DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 02/21 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 - - - - - - 31.1 - - 30.9 - - 29.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 92 - - 42 - - 7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2149 - - 1780 - - 1619 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1655 - - 988 - - 988 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3153 - - 2784 - - 2623 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1265 - - 1712 - - 2005 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 238 - - 172 - - 93 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 11 - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 271 - - 287 - - 291 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 6 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - -4 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 962 - - 655 - - 590 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2191 - - 2129 - - 2033 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 842 - - 492 - - 252 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2311 - - 2292 - - 2371 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 31.1 - - 30.9 - - 29.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 25.3 - - 25.4 - - 24.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 30.7 - - 30.8 - - 30.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 24.7 - - 25.0 - - 24.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 92 - - 42 - - 7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2149 - - 1780 - - 1619 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 102 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 3 - - 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] 96885 29 098 31 084 27 087 96885 89725 26 100 22 095 17 083 89725 84165 19 100 17 105 12 081 84165 79509 17 091 12 119 9 060 79509 75458 9 090 7 121 3 068 75458 71862 8 112 5 117 2 111 71862 68596 10 083 4 219 3 312 68596 65579 3 061 8 226 4 280 65579 62777 6 311 12 235 10 260 62777 60059 11 253 13 236 14 257 60059 57210 17 244 15 254 20 265 57210 54241 31 265 29 258 33 258 54241 51386 38 252 38 245 39 254 51386 48798 45 251 45 253 43 254 48798 46481 46 262 56 258 49 252 46481 44388 63 262 65 258 54 256 44388 42470 72 255 68 254 62 256 42470 40698 73 252 68 253 67 252 40698 39054 73 252 68 251 67 245 39054 37525 76 252 68 250 66 242 37525 36096 80 251 73 248 66 244 36096 34726 81 248 81 245 70 245 34726 33352 81 248 85 242 74 243 33352 31949 82 250 84 239 74 241 31949 30520 85 251 80 240 74 240 30520 29045 87 250 81 242 72 239 29045 27508 87 249 83 242 68 239 27508 25903 86 247 83 240 63 238 25903 24230 79 246 78 238 58 235 24230 22490 67 251 63 235 54 233 22490 20692 46 255 46 226 46 235 20692 18830 32 242 43 224 38 239 18830 16892 35 243 40 233 36 237 16892 14912 35 246 31 235 34 239 14912 12997 31 250 30 239 32 241 12997 11252 28 271 27 246 26 240 11252 9705 24 272 20 245 19 248 9705 8335 20 266 17 252 17 245 8335 7122 18 275 16 253 15 255 7122 6047 16 288 14 258 16 262 6047 5104 14 285 12 277 14 289 5104 4282 13 275 13 288 14 298 4282 3560 13*273 13 289 15 297 3560 2913 13*272 13*288 14*295 2913 2341 13 272 12*288 14*294 2341 1864 13 271 12 287 13 292 1864 1497 12 271 12 287 12 290 1497 1245 12 271 11 286 11 289 1245 1092 11 270 10 287 10 289 1092 1004 9 270 8 286 7 288 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