DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 02/08 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 - - 1000z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 14.4 - - 18.4 - - 21.3 - - 17.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 33 - - 81 - - 71 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 564 - - 1034 - - 1340 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 987 - - 987 - - 987 - - 987 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1568 - - 2038 - - 2344 - - 1004 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 688 - - 698 - - 418 - - 1571 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 108 - - 179 - - 187 - - 8 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 9 - - 10 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 117 - - 121 - - 112 - - 104 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -1 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -158 - - 109 - - 53 - - -993 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1726 - - 1929 - - 2291 - - 1997 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -13953 - - -14411 - - -14639 - - -16056 ODpotential blCL - - - 15521 - - 16449 - - 16983 - - 17060 blCL maxRH - - - 97 - - 98 - - 93 - - 79 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 14.4 - - 18.4 - - 21.3 - - 17.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 11.1 - - 14.0 - - 15.3 - - 13.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 14.3 - - 18.1 - - 21.0 - - 19.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 10.6 - - 13.1 - - 14.3 - - 12.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 33 - - 81 - - 71 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 564 - - 1034 - - 1340 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 87 - - 91 - - 73 - - 14 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 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] 96324 37 242 30 260 31 261 36 250 96324 89253 11 275 17 247 20 278 21 289 89253 83760 12 298 7 279 14 290 24 316 83760 79174 13 321 11 320 15 342 18 316 79174 75184 15 325 17 311 21 332 22 325 75184 71631 17 313 19 309 23 306 25 323 71631 68400 17 306 19 310 25 293 26 316 68400 65415 20 312 25 313 28 296 27 316 65415 62636 28 309 32 308 34 304 31 318 62636 59945 37 307 38 303 40 304 36 307 59945 57139 45 303 44 297 43 298 44 303 57139 54215 56 301 49 295 48 292 57 297 54215 51413 65 296 57 294 53 294 60 292 51413 48890 66 294 61 294 59 297 60 291 48890 46630 68 295 62 295 62 295 62 295 46630 44577 70 297 62 296 64 290 65 297 44577 42694 73 299 65 297 65 289 65 297 42694 40956 75 300 71 299 64 293 63 297 40956 39351 81 296 76 298 66 295 61 294 39351 37870 82 295 77 297 66 296 61 294 37870 36502 82 294 78 298 65 299 60 297 36502 35200 77 297 79 298 66 304 55 309 35200 33890 71 304 76 298 66 310 58 321 33890 32538 73 311 77 302 67 314 61 321 32538 31141 76 310 80 304 68 314 62 318 31141 29677 75 303 82 305 67 313 64 315 29677 28136 74 302 80 305 64 314 65 314 28136 26514 76 306 76 307 63 318 65 315 26514 24812 75 310 73 308 63 319 61 319 24812 23032 68 314 70 308 62 323 57 324 23032 21179 61 311 66 308 62 323 54 326 21179 19243 60 306 60 313 58 317 49 327 19243 17223 52 311 53 315 56 311 46 319 17223 15161 45 307 48 315 48 314 43 315 15161 13173 36 307 40 314 38 317 36 317 13173 11371 20 322 25 316 25 313 24 323 11371 9780 20 319 14 307 16 296 15 313 9780 8379 20 316 13 306 11 295 11 287 8379 7141 21 315 13 304 8 306 6 290 7141 6048 19 318 11 312 7 301 4 305 6048 5087 13 312 7 322 2 333 1 055 5087 4252 4 326 3 304 1 068 6 111 4252 3523 6 063 5 092 5 124 11 135 3523 2878 7 113 9 123 10*124 15 129 2878 2314 12 128 10*126 11*114 16 116 2314 1845 13*121 10*122 11 113 16 109 1845 1486 12*119 10 122 10 112 15 107 1486 1239 10 117 9 121 10 111 13 106 1239 1089 9 117 8 121 9 112 11*105 1089 1003 7 116 7 120 8 110 7*104 1003 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