DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 04/25 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 - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 59.7 - - 60.9 - - 57.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 196 - - 42 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2698 - - 2994 - - 2632 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2554 - - 990 - - 990 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3702 - - 3998 - - 3636 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 409 - - 746 - - 527 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 338 - - 217 - - 89 W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 4 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 10 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 009 - - 022 - - 017 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 3 - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - -3 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1073 - - 869 - - 993 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2630 - - 3130 - - 2643 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 838 - - 53 - - 370 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2864 - - 3945 - - 3266 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 93 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 20 - - 10 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 59.7 - - 60.9 - - 57.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 51.5 - - 50.6 - - 49.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 58.6 - - 60.8 - - 57.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 50.2 - - 49.5 - - 48.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 196 - - 42 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2698 - - 2994 - - 2632 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 71 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 7 - - 7 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] 97304 20 241 30 242 27 246 97304 89926 29 249 25 253 22 247 89926 84266 24 238 22 254 18 252 84266 79587 17 227 15 232 13 258 79587 75560 8 217 10 226 10 271 75560 71990 2 078 7 225 10 270 71990 68750 5 005 3 257 9 279 68750 65760 7 324 4 271 11 275 65760 62978 11 317 8 313 10 268 62978 60285 18 286 18 307 12 283 60285 57477 16 268 20 277 15 251 57477 54549 9 246 14 273 10 282 54549 51728 20 246 26 257 19 289 51728 49181 25 231 26 244 36 261 49181 46908 23 243 34 243 34 251 46908 44854 31 244 32 241 29 262 44854 42977 33 243 26 248 34 270 42977 41262 36 242 36 262 42 267 41262 39695 34 239 40 254 40 261 39695 38258 31 250 32 245 29 258 38258 36920 31 259 25 259 19 284 36920 35630 27 254 24 265 26 301 35630 34321 25 260 27 269 32 302 34321 32963 29 265 29 280 32 299 32963 31555 33 267 33 287 28 295 31555 30083 32 268 33 281 24 298 30083 28541 30 274 20 293 19 321 28541 26929 21 296 14 333 13 342 26929 25242 11 331 13 339 10 360 25242 23478 6 347 11 330 10 340 23478 21639 11 359 8 351 8 322 21639 19716 14 009 13 009 5 338 19716 17705 14 011 14 006 6 343 17705 15647 16 000 13 002 8 344 15647 13655 19 350 14 004 9 003 13655 11838 19 344 16 001 12 008 11838 10220 20 344 18 360 16 008 10220 8780 22 347 23 002 22 020 8780 7501 25 001 29 006 23 028 7501 6368 23 012 23 013 19 028 6368 5367 20 011 16 017 15 023 5367 4490 19 019 10*016 10 004 4490 3720 15*015 10*017 10*009 3720 3034 14*011 10 020 10*012 3034 2428 13 010 10 022 10 016 2428 1920 13 009 10 023 10 018 1920 1531 12 008 10 025 10 019 1531 1263 11 007 9 025 9 020 1263 1100 10 007 9 025 8 021 1100 1006 9 007 7 025 7 021 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