DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/01 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 - - 0703z - - 1002z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 40.9 - - 41.2 - - 40.6 - - 38.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 60 - - 77 - - 39 - - 13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1327 - - 1430 - - 1207 - - 971 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 989 - - 989 - - 988 - - 989 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2331 - - 2434 - - 2211 - - 1975 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 857 - - 743 - - 842 - - 922 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 180 - - 200 - - 151 - - 100 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 16 - - 14 - - 17 - - 19 BL Wind Direction - - - 048 - - 080 - - 078 - - 072 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 6 - - 9 - - 12 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -4 - - -1 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 941 - - 1063 - - 879 - - 674 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1390 - - 1371 - - 1332 - - 1301 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 659 - - 570 - - 568 - - 332 ODpotential blCL - - - 1672 - - 1864 - - 1643 - - 1643 blCL maxRH - - - 101 - - 100 - - 101 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 20 - - 0 - - 10 - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 40.9 - - 41.2 - - 40.6 - - 38.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 38.7 - - 39.0 - - 38.6 - - 36.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 40.7 - - 40.9 - - 40.5 - - 38.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 37.9 - - 38.1 - - 38.0 - - 36.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 60 - - 77 - - 39 - - 13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1327 - - 1430 - - 1207 - - 971 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 102 - - 100 - - 102 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 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] 96517 21 238 25 253 26 256 28 252 96517 89270 14 245 24 257 21 244 25 256 89270 83700 10 229 19 245 18 243 18 258 83700 79073 7 242 17 251 17 260 21 273 79073 75108 8 260 12 251 22 272 20 272 75108 71620 11 286 14 272 19 266 14 264 71620 68445 14 280 14 266 19 271 16 266 68445 65511 15 275 21 276 24 252 20 283 65511 62784 21 268 22 263 21 261 31 287 62784 60128 29 270 30 275 34 276 37 274 60128 57338 34 263 36 273 33 259 32 269 57338 54431 38 265 34 267 33 271 40 272 54431 51672 45 261 40 270 44 275 44 267 51672 49213 46 257 52 268 48 265 39 264 49213 47023 46 259 46 261 45 256 46 271 47023 45059 51 263 40 261 44 260 48 271 45059 43286 58 255 62 268 55 269 46 282 43286 41674 65 243 69 265 59 273 71 294 41674 40186 66 240 71 266 57 272 80 293 40186 38784 61 249 71 262 61 271 65 277 38784 37455 65 257 73 265 70 261 65 278 37455 36162 67 259 67 269 69 260 63 276 36162 34841 65 257 52 258 61 254 59 270 34841 33464 58 253 54 257 59 251 56 265 33464 32033 53 248 56 261 59 251 55 264 32033 30532 51 248 56 262 60 251 57 262 30532 28947 50 250 53 262 63 251 56 261 28947 27281 52 247 47 257 63 252 54 256 27281 25532 55 240 46 250 56 254 58 250 25532 23703 53 239 44 256 50 251 58 248 23703 21798 51 242 42 262 51 248 55 251 21798 19816 52 242 37 265 50 252 42 265 19816 17754 54 243 34 266 34 250 32 261 17754 15650 46 242 35 264 35 242 29 249 15650 13625 31 236 37 258 36 240 34 241 13625 11785 20 221 34 242 31 239 39 235 11785 10152 13 230 27 214 28 246 32 230 10152 8704 6 273 19 194 21 221 21 236 8704 7421 6 349 8 154 13 202 16 240 7421 6283 4 356 7 070 7 135 16 230 6283 5277 4 328 9 021 10 086 15 202 5277 4394 5 080 11 039 13 070 14 165 4394 3625 19 076 16 070 21 081 24 107 3625 2953 20 052 17*076 22 078 27 076 2953 2368 20*050 16*078 21*077 26*073 2368 1881 19*049 15 080 20*078 24*072 1881 1507 17 048 14 081 18 078 21 072 1507 1250 16 048 13 081 17 078 19 072 1250 1094 14 048 12 081 14 079 16 072 1094 1005 11 047 10 082 11 078 12 072 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