DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 04/20 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 - - - 40.1 - - 45.0 - - 47.4 - - 43.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 182 - - 278 - - 155 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3146 - - 5342 - - 5331 - - 1 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2832 - - 4685 - - 4376 - - 989 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4150 - - 6346 - - 6335 - - 1005 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2765 - - 1129 - - 1166 - - 4334 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 343 - - 471 - - 391 - - 4 W* B/S - - - 23 - - 12 - - 10 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 7 - - 7 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 326 - - 303 - - 264 - - 167 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 3 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - -2 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1165 - - 350 - - 371 - - -3015 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5315 - - 5996 - - 5964 - - 4020 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2857 - - -7458 - - -6822 - - -8687 ODpotential blCL - - - 7007 - - 13804 - - 13157 - - 9692 blCL maxRH - - - 59 - - 69 - - 76 - - 63 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 40.1 - - 45.0 - - 47.4 - - 43.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 20.6 - - 22.4 - - 25.0 - - 30.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 39.1 - - 43.5 - - 46.5 - - 45.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 19.5 - - 21.2 - - 23.8 - - 29.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 182 - - 278 - - 155 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3146 - - 5342 - - 5331 - - 1 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 4 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 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] 97238 20 239 27 237 24 245 29 249 97238 89849 18 249 29 234 30 251 24 247 89849 84193 23 249 23 235 29 253 35 257 84193 79526 28 240 26 238 30 246 29 256 79526 75498 23 246 25 239 32 239 22 259 75498 71921 15 258 12 216 21 221 17 241 71921 68660 26 270 18 279 14 257 18 285 68660 65663 23 249 35 254 32 264 23 288 65663 62889 20 287 22 280 21 268 23 286 62889 60184 38 274 34 288 28 289 25 301 60184 57351 26 275 38 274 35 292 39 303 57351 54413 41 304 32 282 39 286 49 297 54413 51602 56 302 38 299 41 289 51 295 51602 49063 58 298 48 302 42 298 50 296 49063 46781 57 299 52 302 47 308 50 297 46781 44714 59 300 53 305 55 309 52 298 44714 42831 59 298 55 306 59 306 51 303 42831 41107 58 299 56 309 58 309 57 314 41107 39527 57 304 58 315 63 318 66 317 39527 38067 57 312 63 321 75 319 71 314 38067 36702 61 319 71 324 77 323 73 315 36702 35389 66 322 78 326 82 325 78 319 35389 34064 72 324 84 329 82 323 84 321 34064 32698 77 325 85 329 80 323 85 320 32698 31287 79 328 76 328 77 323 81 320 31287 29814 77 328 70 329 75 324 78 321 29814 28265 73 327 68 328 69 325 74 322 28265 26638 71 326 65 326 66 323 72 323 26638 24931 69 325 62 323 62 318 72 323 24931 23147 67 322 59 321 57 314 69 319 23147 21295 67 320 53 320 52 315 64 317 21295 19366 65 321 48 316 49 312 56 320 19366 17353 59 320 45 314 45 310 50 318 17353 15302 54 320 42 314 41 310 45 313 15302 13328 49 322 38 314 37 312 41 309 13328 11535 40 324 33 316 33 314 36 303 11535 9947 30 320 28 321 28 311 32 298 9947 8539 26 315 22 321 20 303 26 295 8539 7296 22 314 13*309 11*279 19 281 7296 6199 17 318 8*300 8*270 14 251 6199 5236 13 314 8 300 8 268 11 230 5236 4391 10*305 7 300 7 266 7 217 4391 3645 6*304 7 303 7 264 6 205 3645 2977 3 320 7 303 7 263 5 196 2977 2386 2 332 6 305 6 261 5 191 2386 1893 2 341 6 307 6 259 5 184 1893 1514 2 344 6 307 6 259 5 180 1514 1254 2 349 5 307 6 259 4 177 1254 1096 2 353 5 308 5 258 4*172 1096 1005 2 351 5 308 5 257 3*167 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