DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/16 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 - - - - - - 67.7 - - 68.0 - - 62.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 58 - - 23 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4473 - - 2775 - - 3 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3287 - - 990 - - 991 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5477 - - 3779 - - 1007 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1232 - - 3237 - - 3137 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 299 - - 203 - - 9 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 25 - - 20 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 249 - - 266 - - 277 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 15 - - 11 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - 9 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 2855 - - 1472 - - -259 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2622 - - 2307 - - 1266 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 909 - - 378 - - -962 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4568 - - 3401 - - 1969 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 98 - - 98 - - 99 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 680 - - 1210 - - 490 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 67.7 - - 68.0 - - 62.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 59.3 - - 61.0 - - 59.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 67.7 - - 68.0 - - 63.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 58.0 - - 59.8 - - 59.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 58 - - 23 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4473 - - 2775 - - 3 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 92 - - 92 - - 97 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 9 - - 11 - - 11 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] 96883 19 267 21 254 21 256 96883 89679 19 236 22 247 20 275 89679 84167 17 227 21 257 20 267 84167 79605 17 233 16 239 19 262 79605 75664 15 225 17 240 21 251 75664 72149 15 228 21 237 22 246 72149 68947 19 255 22 244 19 251 68947 65985 26 249 26 262 27 275 65985 63232 36 245 40 253 37 260 63232 60562 38 236 42 237 37 248 60562 57763 33 236 40 245 48 240 57763 54834 47 253 47 247 42 243 54834 52026 62 250 56 251 51 255 52026 49506 68 244 61 247 57 254 49506 47253 64 239 57 241 55 249 47253 45212 56 236 52 238 52 246 45212 43348 53 239 51 242 49 246 43348 41631 56 244 53 248 47 251 41631 40046 60 245 54 252 38 259 40046 38579 62 240 52 253 30 262 38579 37213 64 235 47 254 26 267 37213 35903 68 233 44 258 23 273 35903 34577 71 230 43 261 16 274 34577 33202 72 229 44 261 19 277 33202 31777 74 229 42 263 21 287 31777 30288 76 230 42 270 23 294 30288 28723 74 230 47 268 27 303 28723 27082 70 232 46 270 32 310 27082 25362 65 233 45 279 36 313 25362 23569 63 232 47 286 36 314 23569 21702 59 228 47 284 34 308 21702 19755 59 227 42 273 35 306 19755 17725 58 233 38 267 34 299 17725 15657 49 234 41 269 31 294 15657 13668 40 239 40 270 28 288 13668 11860 36 252 36 269 30 279 11860 10252 33 253 32 264 30 273 10252 8825 31 250 31 260 30 273 8825 7556 29 249 29 261 29 275 7556 6427 29*248 27 262 28 278 6427 5426 29*248 26 263 26 282 5426 4543 29 248 25 264 25 285 4543 3764 28 248 24*265 25 286 3764 3067 26 249 23*265 24 285 3067 2450 24 249 22 266 23 283 2450 1935 23 249 21 266 22 282 1935 1540 22 249 20 266 20 280 1540 1267 21 249 18 267 17 279 1267 1102 18 249 16 267 14*278 1102 1007 14 249 12 267 9*277 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