DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 02/27 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 - - - 42.0 - - 53.2 - - 56.8 - - 48.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 54 - - 213 - - 121 - - -52 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 508 - - 2887 - - 4439 - - 2 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 989 - - 2703 - - 3517 - - 989 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1512 - - 3891 - - 5443 - - 1006 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 291 - - 2852 - - 2832 - - 296 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 126 - - 349 - - 332 - - 4 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 21 - - 24 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 222 - - 227 - - 233 - - 196 Direction Wind Shear - - - 11 - - 10 - - 14 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1023 - - -663 - - -1005 - - -4247 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2535 - - 4554 - - 6448 - - 5253 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4580 - - -2865 - - -2252 - - -8355 ODpotential blCL - - - 6092 - - 6756 - - 7695 - - 9361 blCL maxRH - - - 74 - - 83 - - 67 - - 88 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 50 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 42.0 - - 53.2 - - 56.8 - - 48.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 34.6 - - 36.7 - - 31.9 - - 29.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 41.9 - - 52.3 - - 56.3 - - 51.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 33.6 - - 35.9 - - 31.5 - - 29.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 54 - - 213 - - 121 - - -52 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 508 - - 2887 - - 4439 - - 2 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 33 - - 0 - - 54 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 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] 96673 22 103 17 100 9 105 11 042 96673 89479 22 085 13 104 5 107 8 070 89479 83872 15 086 10 142 7 150 1 112 83872 79184 2 043 8 154 6 211 5 205 79184 75112 12 171 6 234 10 232 9 218 75112 71481 4 059 9 251 17 237 17 259 71481 68209 6 301 11 238 13 249 20 263 68209 65206 20 294 18 285 18 273 19 257 65206 62398 33 274 35 263 29 272 30 278 62398 59664 34 264 41 258 36 268 40 267 59664 56813 32 275 36 265 35 257 34 265 56813 53871 41 283 35 275 35 253 41 279 53871 51068 40 273 45 276 40 263 47 268 51068 48536 48 285 52 271 50 262 50 259 48536 46262 53 279 56 271 50 268 48 278 46262 44209 53 273 59 271 63 278 62 282 44209 42358 57 273 60 271 67 274 66 276 42358 40680 68 279 66 276 65 270 63 273 40680 39144 77 275 72 272 62 271 64 271 39144 37724 70 271 68 270 62 276 66 270 37724 36398 64 285 65 281 64 279 70 271 36398 35124 71 298 71 281 69 283 74 271 35124 33828 80 302 73 279 76 285 76 271 33828 32478 87 303 75 278 80 285 78 271 32478 31077 89 303 76 279 79 283 77 270 31077 29610 89 305 75 281 74 281 75 272 29610 28066 88 305 74 284 70 281 72 274 28066 26447 87 306 74 287 63 282 68 275 26447 24755 75 303 75 287 56 284 63 274 24755 22991 70 293 73 286 55 286 59 275 22991 21163 74 289 70 286 56 287 55 276 21163 19261 67 295 69 287 59 287 49 277 19261 17284 51 286 68 293 61 287 45 280 17284 15274 37 282 55 291 51 285 43 272 15274 13344 29 284 42 281 48 277 46 267 13344 11591 25 280 32 269 45 279 49 269 11591 10030 21 277 32 268 37 275 44 264 10030 8639 17 279 32 270 36 268 41 264 8639 7400 14 278 30 269 35 265 39 254 7400 6299 10 266 29 261 32*260 32 245 6299 5322 8 231 27 254 27*244 27 239 5322 4461 11 218 26*246 26 236 27 232 4461 3699 15 221 23*234 25 235 30 218 3699 3018 20 221 23 228 24 231 32 210 3018 2415 22 221 22 227 23 230 31 209 2415 1911 22*222 22 225 22 229 29 207 1911 1524 20*222 21 224 22 229 26 205 1524 1259 14 222 20 224 20 228 20 201 1259 1098 12 221 18 224 19 228 16*199 1098 1006 9 221 14 223 15 228 8*196 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