DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 02/07 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 - - - 13.1 - - 18.2 - - 19.5 - - 18.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 29 - - 140 - - 38 - - 1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 546 - - 3191 - - 3254 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 986 - - 2715 - - 987 - - 987 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1550 - - 4195 - - 4258 - - 1004 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2644 - - 651 - - 664 - - 3945 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 104 - - 313 - - 206 - - 11 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 3 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 17 - - 14 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 354 - - 339 - - 328 - - 336 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 6 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -4 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -480 - - 1138 - - 1379 - - -850 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2031 - - 3057 - - 2879 - - 1854 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1178 - - 615 - - 757 - - -1488 ODpotential blCL - - - 2728 - - 3580 - - 3501 - - 2492 blCL maxRH - - - 97 - - 93 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 13.1 - - 18.2 - - 19.5 - - 18.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 8.3 - - 8.8 - - 10.8 - - 14.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 13.2 - - 17.5 - - 19.5 - - 20.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 7.8 - - 7.7 - - 9.7 - - 14.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 29 - - 140 - - 38 - - 1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 546 - - 3191 - - 3254 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 88 - - 70 - - 99 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 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] 96309 46 244 41 262 34 266 44 246 96309 89159 24 278 22 258 28 262 31 280 89159 83628 17 303 16 262 25 270 25 290 83628 79017 9 271 12 267 20 274 20 297 79017 75032 14 332 20 298 22 288 18 295 75032 71498 25 318 26 300 23 306 15 302 71498 68269 26 305 28 298 30 313 24 315 68269 65281 30 301 32 296 38 303 32 309 65281 62514 37 302 33 299 39 299 35 309 62514 59828 42 312 38 308 44 294 43 306 59828 57019 55 312 49 305 47 299 57 302 57019 54109 68 310 60 307 61 305 69 301 54109 51333 85 307 78 307 76 303 75 299 51333 48827 92 307 88 307 83 306 79 300 48827 46568 98 309 92 309 88 307 81 303 46568 44506 100 310 94 309 92 304 84 303 44506 42611 99 311 96 307 94 301 85 303 42611 40867 100 312 99 306 96 299 89 304 40867 39258 108 312 106 306 97 299 98 300 39258 37773 121 311 115 307 103 301 99 296 37773 36400 130 310 122 307 111 302 99 300 36400 35095 132 310 124 307 113 303 102 303 35095 33775 128 313 123 308 110 304 104 302 33775 32404 128 316 120 309 108 305 105 301 32404 30982 125 316 119 309 107 307 104 304 30982 29493 122 317 118 309 107 310 102 307 29493 27926 121 318 117 311 105 311 101 307 27926 26281 120 319 115 312 104 311 98 307 26281 24563 117 318 114 313 105 311 96 309 24563 22776 110 320 113 315 105 313 94 310 22776 20920 106 322 111 317 102 314 89 310 20920 18990 104 324 105 319 96 317 84 311 18990 16985 104 323 100 322 90 321 78 314 16985 14943 90 324 90 324 83 325 74 320 14943 12976 71 326 73 327 71 324 68 323 12976 11196 61 325 61 326 59 322 59 323 11196 9626 55 326 53 326 51 322 49 325 9626 8243 48 331 46 328 44 323 41 330 8243 7025 42 338 40 333 38 330 35 336 7025 5956 35 342 33 335 32 332 27 337 5956 5028 28 336 24*332 21*323 18 309 5028 4223 27 338 18*336 17*324 15 306 4223 3513 26 345 18 338 16 325 14 311 3513 2877 26 348 17 339 14 328 12 317 2877 2316 24 351 17 340 14 330 10 324 2316 1847 20*353 16 341 13 331 9 327 1847 1487 17*354 16 341 12 332 8 331 1487 1239 13 353 15 341 11 332 6 333 1239 1089 12 353 14 341 10 332 4*333 1089 1003 9 354 12 341 8 332 2*336 1003 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