DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 02/15 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 - - - 41.4 - - 50.0 - - 51.0 - - 43.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 45 - - 158 - - 124 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 587 - - 2063 - - 1923 - - 670 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 988 - - 1974 - - 1727 - - 989 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1591 - - 3067 - - 2927 - - 1674 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 508 - - 512 - - 723 - - 901 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 123 - - 281 - - 252 - - 18 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 11 - - 13 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 282 - - 258 - - 282 - - 297 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 3 - - 4 - - 6 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 1 - - -1 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -637 - - 216 - - -769 - - 328 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2229 - - 2851 - - 3696 - - 1346 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5938 - - -2233 - - -3909 - - -7 ODpotential blCL - - - 7529 - - 5300 - - 6836 - - 1681 blCL maxRH - - - 83 - - 90 - - 80 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 41.4 - - 50.0 - - 51.0 - - 43.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.3 - - 41.0 - - 38.4 - - 41.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 41.2 - - 49.1 - - 50.3 - - 44.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 34.6 - - 40.4 - - 38.1 - - 41.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 45 - - 158 - - 124 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 587 - - 2063 - - 1923 - - 670 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 34 - - 61 - - 19 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 - - 6 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] 96662 24 068 29 043 21 049 21 048 96662 89543 27 065 26 070 17 086 15 052 89543 83961 22 074 20 083 10 091 11 034 83961 79294 17 079 13 092 4 084 9 015 79294 75264 7 055 5 091 3 326 11 348 75264 71691 4 043 3 308 8 294 11 318 71691 68447 10 345 10 273 11 258 15 291 68447 65445 18 302 17 297 16 293 16 295 65445 62649 31 293 32 288 27 295 30 290 62649 59950 39 282 36 275 37 281 32 271 59950 57137 40 274 36 269 37 292 34 275 57137 54183 41 270 46 281 58 272 38 282 54183 51335 44 279 58 273 57 275 64 285 51335 48794 57 281 61 275 64 284 74 284 48794 46543 58 281 68 281 69 283 75 289 46543 44504 60 283 70 282 70 284 79 292 44504 42630 67 282 70 282 76 287 79 292 42630 40898 73 276 71 280 83 285 79 291 40898 39294 75 267 72 274 85 282 79 292 39294 37809 71 259 72 269 83 280 78 293 37809 36429 74 252 72 264 79 279 78 293 36429 35109 78 247 71 260 73 279 80 294 35109 33780 75 247 68 259 68 283 81 297 33780 32411 71 250 65 262 65 290 83 301 32411 31003 65 251 64 265 65 297 84 306 31003 29538 68 253 63 265 66 302 84 310 29538 28004 69 259 64 263 63 303 81 313 28004 26402 58 266 67 263 57 301 72 311 26402 24729 52 265 67 267 53 298 62 309 24729 22986 53 265 58 275 52 298 58 308 22986 21173 41 273 49 279 52 297 56 307 21173 19283 33 282 39 280 50 295 54 303 19283 17312 26 293 34 294 46 310 49 307 17312 15301 17 288 35 303 47 323 42 312 15301 13359 15 295 30 307 44 321 39 319 13359 11586 12 314 25 306 36 315 36 321 11586 10008 10 317 22 307 28 311 31 319 10008 8610 12 315 19 316 25 309 23 318 8610 7369 11 311 16 314 22 302 21 316 7369 6265 10 310 13 305 22 303 21 320 6265 5286 9 317 10 297 23 305 19 320 5286 4424 11 306 10 288 20 301 18 313 4424 3663 15 285 11*274 15 292 18 301 3663 2984 14 259 12*262 13*285 18 293 2984 2387 13 276 12 259 13*283 16 294 2387 1894 13*287 12 257 13 282 15*296 1894 1515 12*285 12 256 13 282 14*296 1515 1254 10 281 11 255 12 281 12 297 1254 1096 8 280 10 255 12 280 11 297 1096 1005 7 279 9 255 10 280 7 297 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