DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 02/02 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 - - - 20.5 - - 24.7 - - 26.8 - - 23.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 13 - - 30 - - 14 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 602 - - 1088 - - 1083 - - 0 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 987 - - 987 - - 987 - - 988 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1606 - - 2092 - - 2087 - - 1004 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1018 - - 1458 - - 2963 - - 3474 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 81 - - 132 - - 104 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 9 - - 11 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 231 - - 226 - - 251 - - 275 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 4 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 51 - - 476 - - 582 - - -403 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1555 - - 1616 - - 1505 - - 1407 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2082 - - 249 - - 310 - - -938 ODpotential blCL - - - 3688 - - 1843 - - 1777 - - 1942 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 101 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 20.5 - - 24.7 - - 26.8 - - 23.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 17.6 - - 21.6 - - 24.0 - - 21.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 20.6 - - 24.6 - - 26.8 - - 24.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 17.4 - - 21.0 - - 23.5 - - 21.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 13 - - 30 - - 14 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 602 - - 1088 - - 1083 - - 0 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 102 - - 101 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 95754 76 224 71 227 84 237 76 245 95754 88551 62 238 55 240 58 245 59 251 88551 83043 48 244 49 251 46 248 48 250 83043 78483 41 266 40 272 44 266 41 260 78483 74550 33 282 40 276 40 281 39 266 74550 71067 31 298 37 283 36 289 38 281 71067 67907 31 304 39 295 39 296 38 292 67907 64987 33 304 44 300 41 300 37 292 64987 62254 37 303 46 301 42 303 35 291 62254 59576 43 303 45 302 42 304 41 290 59576 56762 50 298 46 304 48 300 43 297 56762 53828 49 303 51 306 55 297 55 295 53828 51017 54 311 56 306 60 295 56 291 51017 48475 61 311 61 308 54 301 55 288 48475 46186 65 310 62 310 62 298 61 286 46186 44109 68 311 69 308 66 292 67 284 44109 42223 70 311 71 304 66 298 69 283 42223 40505 70 310 70 305 70 302 65 287 40505 38924 67 309 73 305 76 303 69 296 38924 37454 65 313 80 303 87 300 86 296 37454 36080 73 318 78 302 95 297 96 294 36080 34773 82 317 73 303 94 296 114 296 34773 33463 83 316 73 304 87 296 120 294 33463 32109 85 315 76 304 83 297 119 291 32109 30708 82 313 76 304 81 298 119 292 30708 29242 74 314 73 304 79 299 116 295 29242 27703 73 318 70 305 78 299 106 294 27703 26093 73 319 68 307 77 299 90 293 26093 24409 75 318 65 308 74 300 83 294 24409 22650 73 316 61 310 67 299 80 295 22650 20824 67 309 59 312 67 299 71 294 20824 18928 59 314 57 308 63 304 63 294 18928 16959 39 302 51 307 59 302 56 297 16959 14949 41 293 43 305 55 304 56 300 14949 13007 32 289 39 303 47 303 51 300 13007 11243 27 282 33 300 40 299 44 299 11243 9682 29 281 26 296 35 296 39 298 9682 8302 24 266 24 289 30 290 35 298 8302 7082 23 250 25 279 26 285 32 299 7082 6005 23 262 25 261 22 280 28 298 6005 5065 25 268 24 253 20 260 20 293 5065 4250 23 265 20 257 19 260 17 288 4250 3535 22 268 18 251 18 260 17 286 3535 2894 21 264 16 245 16 258 17 286 2894 2328 21 251 14*237 14*254 16 285 2328 1855 18*240 10*228 12*252 15 283 1855 1492 14*233 10 226 11 251 13 281 1492 1242 13 231 9 225 10 250 10 278 1242 1091 11 231 8 225 9 249 8*277 1091 1004 8 230 7 224 7 249 5*275 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