DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 02/13 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 - - - - - - 39.4 - - 43.4 - - 35.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 153 - - 50 - - -32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1011 - - 1023 - - 1 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 988 - - 989 - - 988 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2015 - - 2027 - - 1005 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 643 - - 1482 - - 251 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 221 - - 153 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 15 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 210 - - 228 - - 200 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1086 - - -1358 - - -148 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3101 - - 3385 - - 1153 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4113 - - -3033 - - -3361 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6128 - - 5060 - - 4366 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 73 - - 96 - - 81 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 39.4 - - 43.4 - - 35.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 29.6 - - 32.3 - - 34.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 38.5 - - 43.2 - - 38.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 28.5 - - 31.9 - - 34.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 153 - - 50 - - -32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1011 - - 1023 - - 1 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 84 - - 25 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 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] 96452 19 067 29 049 29 042 96452 89443 28 048 24 051 23 038 89443 83900 15 031 17 034 15 022 83900 79248 15 039 12 006 18 016 79248 75213 14 019 12 342 18 349 75213 71628 19 337 16 336 17 337 71628 68367 21 307 20 318 20 317 68367 65363 23 302 24 313 24 311 65363 62572 30 303 28 302 29 304 62572 59864 35 300 34 300 34 297 59864 57023 40 300 40 298 37 297 57023 54057 49 301 49 298 44 302 54057 51222 57 293 57 297 52 300 51222 48680 57 290 60 297 58 295 48680 46410 57 294 61 297 58 293 46410 44352 60 296 64 297 60 295 44352 42468 63 293 68 295 68 294 42468 40736 63 298 71 296 72 292 40736 39138 72 303 71 296 74 294 39138 37659 76 304 71 297 74 296 37659 36289 77 304 75 300 74 297 36289 34985 79 303 77 301 72 297 34985 33675 77 301 73 302 65 301 33675 32328 74 302 69 303 60 306 32328 30943 73 307 66 304 59 308 30943 29499 69 310 62 305 60 305 29499 27979 66 308 58 308 57 304 27979 26383 62 304 55 308 55 307 26383 24709 57 305 55 307 52 305 24709 22957 52 307 54 305 54 304 22957 21132 47 306 51 301 55 303 21132 19230 47 304 47 307 53 307 19230 17245 45 310 40 308 41 307 17245 15222 40 311 40 308 31 309 15222 13270 35 304 37 303 30 313 13270 11494 34 298 35 298 33 310 11494 9921 24 292 32 296 32 304 9921 8532 18 283 32 288 31 300 8532 7305 15 272 32 274 32 296 7305 6215 14 261 28 261 34 288 6215 5250 16 259 25 257 32 273 5250 4401 17 255 27 255 30 252 4401 3651 17 246 28 250 29 246 3651 2980 17 238 26 243 29 243 2980 2387 16*231 23*238 28 239 2387 1892 13*212 17*230 26 231 1892 1512 12 210 15 228 22 218 1512 1252 11 209 14 227 17 207 1252 1095 11 209 13 226 14*205 1095 1005 9 208 10 225 6*200 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