DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 02/19 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 - - - - - - 52.6 - - 58.7 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 122 - - 82 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 611 - - 2274 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 990 - - 1644 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1615 - - 3278 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 507 - - 1827 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 175 - - 235 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 15 - - 16 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 128 - - 142 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 7 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - -1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 333 - - 495 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1282 - - 2783 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2047 - - -108 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3662 - - 3386 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 97 - - 85 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 120 - - 390 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 52.6 - - 58.7 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 50.1 - - 49.6 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 52.0 - - 58.3 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 49.4 - - 49.3 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 122 - - 82 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 611 - - 2274 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 90 - - 41 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 8 - - - 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] 96735 32 096 29 083 96735 89576 28 082 20 102 89576 84025 20 083 18 085 84025 79373 10 083 6 049 79373 75327 12 064 6 065 75327 71722 9 024 4 022 71722 68450 6 327 2 350 68450 65442 5 240 6 332 65442 62651 4 339 6 317 62651 59945 9 272 8 271 59945 57118 8 278 21 291 57118 54168 19 298 33 278 54168 51343 37 270 40 262 51343 48795 38 267 34 267 48795 46501 49 267 44 274 46501 44419 59 261 73 257 44419 42522 73 254 77 247 42522 40783 75 246 67 251 40783 39177 71 249 69 255 39177 37683 67 255 72 258 37683 36291 70 258 80 266 36291 34964 77 258 100 267 34964 33633 79 256 112 266 33633 32268 78 256 108 263 32268 30868 73 254 93 262 30868 29417 64 253 79 263 29417 27901 63 255 69 261 27901 26316 62 256 55 261 26316 24658 59 257 59 254 24658 22926 57 255 57 245 22926 21125 52 252 48 238 21125 19248 39 247 46 233 19248 17287 33 250 38 220 17287 15287 34 254 26 234 15287 13361 30 259 19 243 13361 11607 25 258 15 258 11607 10048 21 254 13 270 10048 8660 21 240 9 264 8660 7423 23 236 8 205 7423 6319 24 233 16 192 6319 5340 21 217 21 193 5340 4477 21 179 19 183 4477 3715 23 160 18*169 3715 3031 23 151 17*154 3031 2426 21 143 17 143 2426 1920 20*137 16 141 1920 1531 17*129 16 139 1531 1263 15 128 15 139 1263 1100 14 127 14 138 1100 1006 11 127 11 137 1006 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