DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 04/27 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 - - - - - - 72.0 - - 72.1 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 264 - - 50 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2393 - - 2109 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2424 - - 991 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3397 - - 3113 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1633 - - 5520 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 353 - - 206 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 2 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 17 - - 24 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 146 - - 160 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 17 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - 4 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2094 - - -1587 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5491 - - 4701 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3797 - - -2679 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7194 - - 5792 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 81 - - 94 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 10 - - 100 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 72.0 - - 72.1 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 51.5 - - 54.9 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 70.6 - - 72.0 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 50.6 - - 54.1 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 264 - - 50 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2393 - - 2109 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 24 - - 75 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 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] 97433 29 246 30 254 97433 90018 23 245 25 249 90018 84323 13 239 15 231 84323 79633 8 247 10 268 79633 75630 3 272 11 282 75630 72115 4 344 5 267 72115 68928 9 325 8 321 68928 65982 14 315 19 312 65982 63237 17 302 22 299 63237 60568 19 291 24 295 60568 57773 27 286 29 292 57773 54858 27 279 27 276 54858 52059 21 286 33 283 52059 49536 33 292 35 269 49536 47290 41 272 36 259 47290 45277 36 262 32 266 45277 43441 36 271 38 283 43441 41767 42 276 69 257 41767 40253 79 257 74 243 40253 38848 80 257 74 245 38848 37511 74 257 68 247 37511 36212 70 256 62 248 36212 34883 66 257 55 250 34883 33500 57 263 49 254 33500 32062 47 265 46 253 32062 30557 41 262 47 248 30557 28973 33 256 45 245 28973 27310 25 244 38 240 27310 25570 25 232 33 231 25570 23753 26 216 33 223 23753 21864 23 197 34 219 21864 19897 23 204 34 217 19897 17848 34 203 32 220 17848 15760 34 197 29 223 15760 13748 35 188 29 224 13748 11920 41 182 36 213 11920 10298 42 177 43 210 10298 8865 38 179 42 197 8865 7597 34 183 41 183 7597 6470 31 183 40 180 6470 5469 29 182 39 178 5469 4582 28 180 38 177 4582 3796 24*172 36*175 3796 3091 18*150 31*168 3091 2467 18 146 27 163 2467 1947 17 145 24 158 1947 1546 17 144 22 156 1546 1271 16 144 20 154 1271 1103 15 144 18 153 1103 1007 12 143 14 152 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