DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/22 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 - - - - - - 71.8 - - 64.4 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 169 - - 29 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2540 - - 904 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2388 - - 991 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3544 - - 1908 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1609 - - 1740 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 318 - - 127 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 2 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 13 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 247 - - 263 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 6 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 699 - - 700 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2846 - - 1208 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 203 - - 269 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3341 - - 1639 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 97 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1700 - - 860 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 71.8 - - 64.4 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 62.5 - - 62.2 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 70.8 - - 64.4 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 61.4 - - 61.8 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 169 - - 29 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2540 - - 904 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 89 - - 101 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 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] 97280 23 223 27 243 97280 89856 23 244 25 240 89856 84148 24 243 24 255 84148 79444 14 232 14 236 79444 75408 13 260 16 262 75408 71851 16 247 12 250 71851 68625 4 235 6 279 68625 65643 10 307 13 284 65643 62878 10 327 16 284 62878 60192 19 311 19 304 60192 57393 23 291 26 295 57393 54495 26 301 27 294 54495 51732 33 306 30 303 51732 49257 35 295 34 300 49257 47057 33 294 36 298 47057 45082 28 315 34 303 45082 43292 43 335 43 317 43292 41660 56 331 51 319 41660 40148 54 326 54 319 40148 38726 50 324 53 317 38726 37379 48 323 50 312 37379 36072 48 320 46 309 36072 34739 47 318 43 313 34739 33353 43 317 42 320 33353 31916 41 318 40 322 31916 30415 41 318 38 324 30415 28835 42 317 38 324 28835 27177 40 315 38 328 27177 25441 37 309 33 329 25441 23634 30 303 27 324 23634 21764 24 296 24 314 21764 19824 23 295 23 309 19824 17802 23 299 22 308 17802 15736 22 293 21 311 15736 13745 22 287 19 307 13745 11936 17 281 16 293 11936 10325 15 287 15 281 10325 8889 17 282 15 278 8889 7608 16 272 15 275 7608 6467 17 265 17 268 6467 5455 18 258 19 267 5455 4565 16 250 18 266 4565 3778 13*247 18 264 3778 3076 12*247 17 263 3076 2455 12 247 17 263 2455 1938 12 247 16*263 1938 1541 12 247 15*263 1541 1268 11 246 14 263 1268 1102 10 247 12 263 1102 1007 9 246 9 264 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