DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 02/04 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 - - - - - - 21.4 - - 22.3 - - 19.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 112 - - 29 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2066 - - 1997 - - 1717 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1772 - - 987 - - 987 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3070 - - 3001 - - 2721 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 801 - - 780 - - 981 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 251 - - 160 - - 32 W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 7 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 006 - - 342 - - 350 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - 6 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -4 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1040 - - 929 - - 895 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2030 - - 2072 - - 1826 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 829 - - 651 - - 458 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2241 - - 2350 - - 2263 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 99 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 21.4 - - 22.3 - - 19.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 16.6 - - 17.2 - - 16.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 20.8 - - 22.1 - - 20.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 15.5 - - 16.4 - - 15.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 112 - - 29 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2066 - - 1997 - - 1717 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 97 - - 101 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 95786 47 246 46 250 45 250 95786 88623 28 269 37 261 35 256 88623 83140 27 270 28 259 28 264 83140 78584 23 269 27 266 33 279 78584 74647 24 277 29 276 34 275 74647 71148 28 283 27 277 31 272 71148 67952 29 282 26 278 30 282 67952 64992 32 285 27 276 33 286 64992 62234 36 283 29 270 35 284 62234 59546 34 279 30 264 34 279 59546 56720 34 281 28 272 32 279 56720 53769 37 282 32 286 33 287 53769 50946 38 281 34 284 33 291 50946 48403 33 279 32 278 33 290 48403 46119 30 279 28 281 31 291 46119 44044 29 282 28 289 30 295 44044 42144 29 285 31 293 29 301 42144 40397 29 283 34 294 27 308 40397 38788 28 276 34 293 28 321 38788 37299 25 274 32 291 31 332 37299 35916 24 282 29 291 34 342 35916 34596 27 283 28 292 36 352 34596 33272 28 282 28 295 42 007 33272 31913 30 278 26 297 51 017 31913 30514 34 271 26 295 60 022 30514 29057 35 269 27 285 58 022 29057 27529 31 267 28 274 45 016 27529 25935 26 263 30 271 30 359 25935 24275 23 261 26 281 24 341 24275 22547 20 266 22 290 22 324 22547 20749 19 268 20 294 22 319 20749 18872 19 267 21 299 22 326 18872 16908 21 270 21 298 22 328 16908 14904 20 276 18 297 21 323 14904 12977 19 292 16 304 21 321 12977 11227 20 314 15 318 21 321 11227 9676 18 325 17 330 19 325 9676 8302 15 334 17 334 18 332 8302 7084 13 336 15 334 17 337 7084 6008 11 342 14 335 16 337 6008 5059 8 353 12 338 15 341 5059 4230 7 014 10 345 13 346 4230 3511 9*013 8*345 11 349 3511 2876 9*009 8*344 11*350 2876 2315 9 007 7 343 11*351 2315 1847 9 006 7 342 10 350 1847 1487 9 005 6 342 9 350 1487 1240 8 005 6 341 8 349 1240 1090 8 005 6 340 7 349 1090 1004 7 003 5 341 4 348 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