DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 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 = 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 - - - - - - 74.2 - - 77.0 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 173 - - 155 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3844 - - 4996 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3337 - - 4118 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4848 - - 6000 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2517 - - 3667 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 365 - - 381 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 8 - - 5 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 13 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 205 - - 207 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 6 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - -7 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 826 - - 529 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4022 - - 5471 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -159 - - -840 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5007 - - 6840 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 80 - - 75 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1000 - - 690 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 74.2 - - 77.0 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 59.8 - - 56.3 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 73.1 - - 76.1 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 58.7 - - 55.5 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 173 - - 155 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3844 - - 4996 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 22 - - 2 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 9 - - - 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] 97345 24 237 36 242 97345 89916 24 243 30 240 89916 84196 19 244 16 233 84196 79479 12 242 13 244 79479 75451 7 271 10 244 75451 71895 9 300 1 208 71895 68655 8 292 5 320 68655 65666 9 302 10 302 65666 62897 13 293 9 313 62897 60210 14 304 14 302 60210 57410 15 319 15 293 57410 54509 18 307 22 298 54509 51737 20 284 25 277 51737 49250 17 289 26 268 49250 47046 26 281 24 259 47046 45089 32 282 27 262 45089 43334 35 279 34 265 43334 41724 40 279 38 267 41724 40218 46 275 40 267 40218 38798 41 272 42 266 38798 37452 34 271 44 265 37452 36144 33 276 43 264 36144 34812 33 276 41 262 34812 33426 33 274 41 261 33426 31988 34 273 43 261 31988 30485 32 272 41 261 30485 28903 23 259 34 259 28903 27245 18 251 27 258 27245 25511 16 247 23 251 25511 23704 15 238 16 236 23704 21824 14 223 19 216 21824 19865 11 190 19 201 19865 17825 13 174 16 206 17825 15755 13 193 11 224 15755 13769 10 205 12 241 13769 11964 8 211 15 227 11964 10357 9 212 16 218 10357 8926 11 208 16 217 8926 7649 11 215 16 216 7649 6512 11 216 16*215 6512 5502 11*215 15*212 5502 4609 9*209 15 211 4609 3818 9 207 14 208 3818 3109 9 206 13 205 3109 2481 9 204 13 204 2481 1955 9 204 12 203 1955 1551 9 203 12 202 1551 1273 8 202 11 202 1273 1104 8 201 11 201 1104 1008 7 201 9 201 1008 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