DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 04/24 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 - - - - - - 77.5 - - 65.8 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 257 - - 17 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5160 - - 1265 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4511 - - 991 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6164 - - 2269 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2321 - - 2539 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 455 - - 127 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 2 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 20 - - 14 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 222 - - 250 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 10 - - 8 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 7 - - -3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 745 - - 1012 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5419 - - 1257 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -317 - - 418 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6481 - - 1851 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 84 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 640 - - 830 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.5 - - 65.8 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 56.8 - - 63.1 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 76.1 - - 65.9 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 56.0 - - 62.7 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 257 - - 17 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5160 - - 1265 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 37 - - 101 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 9 - - 12 - - - 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] 97283 25 225 35 245 97283 89870 27 247 31 228 89870 84193 15 243 21 233 84193 79511 6 230 11 229 79511 75483 6 235 4 260 75483 71917 4 222 8 290 71917 68685 3 028 8 299 68685 65715 10 025 7 297 65715 62961 14 355 8 328 62961 60288 14 338 14 338 60288 57487 17 337 16 326 57487 54577 22 323 17 319 54577 51798 26 324 18 320 51798 49302 29 303 21 295 49302 47082 20 280 19 277 47082 45090 16 276 18 248 45090 43295 19 264 24 246 43295 41663 31 255 34 238 41663 40150 27 247 37 236 40150 38724 22 244 27 214 38724 37378 20 248 20 209 37378 36075 20 262 21 231 36075 34745 20 264 28 244 34745 33359 22 266 37 250 33359 31923 24 267 35 248 31923 30422 24 267 35 245 30422 28844 25 266 33 243 28844 27188 24 264 28 241 27188 25453 27 260 26 239 25453 23645 30 247 26 229 23645 21768 26 246 24 223 21768 19811 20 238 27 225 19811 17772 23 228 29 224 17772 15695 28 225 32 224 15695 13694 29 220 31 220 13694 11878 28 214 27 218 11878 10268 29 213 24 219 10268 8841 30 219 24 222 8841 7570 25 218 23 222 7570 6440 24*217 22 224 6440 5439 23*218 20 234 5439 4556 22 219 21 245 4556 3775 21 220 21 250 3775 3076 20 223 20 250 3076 2457 20 224 19*251 2457 1940 19 225 17*251 1940 1543 18 226 15 250 1543 1269 17 227 13 250 1269 1102 16 227 12 250 1102 1007 13 227 9 249 1007 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