DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 03/13 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 39.3 - - 39.7 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 92 - - -11 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3870 - - 3392 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3017 - - 988 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4874 - - 4396 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1716 - - 3253 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 304 - - 139 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 54 - - 49 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 262 - - 271 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 34 - - 34 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -9 - - -4 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1975 - - 1018 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2900 - - 3378 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 1005 - - -313 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3869 - - 4709 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 97 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 40 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 39.3 - - 39.7 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 29.8 - - 28.3 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 39.2 - - 40.3 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 28.6 - - 27.2 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 92 - - -11 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3870 - - 3392 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 100 - - 89 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 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] 96149 5 228 15 237 96149 89013 8 135 7 197 89013 83472 8 178 5 262 83472 78848 7 235 6 242 78848 74839 11 283 9 238 74839 71288 13 277 19 255 71288 68070 16 259 23 249 68070 65077 19 318 16 267 65077 62285 54 273 40 270 62285 59577 70 252 50 264 59577 56722 57 279 53 280 56722 53719 70 282 66 275 53719 50840 79 269 78 265 50840 48272 71 265 69 264 48272 45989 63 266 68 273 45989 43927 62 271 76 277 43927 42041 70 277 76 278 42041 40296 77 281 76 282 40296 38670 85 282 86 280 38670 37152 94 280 95 276 37152 35732 100 279 102 278 35732 34377 121 283 120 281 34377 33030 151 280 144 278 33030 31666 158 273 152 271 31666 30268 152 267 150 267 30268 28812 146 266 145 266 28812 27281 145 269 139 266 27281 25676 144 272 132 268 25676 24003 142 273 130 274 24003 22267 138 273 135 279 22267 20472 128 273 136 282 20472 18607 122 276 129 284 18607 16675 105 277 111 285 16675 14726 79 277 90 286 14726 12867 71 277 80 288 12867 11176 66 275 79 291 11176 9670 65 278 75 290 9670 8334 65 275 68 285 8334 7149 65 269 64 279 7149 6097 64 265 61 275 6097 5164 63*264 60*274 5164 4338 62*263 58*273 4338 3606 61 262 56 272 3606 2950 59 262 53 272 2950 2368 56 261 50 271 2368 1882 53 261 47 271 1882 1508 48 260 43 270 1508 1251 43 260 38 270 1251 1095 38 260 33 270 1095 1005 29 259 25 269 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