 244 84 248 88 243 87 242 37628 36322 74 242 82 243 83 243 89 236 36322 34990 76 239 77 236 79 242 87 235 34990 33601 73 235 75 231 76 239 83 234 33601 32158 67 229 72 228 75 238 80 236 32158 30646 60 226 71 229 75 238 79 241 30646 29054 59 229 70 229 75 239 78 245 29054 27379 59 232 68 231 75 240 74 252 27379 25625 61 239 68 237 74 242 71 251 25625 23795 66 244 71 251 72 245 66 254 23795 21890 59 247 74 258 68 242 61 261 21890 19900 55 243 64 258 71 252 55 256 19900 17830 57 243 59 254 68 267 52 255 17830 15735 57 252 59 257 62 269 51 257 15735 13723 56 257 54 261 60 261 51 256 13723 11892 51 259 47 260 61 256 52 256 11892 10261 44 262 43 257 59 252 56 262 10261 8812 41 265 43 258 53 243 56 268 8812 7528 44 256 41 259 45 239 43 268 7528 6392 49 248 38 255 36 241 34 265 6392 5389 46 248 37*251 32 246 30 266 5389 4507 45 248 36*250 28 258 29 277 4507 3730 43 247 35 247 25*278 29 288 3730 3038 40 243 33 245 27*291 25*305 3038 2429 35*238 32 244 27 294 23*312 2429 1922 30*234 31 244 27 296 23 313 1922 1532 27 232 29 243 27 297 22 313 1532 1263 24 231 27 243 26 297 20 313 1263 1100 21 230 24 242 23 298 17 313 1100 1006 15 230 18 242 18 298 13 313 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