DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 02/03 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 - - - 23.4 - - 27.2 - - 25.5 - - 23.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 19 - - 47 - - 19 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 136 - - 2900 - - 2508 - - 139 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 987 - - 987 - - 988 - - 987 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1140 - - 3904 - - 3512 - - 1143 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2566 - - 636 - - 941 - - 3190 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 57 - - 213 - - 153 - - 17 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 6 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 7 - - 11 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 320 - - 329 - - 341 - - 005 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 1 - - 3 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 1 - - -4 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -541 - - 1327 - - 1132 - - -598 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1682 - - 2577 - - 2380 - - 1742 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1318 - - 768 - - 677 - - -1090 ODpotential blCL - - - 2458 - - 3136 - - 2835 - - 2233 blCL maxRH - - - 94 - - 100 - - 100 - - 101 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 23.4 - - 27.2 - - 25.5 - - 23.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 20.0 - - 19.8 - - 19.0 - - 19.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 23.5 - - 27.1 - - 25.6 - - 24.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 19.5 - - 18.6 - - 18.0 - - 19.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 19 - - 47 - - 19 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 136 - - 2900 - - 2508 - - 139 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 78 - - 100 - - 102 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 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] 95835 58 234 67 244 52 265 47 263 95835 88694 41 254 48 253 49 269 34 263 88694 83221 39 273 40 259 40 266 38 266 83221 78697 36 276 35 262 36 261 42 271 78697 74792 30 287 25 267 31 258 38 267 74792 71292 33 293 22 282 26 269 35 270 71292 68077 38 285 32 278 35 273 38 279 68077 65109 38 276 38 268 41 272 36 276 65109 62345 34 281 35 270 38 270 36 272 62345 59644 43 286 36 272 35 270 39 264 59644 56804 48 267 38 267 40 274 42 254 56804 53835 45 259 42 269 49 274 44 260 53835 50988 54 269 50 265 56 266 52 266 50988 48423 57 268 52 258 56 257 57 264 48423 46124 57 277 52 268 55 259 58 262 46124 44038 71 275 62 274 56 266 57 260 44038 42131 75 269 69 268 61 269 58 262 42131 40384 70 262 70 261 64 268 57 265 40384 38779 65 265 68 259 62 267 52 264 38779 37293 68 275 64 266 57 265 50 261 37293 35908 78 275 61 268 53 269 45 264 35908 34594 88 270 67 266 54 272 39 274 34594 33288 88 265 70 263 45 276 35 288 33288 31949 95 266 56 268 42 286 36 305 31949 30568 103 264 51 275 43 288 40 321 30568 29130 107 263 53 275 44 287 39 324 29130 27621 92 265 50 277 43 288 33 313 27621 26039 57 270 45 277 41 291 30 302 26039 24380 47 278 44 275 40 295 29 302 24380 22646 47 279 45 276 40 296 28 300 22646 20835 52 275 46 278 39 293 29 295 20835 18943 50 276 47 280 41 284 32 289 18943 16962 50 279 45 281 44 283 36 290 16962 14944 46 285 39 279 39 286 35 298 14944 13008 42 282 36 279 33 284 30 301 13008 11256 39 279 32 282 29 284 26 299 11256 9703 36 279 28 284 25 285 22 302 9703 8326 32 280 25 291 22 289 19 306 8326 7103 27 285 22 301 19 297 17 305 7103 6022 22 293 20 311 20 310 17 316 6022 5070 17 298 12 315 17 316 18 330 5070 4247 10 306 7*322 11 329 12 348 4247 3532 9 341 7*326 11*336 11 359 3532 2892 10 344 7 327 11*339 12 002 2892 2326 10 344 7 330 11 341 13 004 2326 1854 10 342 7 331 11 341 14 005 1854 1492 9 339 7 331 11 342 13 006 1492 1242 7*327 7 331 10 342 11*006 1242 1091 5*321 6 332 9 342 9*006 1091 1004 4 319 6 332 8 343 6 005 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