DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/28 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 - - - 53.7 - - 55.4 - - 54.9 - - 53.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 68 - - 136 - - 59 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1663 - - 2395 - - 2093 - - 2147 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 990 - - 2170 - - 989 - - 989 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2667 - - 3399 - - 3097 - - 3151 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1182 - - 670 - - 950 - - 838 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 203 - - 288 - - 211 - - 74 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 22 - - 19 - - 14 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 272 - - 280 - - 269 - - 297 Direction Wind Shear - - - 12 - - 8 - - 6 - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -1 - - 0 - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 968 - - 1126 - - 920 - - 856 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1699 - - 2273 - - 2177 - - 2295 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 516 - - 773 - - 529 - - 92 ODpotential blCL - - - 2151 - - 2626 - - 2568 - - 3059 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 97 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 53.7 - - 55.4 - - 54.9 - - 53.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 49.6 - - 48.8 - - 48.8 - - 46.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 53.5 - - 54.7 - - 54.7 - - 53.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 49.0 - - 47.8 - - 48.1 - - 46.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 68 - - 136 - - 59 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1663 - - 2395 - - 2093 - - 2147 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 101 - - 101 - - 86 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 7 - - 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] 97450 18 236 21 257 26 261 28 263 97450 90085 13 220 17 248 22 260 18 261 90085 84466 6 256 14 264 12 256 15 293 84466 79816 5 334 7 279 8 262 13 300 79816 75818 6 332 2 318 8 314 10 322 75818 72290 10 338 6 292 12 309 14 320 72290 69090 13 329 7 290 7 290 13 312 69090 66139 17 320 11 315 9 308 13 326 66139 63399 22 296 12 320 13 285 9 309 63399 60733 15 274 13 338 10 308 9 267 60733 57913 19 277 22 280 25 256 13 250 57913 54934 31 244 32 237 31 239 26 264 54934 52070 37 206 34 238 42 243 41 244 52070 49489 29 233 46 244 45 240 41 248 49489 47173 57 256 52 245 46 247 52 257 47173 45086 69 253 57 247 55 260 62 259 45086 43198 67 250 65 250 70 258 69 259 43198 41477 64 248 67 250 77 249 74 254 41477 39894 68 244 65 250 72 247 77 253 39894 38429 72 239 67 249 65 251 81 253 38429 37064 72 236 71 247 65 259 80 253 37064 35752 72 239 74 250 72 263 80 256 35752 34425 78 243 77 254 73 261 82 258 34425 33051 83 244 79 255 73 261 85 259 33051 31633 85 243 77 256 69 258 87 260 31633 30154 84 246 67 256 66 255 83 260 30154 28602 80 247 60 255 66 253 80 259 28602 26975 76 245 55 257 66 253 79 260 26975 25274 71 247 48 257 64 256 69 261 25274 23499 66 253 43 265 58 262 63 264 23499 21652 56 259 39 266 50 267 56 265 21652 19725 49 267 39 263 44 268 51 261 19725 17711 48 269 39 264 42 266 49 259 17711 15649 42 272 36 268 37 264 40 255 15649 13657 42 277 34 274 34 263 36 256 13657 11842 38 278 34 278 32 265 40 258 11842 10223 33 272 32 278 30 274 36 264 10223 8777 31 265 28 272 26 278 29 266 8777 7488 32 262 29 266 23 272 25 256 7488 6347 33 261 32 261 23 268 24 253 6347 5339 36 258 34 262 24 271 21 261 5339 4460 32 262 26 273 19 267 14 266 4460 3696 27 270 21*279 16*267 9*280 3696 3016 26*271 21*280 16*268 8*293 3016 2414 26*272 20 280 15 269 8 296 2414 1912 24 272 20 280 15 269 8 298 1912 1526 23 272 19 280 14 270 8 299 1526 1260 21 272 18 280 13 270 7 300 1260 1098 19 272 16 280 12 270 6 299 1098 1006 14 271 13 280 10 269 5 300 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