DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 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 - - - 56.0 - - 55.2 - - 54.7 - - 51.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 95 - - 10 - - 24 - - 2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3456 - - 2863 - - 1624 - - 2036 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2702 - - 989 - - 990 - - 989 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4460 - - 3867 - - 2628 - - 3040 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1747 - - 2209 - - 3446 - - 3075 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 290 - - 141 - - 149 - - 92 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 7 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 4 - - 11 - - 18 BL Wind Direction - - - 077 - - 288 - - 296 - - 317 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 3 - - 6 - - 9 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - -4 - - -4 - - -4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1019 - - 642 - - 384 - - 857 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3441 - - 3226 - - 2244 - - 2183 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -52 - - -98 - - -599 - - 252 ODpotential blCL - - - 4512 - - 3965 - - 3227 - - 2788 blCL maxRH - - - 98 - - 100 - - 99 - - 99 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 30 - - 250 - - 160 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 56.0 - - 55.2 - - 54.7 - - 51.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 44.3 - - 44.5 - - 48.3 - - 45.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 55.5 - - 55.2 - - 54.8 - - 51.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 43.1 - - 43.6 - - 47.4 - - 44.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 95 - - 10 - - 24 - - 2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3456 - - 2863 - - 1624 - - 2036 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 90 - - 101 - - 95 - - 96 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - 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] 97383 20 221 29 250 26 272 24 286 97383 89981 16 257 12 262 16 248 17 261 89981 84360 6 282 6 201 12 237 14 260 84360 79710 1 300 4 170 5 235 10 264 79710 75707 6 000 2 239 1 020 4 301 75707 72175 8 297 5 243 7 296 9 358 72175 68959 7 257 9 239 13 274 10 330 68959 65975 1 297 8 239 15 262 16 283 65975 63197 8 289 12 237 16 240 19 246 63197 60483 14 230 12 272 6 251 12 222 60483 57617 30 264 29 277 24 270 19 266 57617 54610 43 240 36 257 33 251 27 265 54610 51717 36 221 31 242 32 256 30 267 51717 49116 24 255 34 257 40 258 36 263 49116 46803 46 257 42 258 42 252 39 258 46803 44716 51 256 41 254 37 248 40 260 44716 42808 51 258 41 258 40 257 45 265 42808 41052 53 257 47 259 49 260 52 266 41052 39425 58 258 52 257 54 260 57 265 39425 37914 61 257 58 257 57 262 60 264 37914 36505 61 254 63 254 62 261 64 262 36505 35159 60 253 60 250 63 259 68 262 35159 33809 64 252 58 253 58 259 70 261 33809 32426 68 250 58 256 54 261 67 261 32426 31011 67 247 55 257 53 264 64 261 31011 29546 66 243 53 255 55 265 63 262 29546 28013 63 242 54 255 54 265 63 261 28013 26408 61 243 53 256 52 264 60 260 26408 24726 60 243 53 257 51 263 56 259 24726 22968 57 241 52 256 50 263 53 258 22968 21137 52 239 50 254 48 265 49 257 21137 19227 46 231 47 252 45 264 44 257 19227 17239 53 222 41 246 39 260 39 260 17239 15217 59 228 35 245 31 255 35 266 15217 13274 42 262 31 253 21 240 28 269 13274 11515 29 282 26 264 16 236 24 277 11515 9960 27 289 16 279 21 259 23 282 9960 8579 18 292 15 274 26 265 20 293 8579 7350 13 285 18 273 24 271 20 305 7350 6258 9 279 12 265 19 281 20 311 6258 5291 1*110 6 247 17 288 19 312 5291 4437 5*092 4*248 17 291 19 312 4437 3682 6 079 3*256 15 295 20*313 3682 3006 6 076 4 282 14*297 20*315 3006 2408 6 076 4 290 13*297 20 317 2408 1908 6 075 4 294 12 296 19 318 1908 1523 6 074 4 297 11 296 18 319 1523 1258 6 074 4 297 10 295 17 319 1258 1098 6 074 4 299 9 294 14 319 1098 1006 5 074 4 299 7 294 11 319 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