DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/23 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 - - 1000z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 56.1 - - 52.0 - - 52.9 - - 52.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 119 - - 69 - - 16 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1297 - - 1215 - - 863 - - 2 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 990 - - 989 - - 989 - - 990 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2301 - - 2219 - - 1867 - - 1006 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 650 - - 1154 - - 2248 - - 2121 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 223 - - 185 - - 103 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 24 - - 18 - - 11 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 220 - - 219 - - 225 - - 211 Direction Wind Shear - - - 12 - - 9 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 7 - - 5 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2458 - - 1014 - - 771 - - -346 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4759 - - 1205 - - 1096 - - 1352 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7078 - - 606 - - 319 - - -1028 ODpotential blCL - - - 9379 - - 1613 - - 1548 - - 2034 blCL maxRH - - - 97 - - 100 - - 100 - - 93 maxRH CAPE - - - 190 - - 10 - - 140 - - 130 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 56.1 - - 52.0 - - 52.9 - - 52.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 38.8 - - 50.0 - - 51.3 - - 49.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 55.8 - - 51.8 - - 52.9 - - 53.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 38.0 - - 49.3 - - 50.9 - - 49.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 119 - - 69 - - 16 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1297 - - 1215 - - 863 - - 2 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 87 - - 101 - - 101 - - 70 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 8 - - 8 - - 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] 98134 24 242 20 233 22 226 17 246 98134 90679 26 230 21 245 21 233 21 238 90679 84880 17 205 23 233 22 230 22 237 84880 80042 14 223 20 213 23 242 19 238 80042 75876 20 229 15 230 20 250 25 257 75876 72209 14 250 20 202 19 229 15 258 72209 68882 21 282 16 279 17 258 23 266 68882 65835 25 275 23 290 21 274 28 279 65835 63023 19 280 32 295 28 277 25 262 63023 60263 30 287 33 288 27 285 16 262 60263 57353 32 282 36 280 38 272 39 288 57353 54352 45 280 46 270 46 270 46 276 54352 51504 48 268 48 269 52 271 47 276 51504 48945 43 268 45 270 48 262 54 269 48945 46663 41 276 43 268 41 255 52 267 46663 44598 43 280 44 275 43 262 56 273 44598 42718 61 282 58 277 56 276 61 267 42718 40998 73 266 63 271 71 281 60 272 40998 39408 69 260 81 275 94 278 69 279 39408 37927 62 270 98 275 104 271 82 275 37927 36548 82 286 104 274 102 268 95 269 36548 35234 106 289 99 271 103 265 106 266 35234 33914 105 281 96 269 100 264 112 264 33914 32551 101 274 91 268 97 261 113 261 32551 31139 96 269 85 265 94 258 111 260 31139 29665 91 264 83 264 91 254 105 258 29665 28120 83 261 86 264 87 250 99 253 28120 26505 74 258 89 265 85 246 97 250 26505 24819 72 258 87 262 84 245 96 250 24819 23061 71 258 75 248 85 247 92 254 23061 21232 64 256 62 230 88 252 89 257 21232 19322 46 252 53 225 91 258 89 259 19322 17331 41 251 44 230 84 259 81 263 17331 15317 43 257 34 234 67 257 52 277 15317 13387 46 266 29 243 55 245 43 281 13387 11629 44 269 30 247 36 227 37 282 11629 10064 38 257 31 245 17 218 33 279 10064 8670 38 246 29 250 17 260 32 274 8670 7426 31 239 28 261 19 267 30 269 7426 6318 26 242 30 260 19 265 28 266 6318 5334 30 253 34 253 19 259 27 255 5334 4467 35 254 32 248 19 251 28 242 4467 3702 37 244 25 239 19 245 29 234 3702 3018 37 231 23 229 18 240 30 227 3018 2415 36*228 22*222 17 234 28 220 2415 1912 28*221 21*220 16*230 25 216 1912 1526 26 220 20 219 13*227 22 214 1526 1260 24 220 18 219 12 225 19 212 1260 1098 21 219 16 219 10 225 16 211 1098 1006 16 219 13 219 8 224 11*211 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