DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 02/20 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 - - - - - - 31.5 - - 32.2 - - 30.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 33 - - 11 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1485 - - 1492 - - 1476 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 988 - - 988 - - 988 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2489 - - 2496 - - 2480 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1613 - - 1830 - - 1541 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 155 - - 114 - - 66 W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 39 - - 38 - - 34 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 242 - - 257 - - 261 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 25 - - 24 - - 22 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -1 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 792 - - 773 - - 615 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1697 - - 1723 - - 1865 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 226 - - 276 - - 104 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2263 - - 2220 - - 2376 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 31.5 - - 32.2 - - 30.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 27.4 - - 28.1 - - 26.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 31.7 - - 32.4 - - 31.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 26.9 - - 27.7 - - 25.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 33 - - 11 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1485 - - 1492 - - 1476 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 102 - - 102 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 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] 96878 28 091 30 083 28 076 96878 89688 24 097 22 089 22 075 89688 84105 17 097 18 084 18 103 84105 79430 13 106 12 096 12 091 79430 75375 11 086 5 101 8 046 75375 71790 10 055 3 145 3 069 71790 68544 5 037 8 172 2 109 68544 65546 5 120 9 172 6 220 65546 62762 2 081 6 189 11 217 62762 60072 8 277 9 209 14 215 60072 57245 18 267 5 289 17 180 57245 54263 26 260 30 265 16 272 54263 51412 44 236 51 241 43 262 51412 48865 45 237 51 235 51 253 48865 46576 51 253 51 240 57 247 46576 44493 63 260 56 245 59 249 44493 42584 71 260 62 249 63 257 42584 40820 78 255 70 254 66 259 40820 39181 83 252 81 255 73 261 39181 37652 88 249 94 254 83 260 37652 36219 91 250 102 254 90 259 36219 34846 94 254 105 254 95 258 34846 33467 102 256 109 254 99 257 33467 32057 110 256 112 253 100 256 32057 30622 110 256 109 253 98 256 30622 29144 108 256 103 256 96 260 29144 27607 103 258 99 259 96 263 27607 26006 97 260 96 260 96 266 26006 24338 85 262 101 262 95 268 24338 22601 78 262 99 263 84 268 22601 20799 77 258 88 262 72 266 20799 18926 73 257 75 260 65 265 18926 16974 66 261 65 264 55 271 16974 14983 64 263 62 269 55 271 14983 13064 64 262 60 267 51 271 13064 11318 63 260 55 264 52 276 11318 9763 54 263 52 264 54 274 9763 8380 47 274 51 270 54 279 8380 7152 45 272 45 275 50 286 7152 6066 47 271 52 281 48 291 6066 5112 52 264 54 276 46 288 5112 4284 54 256 52 268 46 277 4284 3560 52 249 50 262 45 268 3560 2914 51*247 48*261 43*265 2914 2342 47*244 45*259 41*263 2342 1865 44 243 42 258 38 261 1865 1498 39 242 38 257 34 260 1498 1246 35 241 34 256 30 259 1246 1092 30 240 29 256 26 259 1092 1004 22 240 21 256 19 258 1004 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