DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 02/22 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 - - - 26.5 - - 27.5 - - 28.0 - - 25.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 10 - - 27 - - 22 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 685 - - 1605 - - 1666 - - 0 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 987 - - 988 - - 988 - - 987 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1689 - - 2609 - - 2670 - - 1004 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2866 - - 3485 - - 2764 - - 3153 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 81 - - 148 - - 143 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 21 - - 26 - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - 301 - - 307 - - 303 - - 303 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 13 - - 16 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -2 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 308 - - 1045 - - 1038 - - -308 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1381 - - 1564 - - 1632 - - 1312 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -67 - - 355 - - 336 - - -809 ODpotential blCL - - - 1756 - - 2254 - - 2334 - - 1813 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 99 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 26.5 - - 27.5 - - 28.0 - - 25.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 24.3 - - 24.6 - - 24.8 - - 23.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 26.5 - - 27.6 - - 28.3 - - 26.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 23.9 - - 23.7 - - 24.1 - - 23.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 10 - - 27 - - 22 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 685 - - 1605 - - 1666 - - 0 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 100 - - 94 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 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] 96783 30 092 29 089 25 086 19 078 96783 89634 29 091 23 096 16 093 15 076 89634 84051 18 101 12 099 13 104 6 105 84051 79375 21 109 10 153 1 318 6 044 79375 75324 9 066 9 121 6 234 4 335 75324 71734 5 026 6 066 5 197 2 315 71734 68470 6 321 9 338 2 315 5 355 68470 65450 7 325 13 324 8 326 10 322 65450 62643 10 333 14 315 12 325 18 299 62643 59919 14 322 15 309 15 323 19 292 59919 57049 18 309 16 303 15 302 17 287 57049 54029 26 292 24 292 22 287 24 294 54029 51124 27 279 30 283 27 282 30 292 51124 48508 29 276 35 278 30 282 32 291 48508 46170 31 272 34 272 29 284 31 297 46170 44057 31 271 30 278 26 291 32 302 44057 42123 27 279 30 288 30 296 34 301 42123 40334 26 290 32 289 35 297 33 301 40334 38673 27 289 32 284 36 297 33 307 38673 37126 26 278 31 281 34 299 33 309 37126 35683 25 272 31 283 35 299 33 310 35683 34302 22 271 30 285 34 297 34 312 34302 32916 19 274 27 283 29 294 34 313 32916 31498 18 285 20 284 25 300 33 316 31498 30056 15 295 19 302 24 313 30 323 30056 28578 13 317 19 302 24 318 27 336 28578 27055 15 337 19 312 22 313 30 342 27055 25486 27 007 20 325 18 307 33 347 25486 23855 35 357 21 321 16 319 34 348 23855 22156 32 354 28 310 16 332 34 347 22156 20391 31 355 36 307 16 338 33 347 20391 18556 30 354 30 318 16 340 31 343 18556 16643 27 354 24 324 16 342 29 340 16643 14690 25 356 20 343 13 337 28 342 14690 12807 22 352 16 341 18 330 25 341 12807 11097 19 340 18 326 20 338 25 338 11097 9583 18 329 23 334 22 343 28 336 9583 8245 17 324 22 337 21 340 28 340 8245 7059 15 322 24 325 24 339 29 341 7059 6009 23 322 27 322 28 336 33 337 6009 5084 24 327 27 321 30 327 35 333 5084 4268 24 329 27 317 32 317 35 330 4268 3547 24 327 27 314 33 312 35 326 3547 2903 24 322 26*312 32*310 33 321 2903 2333 23 315 25*309 31*307 31 316 2333 1858 21*308 23 307 29 304 28 312 1858 1494 18*303 21 306 27 302 24 308 1494 1243 16 301 19 305 24 301 20 305 1243 1091 14 299 17 305 21 301 17*304 1091 1004 10 299 13 304 16 300 12*303 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