DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 02/09 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 - - - 15.7 - - 25.6 - - 30.1 - - 28.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 33 - - 90 - - 32 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 271 - - 665 - - 885 - - 173 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 987 - - 987 - - 988 - - 988 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1275 - - 1669 - - 1889 - - 1177 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 362 - - 323 - - 237 - - 762 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 86 - - 161 - - 128 - - 14 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 10 - - 11 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 149 - - 144 - - 163 - - 159 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1923 - - -802 - - -418 - - -231 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3198 - - 2471 - - 2307 - - 1408 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -18411 - - -15240 - - -13034 - - -12006 ODpotential blCL - - - 19686 - - 16909 - - 14923 - - 13183 blCL maxRH - - - 86 - - 75 - - 79 - - 91 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 15.7 - - 25.6 - - 30.1 - - 28.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 5.8 - - 18.7 - - 23.9 - - 25.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 15.8 - - 25.2 - - 30.0 - - 29.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 4.7 - - 17.5 - - 22.8 - - 25.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 33 - - 90 - - 32 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 271 - - 665 - - 885 - - 173 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 45 - - 2 - - 16 - - 63 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 2 - - 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] 96275 32 287 24 322 20 318 32 312 96275 89326 29 359 21 003 21 359 27 353 89326 83853 26 010 18 359 21 359 28 002 83853 79283 23 012 13 006 18 358 22 355 79283 75316 19 356 14 007 19 358 21 357 75316 71765 19 326 18 339 23 340 23 344 71765 68531 18 314 17 326 24 327 24 328 68531 65551 22 322 21 319 26 321 26 316 65551 62779 32 318 31 307 29 309 30 301 62779 60088 35 312 33 297 30 299 34 301 60088 57285 43 305 33 302 34 299 38 298 57285 54381 50 297 43 299 42 294 39 300 54381 51589 49 298 52 298 52 300 48 301 51589 49057 52 300 58 298 60 295 56 293 49057 46786 52 298 57 300 59 294 57 297 46786 44728 50 298 58 299 64 300 62 299 44728 42848 53 303 58 300 73 296 63 300 42848 41118 62 297 68 291 74 294 76 303 41118 39533 54 290 55 274 79 300 88 296 39533 38092 40 306 43 288 78 298 89 302 38092 36761 69 331 66 318 79 305 106 312 36761 35478 96 323 83 320 93 304 108 309 35478 34170 83 317 83 314 87 301 102 307 34170 32809 67 307 75 307 78 297 92 305 32809 31399 60 312 64 302 73 295 84 299 31399 29924 56 313 54 299 68 298 81 294 29924 28371 49 308 54 294 59 303 76 292 28371 26742 46 298 57 290 56 306 69 292 26742 25037 43 285 55 291 57 302 62 293 25037 23258 44 284 51 294 57 302 58 292 23258 21404 43 291 51 295 51 301 55 288 21404 19472 44 307 51 294 47 297 55 284 19472 17455 44 308 46 291 47 297 51 281 17455 15400 34 305 36 297 42 290 40 280 15400 13424 26 301 32 299 35 294 35 279 13424 11627 22 291 30 298 30 298 26 287 11627 10027 21 285 24 300 27 299 20 298 10027 8605 22 280 19 294 22 295 20 295 8605 7339 18 269 18 290 18 284 23 289 7339 6215 12 246 15 275 15 277 21 287 6215 5225 11 236 13 244 15 250 15 274 5225 4361 10 228 10 221 19 231 13 261 4361 3605 14 190 10 198 19 211 19 240 3605 2935 18 177 12 177 19 196 20 222 2935 2347 24 170 16 170 17*185 17 206 2347 1864 23 164 15*159 13*166 14 177 1864 1497 18*157 11*145 12 164 13 164 1497 1245 12*150 11 144 11 162 11*162 1245 1092 10 148 10 143 10 162 10*160 1092 1004 9 148 9 143 8 162 6 158 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