DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 04/18 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 - - - - - - 48.5 - - 42.2 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 77 - - 38 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2146 - - 1884 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1624 - - 989 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3150 - - 2888 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1204 - - 1415 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 236 - - 178 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 24 - - 22 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 281 - - 288 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 11 - - 12 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - -2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1422 - - 1143 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1728 - - 1745 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 801 - - 607 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2349 - - 2281 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 110 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 48.5 - - 42.2 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 44.4 - - 38.2 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 48.4 - - 42.3 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 43.2 - - 37.3 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 77 - - 38 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2146 - - 1884 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 101 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - - 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] 96904 14 243 25 257 96904 89612 25 246 34 262 89612 84068 17 258 30 260 84068 79491 17 251 26 247 79491 75515 20 256 25 256 75515 71974 27 249 22 247 71974 68763 26 266 23 244 68763 65811 38 263 26 261 65811 63048 44 246 38 266 63048 60340 49 251 47 251 60340 57509 51 249 51 247 57509 54578 55 242 61 244 54578 51790 53 238 58 234 51790 49284 63 243 52 239 49284 47034 70 239 62 244 47034 44991 76 236 73 240 44991 43125 77 233 80 237 43125 41413 79 230 86 232 41413 39835 86 232 90 231 39835 38370 101 233 95 232 38370 37003 110 229 96 232 37003 35690 108 227 101 230 35690 34362 106 224 113 227 34362 32986 104 220 115 224 32986 31560 104 216 108 219 31560 30063 101 210 107 217 30063 28484 96 211 110 219 28484 26826 96 224 115 226 26826 25094 89 222 101 229 25094 23293 93 218 87 229 23293 21425 93 223 81 229 21425 19482 75 235 80 230 19482 17461 61 244 80 232 17461 15395 57 247 77 232 15395 13403 51 239 61 227 13403 11597 43 226 53 220 11597 9987 41 225 56 215 9987 8553 41 217 60 224 8553 7290 44 209 47 251 7290 6184 47 225 38 265 6184 5213 39 246 29 266 5213 4366 27 270 28 278 4366 3624 26*279 27 285 3624 2962 26*280 27*286 2962 2376 25 281 25*288 2376 1887 25 281 24 288 1887 1511 24 281 23 289 1511 1252 22 281 20 289 1252 1095 19 281 18 289 1095 1005 15 281 13 288 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