DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 02/26 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 - - - 26.4 - - 38.0 - - 42.9 - - 37.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 166 - - 317 - - 170 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1248 - - 2652 - - 2924 - - 1 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1398 - - 2662 - - 2611 - - 988 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2252 - - 3656 - - 3928 - - 1005 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 776 - - 692 - - 926 - - 2233 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 240 - - 383 - - 321 - - 2 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 14 - - 8 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 5 - - 8 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 143 - - 222 - - 224 - - 230 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -1 - - 2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1302 - - -3247 - - -3926 - - -3318 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3554 - - 6903 - - 7854 - - 4323 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8951 - - -8901 - - -7683 - - -7771 ODpotential blCL - - - 11203 - - 12557 - - 11611 - - 8776 blCL maxRH - - - 74 - - 76 - - 87 - - 92 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 26.4 - - 38.0 - - 42.9 - - 37.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 14.4 - - 11.1 - - 11.7 - - 22.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 25.6 - - 36.3 - - 41.8 - - 38.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 13.9 - - 10.5 - - 11.5 - - 21.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 166 - - 317 - - 170 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1248 - - 2652 - - 2924 - - 1 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 3 - - 47 - - 68 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 1 - - 2 - - 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] 96695 24 074 13 098 18 094 19 078 96695 89508 23 067 11 089 14 106 12 082 89508 83943 17 087 8 079 5 100 9 074 83943 79276 5 004 7 028 1 097 2 034 79276 75216 8 244 8 289 9 273 8 303 75216 71603 6 335 5 278 14 264 9 292 71603 68307 26 292 13 280 15 279 15 305 68307 65263 22 274 17 272 21 283 22 294 65263 62437 17 277 20 272 26 264 24 278 62437 59688 26 282 22 273 23 272 24 287 59688 56801 33 278 29 274 34 272 33 280 56801 53809 41 287 37 277 41 269 42 276 53809 50973 46 282 44 274 43 273 49 271 50973 48429 49 279 48 275 44 276 49 268 48429 46150 49 275 54 274 56 283 48 270 46150 44083 47 276 58 272 58 278 50 275 44083 42196 53 286 55 270 57 277 52 271 42196 40459 63 279 49 272 61 278 50 273 40459 38854 63 272 58 279 62 280 64 282 38854 37367 66 278 69 278 75 284 80 279 37367 35985 75 275 81 278 90 276 84 270 35985 34664 76 267 87 276 88 271 82 268 34664 33338 70 269 89 277 86 276 84 271 33338 31979 75 280 92 280 92 280 91 274 31979 30585 78 282 97 281 98 280 96 273 30585 29132 75 280 99 280 99 278 98 269 29132 27608 75 276 97 280 100 279 97 267 27608 26013 73 273 91 280 97 282 95 268 26013 24344 69 271 82 279 91 279 91 271 24344 22606 67 269 75 277 84 284 83 272 22606 20799 62 268 67 275 78 285 71 272 20799 18920 54 269 61 266 73 285 58 274 18920 16967 54 267 59 266 62 277 50 279 16967 14977 53 272 52 274 56 269 48 275 14977 13065 42 280 40 273 45 282 45 281 13065 11333 32 288 31 270 35 288 38 284 11333 9795 27 298 27 272 23 279 32 282 9795 8428 26 301 27 278 20 279 33 281 8428 7212 27 299 23 289 17 269 30 282 7212 6138 26 303 20 300 14 275 24 278 6138 5190 23 314 15 315 10 258 25 273 5190 4353 12 297 7*297 8*231 25 271 4353 3613 8 276 5*229 8*227 21 273 3613 2951 3 254 5 225 8 226 16 258 2951 2368 5*147 5 222 8 225 13 241 2368 1881 7*144 5 219 8 223 12 237 1881 1508 7 143 5 218 7 222 11 237 1508 1250 7 142 4 217 7 222 9 235 1250 1094 6 142 4 217 7 221 7*233 1094 1005 6 142 4 216 6 221 4*230 1005 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