DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 02/28 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 - - - 38.4 - - 44.3 - - 41.3 - - 39.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 141 - - 217 - - 173 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1508 - - 3354 - - 2535 - - 927 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1506 - - 3040 - - 2341 - - 988 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2512 - - 4358 - - 3539 - - 1931 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 706 - - 936 - - 987 - - 2143 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 243 - - 365 - - 308 - - 25 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 14 - - 12 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 356 - - 330 - - 327 - - 021 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 2 - - 3 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -1 - - -9 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1830 - - -2370 - - -843 - - -3577 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4342 - - 6728 - - 4382 - - 5509 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9695 - - -8943 - - -4765 - - -9981 ODpotential blCL - - - 12207 - - 13301 - - 8304 - - 11912 blCL maxRH - - - 82 - - 91 - - 99 - - 97 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 38.4 - - 44.3 - - 41.3 - - 39.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 23.1 - - 18.4 - - 25.8 - - 19.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 37.5 - - 43.2 - - 40.4 - - 40.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 22.4 - - 17.9 - - 25.8 - - 19.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 141 - - 217 - - 173 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1508 - - 3354 - - 2535 - - 927 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 27 - - 66 - - 97 - - 87 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 - - 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] 96560 15 077 12 101 13 119 11 156 96560 89353 19 097 11 118 12 176 5 114 89353 83754 15 124 16 167 9 213 5 171 83754 79077 8 148 14 165 12 216 10 203 79077 75043 10 182 14 196 14 221 13 226 75043 71477 9 234 16 218 14 237 16 253 71477 68238 13 252 22 249 21 250 26 251 68238 65258 14 258 19 231 19 240 25 250 65258 62477 27 279 24 269 26 249 25 257 62477 59754 29 272 30 271 32 268 30 278 59754 56910 31 264 38 269 43 268 47 281 56910 53973 34 263 44 257 51 260 52 266 53973 51161 36 260 38 256 45 247 47 260 51161 48609 36 266 43 272 39 264 49 268 48609 46314 42 274 58 276 57 280 56 268 46314 44241 57 277 63 274 68 277 56 269 44241 42356 71 269 65 271 73 271 63 275 42356 40633 70 258 69 268 72 268 73 279 40633 39051 58 253 73 265 74 273 81 281 39051 37590 58 258 71 265 78 274 87 281 37590 36233 64 256 72 265 78 273 92 280 36233 34938 71 249 72 263 78 275 94 279 34938 33631 75 246 69 263 82 278 96 276 33631 32279 70 250 67 261 87 278 97 274 32279 30883 69 255 68 257 90 276 94 273 30883 29424 70 257 73 254 90 275 91 273 29424 27890 69 253 78 257 87 274 89 274 27890 26280 68 248 77 265 83 273 85 274 26280 24595 70 249 76 272 81 272 79 276 24595 22840 64 255 73 277 75 268 70 275 22840 21019 56 265 72 277 69 260 61 267 21019 19127 58 273 66 271 65 256 64 256 19127 17157 58 280 62 265 57 272 64 257 17157 15143 62 281 62 262 63 269 56 258 15143 13205 61 279 60 261 63 257 47 266 13205 11443 55 286 46 260 54 246 54 265 11443 9875 43 287 34 265 43 240 54 257 9875 8486 36 277 28 261 32 246 43 251 8486 7252 35 272 27 268 28 251 32 240 7252 6159 33 290 21 290 27 261 22 226 6159 5197 24 317 11*299 19 277 10 200 5197 4355 16 330 12*322 12 309 5 139 4355 3615 10 324 14 329 12*326 5 086 3615 2953 10*349 15 330 12*328 9 044 2953 2369 11*356 15 331 12 328 11*031 2369 1882 11 357 15 331 12 327 12*025 1882 1508 11 356 15 331 12 327 12 021 1508 1251 10 356 15 331 11 326 11 019 1251 1094 9 356 14 331 11 326 10 018 1094 1005 8 356 12 331 9 325 7 015 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