DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 04/11 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 50.3 - - 53.2 - - 47.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 186 - - 144 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3069 - - 2595 - - 1 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2791 - - 2323 - - 989 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4073 - - 3599 - - 1005 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 599 - - 595 - - 2263 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 344 - - 298 - - 4 W* B/S - - - - - - 9 - - 7 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 8 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 123 - - 124 - - 122 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -6 - - -7 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 547 - - -282 - - -945 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3526 - - 3882 - - 1950 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -245 - - -7327 - - -8868 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4318 - - 10926 - - 9873 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 91 - - 80 - - 76 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 50.3 - - 53.2 - - 47.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 38.7 - - 40.1 - - 43.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 49.2 - - 52.5 - - 49.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 37.5 - - 38.9 - - 42.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 186 - - 144 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3069 - - 2595 - - 1 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 66 - - 21 - - 6 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 5 - - 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] 96921 29 254 30 251 37 263 96921 89582 32 260 34 269 30 267 89582 83923 27 253 34 270 32 279 83923 79257 26 251 31 261 37 272 79257 75261 30 269 38 270 41 268 75261 71740 40 273 42 262 46 274 71740 68563 44 274 41 273 47 271 68563 65630 45 271 49 283 48 278 65630 62895 44 273 54 278 54 281 62895 60250 48 277 52 276 51 279 60250 57482 48 276 52 278 47 278 57482 54582 47 281 49 279 47 283 54582 51797 50 286 49 284 58 285 51797 49310 55 284 59 284 64 280 49310 47108 57 278 61 277 58 276 47108 45120 52 276 54 273 49 280 45120 43306 50 285 53 290 55 293 43306 41653 61 300 67 306 64 300 41653 40138 78 305 79 306 68 303 40138 38731 83 304 80 302 82 306 38731 37406 76 301 80 300 82 304 37406 36118 70 302 80 300 75 301 36118 34804 65 299 76 299 65 296 34804 33434 60 295 73 297 64 291 33434 32009 59 297 73 295 60 288 32009 30516 58 297 72 296 57 285 30516 28940 57 296 67 299 58 287 28940 27282 52 293 62 302 54 289 27282 25542 45 287 60 300 50 295 25542 23722 43 285 55 305 42 301 23722 21826 43 285 41 298 36 290 21826 19852 40 284 35 308 36 275 19852 17799 36 285 32 298 37 272 17799 15707 34 292 30 288 34 276 15707 13689 34 294 30 281 29 271 13689 11852 33 295 31 278 24 266 11852 10219 31 301 24 276 25 254 10219 8768 26 308 17 279 23 248 8768 7478 16 300 15 266 20 248 7478 6335 10 277 16 255 15 246 6335 5328 4 213 14 253 9 217 5328 4452 6*136 6 206 13 177 4452 3686 6*127 8*134 18 151 3686 3005 7 124 8*128 19 138 3005 2406 7 123 8 125 16 132 2406 1905 7 122 9 123 14 129 1905 1522 7 122 8 122 12 128 1522 1257 7 120 8 121 10 127 1257 1097 7 121 8 121 8 125 1097 1005 6 120 7 120 5*122 1005 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