DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 02/06 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 - - - 24.4 - - 34.0 - - 32.5 - - 19.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 13 - - 29 - - -16 - - -43 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 330 - - 2484 - - 441 - - 0 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 988 - - 988 - - 988 - - 987 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1334 - - 3488 - - 1445 - - 1004 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 469 - - 1781 - - 4664 - - 2944 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 67 - - 178 - - 38 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 22 - - 20 - - 18 BL Wind Direction - - - 263 - - 337 - - 325 - - 332 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 14 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -3 - - -1 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 122 - - 1487 - - -128 - - -1163 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1212 - - 2001 - - 1573 - - 2167 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5374 - - 774 - - -729 - - -1708 ODpotential blCL - - - 6708 - - 2714 - - 2174 - - 2712 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 94 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 24.4 - - 34.0 - - 32.5 - - 19.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 22.6 - - 28.7 - - 29.2 - - 13.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 24.5 - - 34.1 - - 33.5 - - 21.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 22.3 - - 27.8 - - 28.8 - - 13.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 13 - - 29 - - -16 - - -43 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 330 - - 2484 - - 441 - - 0 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 101 - - 102 - - 76 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 95956 45 263 47 260 42 257 43 254 95956 88857 22 305 33 260 38 274 39 291 88857 83417 14 322 22 276 28 281 29 293 83417 78868 15 313 17 303 23 270 20 282 78868 74885 27 294 26 310 25 283 27 288 74885 71342 24 288 29 295 36 288 24 301 71342 68114 30 310 29 299 34 296 30 308 68114 65131 41 302 43 300 40 307 36 308 65131 62357 38 286 48 290 50 298 49 303 62357 59661 31 288 43 290 53 291 57 297 59661 56835 39 303 46 299 53 295 57 293 56835 53883 56 310 55 296 58 297 57 296 53883 51048 64 306 59 295 63 298 64 303 51048 48487 68 309 62 302 69 302 73 307 48487 46188 77 312 72 308 77 306 79 308 46188 44102 84 312 83 309 85 308 85 310 44102 42194 87 311 89 308 90 309 92 311 42194 40434 87 310 88 308 92 308 96 312 40434 38802 86 313 88 310 92 309 99 314 38802 37283 87 315 86 312 94 310 105 315 37283 35861 86 316 82 316 97 312 110 313 35861 34497 83 316 84 319 100 314 112 313 34497 33125 80 315 86 321 107 317 115 313 33125 31720 79 315 87 323 113 317 112 312 31720 30282 78 315 85 325 108 316 108 315 30282 28797 73 312 80 325 103 317 112 318 28797 27252 65 309 70 324 106 319 113 317 27252 25645 56 306 64 325 105 320 109 317 25645 23976 49 306 57 321 94 319 101 317 23976 22245 47 311 49 317 76 317 92 318 22245 20454 48 315 46 313 65 315 80 319 20454 18596 47 317 44 315 61 315 72 320 18596 16662 44 318 44 322 58 314 67 318 16662 14691 39 319 46 327 56 314 67 315 14691 12792 36 318 45 329 53 314 67 314 12792 11068 36 320 40 332 50 316 67 315 11068 9541 35 329 36 332 46 318 62 317 9541 8193 33 332 36 332 41 317 55 318 8193 7002 31 326 35 331 40 321 50 318 7002 5951 30 321 35 342 35 325 51 316 5951 5027 26 323 35 346 35 328 48 319 5027 4217 22 325 33 346 36 329 43 330 4217 3507 18 326 30*344 36 330 42 336 3507 2874 18 319 27*341 36 330 41 336 2874 2315 18 309 25 339 35 329 40 335 2315 1847 15 294 23 336 31 328 38 335 1847 1488 11*274 21 335 28*327 34 334 1488 1240 8*264 19 334 24*325 30 333 1240 1090 7 263 17 334 20 325 26*333 1090 1004 5 261 14 333 15 324 18*332 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