DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 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 = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 62.4 - - 65.4 - - 61.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 419 - - 258 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3601 - - 4451 - - 3 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3475 - - 3944 - - 990 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4605 - - 5455 - - 1007 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 920 - - 732 - - 4511 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 466 - - 426 - - 6 W* B/S - - - - - - 9 - - 9 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 9 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 126 - - 145 - - 144 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - -4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -3187 - - -3618 - - -6766 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 7792 - - 9073 - - 7774 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -9908 - - -10325 - - -13590 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 14513 - - 15780 - - 14597 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 83 - - 77 - - 43 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 62.4 - - 65.4 - - 61.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 32.0 - - 29.3 - - 31.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 60.3 - - 63.9 - - 62.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 31.1 - - 28.4 - - 30.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 419 - - 258 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3601 - - 4451 - - 3 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 31 - - 10 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 97669 7 125 12 200 8 284 97669 90276 7 146 7 197 6 294 90276 84600 6 166 2 341 3 026 84600 79901 3 157 4 279 1 266 79901 75854 4 056 1 262 3 311 75854 72282 10 286 5 313 9 320 72282 69049 8 267 9 315 13 325 69049 66075 19 304 19 318 19 322 66075 63305 23 297 26 292 24 307 63305 60600 26 298 25 279 24 299 60600 57762 27 299 30 299 34 307 57762 54814 36 294 40 291 42 295 54814 52016 39 294 43 285 45 292 52016 49511 44 291 42 287 49 290 49511 47272 43 289 43 294 47 288 47272 45253 49 300 48 302 45 293 45253 43426 59 298 53 304 50 299 43426 41766 62 289 55 301 52 299 41766 40237 53 284 54 300 51 303 40237 38809 53 294 52 300 52 303 38809 37463 56 297 49 298 53 302 37463 36158 55 295 48 297 50 301 36158 34829 54 294 47 296 47 302 34829 33447 54 296 47 295 44 301 33447 32013 55 297 47 296 44 298 32013 30511 55 298 47 299 44 299 30511 28932 52 296 47 302 41 305 28932 27274 50 293 45 303 37 308 27274 25537 47 295 41 302 35 305 25537 23723 42 296 37 298 33 302 23723 21837 33 289 34 298 30 299 21837 19870 29 296 31 295 26 299 19870 17814 27 298 26 285 24 287 17814 15713 20 288 27 280 19 289 15713 13693 15 288 22 267 20 286 13693 11858 11 283 14 262 13 271 11858 10232 8 270 9 263 9 262 10232 8790 5 261 5 249 9 241 8790 7513 3 183 6 174 13 208 7513 6382 8 140 9*153 14 183 6382 5386 9*127 9*146 13 160 5386 4512 9*125 9 145 13 152 4512 3740 9 125 9 145 13 150 3740 3049 9 126 9 144 13 148 3049 2437 9 126 9 145 12 147 2437 1926 9 126 9 144 12 146 1926 1534 9 126 9 144 11 145 1534 1264 9 126 8 144 10 144 1264 1100 8 127 8 144 8*144 1100 1007 8 127 7 144 6*144 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