DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 04/26 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 - - - - - - 53.1 - - 58.9 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 249 - - 212 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2063 - - 2192 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2163 - - 2198 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3067 - - 3196 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 259 - - 522 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 329 - - 318 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 17 - - 18 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 097 - - 099 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 6 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - -3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 660 - - -589 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2407 - - 3785 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 743 - - -6446 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2324 - - 9642 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 81 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 53.1 - - 58.9 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 46.2 - - 45.9 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 51.9 - - 57.8 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 45.3 - - 45.2 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 249 - - 212 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2063 - - 2192 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 24 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 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] 97281 24 239 33 244 97281 89879 26 236 23 256 89879 84197 19 231 19 266 84197 79509 7 213 9 259 79509 75485 1 285 4 246 75485 71937 5 275 9 270 71937 68724 6 272 10 251 68724 65755 4 280 9 255 65755 62987 5 330 7 270 62987 60297 13 307 8 310 60297 57484 15 278 15 300 57484 54563 18 288 20 289 54563 51766 25 289 26 276 51766 49243 24 281 30 275 49243 46981 25 281 29 290 46981 44936 29 296 39 284 44936 43091 40 292 40 281 43091 41423 44 289 39 291 41423 39891 42 296 51 293 39891 38468 43 300 51 288 38468 37136 39 300 47 293 37136 35851 38 303 46 298 35851 34540 37 306 41 294 34540 33175 36 307 38 286 33175 31760 28 315 33 283 31760 30278 23 308 27 280 30278 28715 21 290 27 279 28715 27070 21 272 25 286 27070 25352 23 269 21 268 25352 23563 24 263 22 255 23563 21699 21 245 22 254 21699 19757 23 236 20 243 19757 17737 24 225 23 228 17737 15678 18 220 20 218 15678 13690 12 223 17 216 13690 11877 10 220 15 214 11877 10261 8 210 7 195 10261 8821 8 157 8 153 8821 7537 9 133 10 156 7537 6395 10 116 9 143 6395 5383 7 124 8 143 5383 4495 11 117 15 106 4495 3717 19*099 19*097 3717 3030 19*096 18*097 3030 2424 18 097 18 098 2424 1918 18 097 18 098 1918 1530 17 097 18 099 1530 1262 16 097 17 100 1262 1100 15 098 15 100 1100 1006 12 097 13 100 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