DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/09 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 - - - - - - 65.1 - - 63.6 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 162 - - 26 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2229 - - 1832 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2142 - - 990 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3233 - - 2836 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1921 - - 1561 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 299 - - 166 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 17 - - 12 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 253 - - 243 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 12 - - 8 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 4 - - -4 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1051 - - -297 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4284 - - 3134 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3029 - - -2862 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6262 - - 5698 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 96 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 60 - - 340 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 65.1 - - 63.6 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 50.0 - - 53.5 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 64.2 - - 63.8 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 48.8 - - 52.3 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 162 - - 26 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2229 - - 1832 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 85 - - 99 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 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] 97102 68 244 56 242 97102 89613 54 253 47 250 89613 83921 41 250 39 252 83921 79250 29 234 38 250 79250 75251 31 242 38 247 75251 71717 36 255 36 247 71717 68501 35 262 34 257 68501 65535 35 262 32 262 65535 62775 34 261 33 259 62775 60086 35 263 40 267 60086 57283 34 264 47 266 57283 54384 40 258 45 261 54384 51609 39 249 45 264 51609 49102 43 261 45 268 49102 46854 43 270 46 275 46854 44823 47 278 48 276 44823 42978 51 278 49 277 42978 41294 53 276 52 280 41294 39747 55 276 57 282 39747 38317 57 278 62 286 38317 36981 56 278 64 289 36981 35695 52 276 63 292 35695 34388 45 274 59 293 34388 33029 42 276 56 292 33029 31623 42 276 55 288 31623 30154 40 275 53 284 30154 28611 38 276 52 281 28611 26994 38 275 51 279 26994 25299 39 271 49 276 25299 23528 40 265 47 272 23528 21682 42 259 47 270 21682 19754 43 257 46 265 19754 17740 43 259 45 260 17740 15682 43 258 41 263 15682 13696 43 256 40 267 13696 11884 46 248 38 263 11884 10272 44 239 36 261 10272 8838 43 243 35 251 8838 7563 42 249 36 250 7563 6428 40 253 34 252 6428 5423 38 256 32 249 5423 4538 34 256 30 244 4538 3758 30*256 26 242 3758 3061 23*254 20*243 3061 2446 18 252 16*243 2446 1932 17 253 13 243 1932 1538 16 253 12 243 1538 1266 15 254 11 243 1266 1101 14 254 10 243 1101 1007 11 254 8 242 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