DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/01 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 40.2 - - 46.1 - - 44.7 - - 42.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 92 - - 83 - - 28 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1561 - - 3979 - - 3328 - - 95 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 988 - - 3002 - - 989 - - 988 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2565 - - 4983 - - 4332 - - 1099 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1616 - - 3006 - - 4140 - - 6321 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 217 - - 295 - - 201 - - 31 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 5 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 11 - - 14 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 355 - - 338 - - 310 - - 302 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 5 - - 6 - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - 9 - - -6 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 700 - - 1487 - - 1530 - - -2256 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1865 - - 3497 - - 2802 - - 3355 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 104 - - 779 - - 620 - - -3171 ODpotential blCL - - - 2461 - - 4204 - - 3712 - - 4270 blCL maxRH - - - 99 - - 100 - - 101 - - 79 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 40 - - 110 - - 30 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 40.2 - - 46.1 - - 44.7 - - 42.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.7 - - 34.4 - - 36.0 - - 31.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 39.7 - - 45.8 - - 44.8 - - 44.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 34.6 - - 33.1 - - 34.8 - - 30.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 92 - - 83 - - 28 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1561 - - 3979 - - 3328 - - 95 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 97 - - 100 - - 103 - - 16 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 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] 97440 15 231 13 229 22 257 15 276 97440 90076 14 201 14 230 15 261 15 266 90076 84464 7 190 11 229 10 240 9 252 84464 79789 2 143 6 203 9 206 12 238 79789 75742 3 204 5 175 9 172 10 214 75742 72153 6 207 4 219 2 154 3 108 72153 68886 6 189 8 215 7 238 6 250 68886 65864 4 233 5 227 9 233 11 250 65864 63035 13 230 13 231 18 231 16 244 63035 60268 17 247 21 226 24 243 18 281 60268 57368 19 253 26 234 33 248 28 269 57368 54363 30 259 28 241 36 249 36 255 54363 51500 32 265 24 256 34 244 37 247 51500 48922 45 269 39 274 38 262 40 256 48922 46615 53 263 51 269 47 265 47 267 46615 44526 55 259 55 262 52 261 52 268 44526 42612 54 264 56 261 53 260 55 266 42612 40844 55 266 59 263 56 262 58 266 40844 39205 56 265 63 264 60 264 62 266 39205 37679 61 268 68 264 65 267 68 263 37679 36255 69 269 74 265 73 266 74 259 36255 34893 75 266 79 264 81 264 74 257 34893 33522 72 263 82 264 84 263 74 257 33522 32114 67 266 84 263 85 263 74 257 32114 30673 66 266 79 263 82 263 69 256 30673 29187 62 265 68 265 72 262 55 258 29187 27646 57 269 59 266 54 263 38 264 27646 26048 50 271 52 266 44 268 31 267 26048 24380 42 273 49 266 45 267 32 264 24380 22640 37 275 48 266 46 266 34 265 22640 20830 35 278 46 267 44 269 33 270 20830 18945 34 279 43 270 40 270 33 274 18945 16982 30 281 38 276 36 268 32 275 16982 14985 25 263 30 280 28 268 29 276 14985 13066 17 268 20 281 22 275 26 282 13066 11330 11 281 16 275 17 280 25 281 11330 9797 15 289 14 280 15 285 29 271 9797 8441 15 305 15 308 15 284 30 280 8441 7235 16 326 15 319 15 285 28 293 7235 6164 18 339 13 330 15 289 25 302 6164 5214 18 349 13*333 15 299 22 304 5214 4376 17 356 13*335 15*304 19 304 4376 3635 16 002 12 337 15*307 18 304 3635 2971 13*002 12 338 15 308 18 304 2971 2382 11*359 11 339 15 310 18 304 2382 1891 10 355 11 339 14 311 18 303 1891 1514 9 354 10 339 14 311 16 303 1514 1253 8 354 10 339 13 312 14*303 1253 1096 8 354 9 339 12 312 12*302 1096 1005 7 353 8 339 9 312 8 302 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