DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 02/05 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 22.7 - - 22.4 - - 21.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 69 - - 24 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1914 - - 1327 - - 646 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 987 - - 987 - - 987 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2918 - - 2331 - - 1650 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 349 - - 797 - - 999 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 210 - - 131 - - 27 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 16 - - 13 - - 14 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 221 - - 205 - - 203 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 7 - - 9 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - -1 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 924 - - 705 - - 62 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1994 - - 1626 - - 1588 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 486 - - 91 - - -512 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2432 - - 2240 - - 2162 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 99 - - 98 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 22.7 - - 22.4 - - 21.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 17.7 - - 19.0 - - 18.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 22.4 - - 22.4 - - 21.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 16.7 - - 18.6 - - 17.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 69 - - 24 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1914 - - 1327 - - 646 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 97 - - 92 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 95618 70 245 59 249 63 257 95618 88589 39 264 43 253 45 277 88589 83190 27 284 41 263 38 280 83190 78641 27 292 35 271 41 287 78641 74692 26 294 27 274 35 291 74692 71193 29 299 28 277 33 289 71193 68001 27 298 26 284 32 292 68001 65042 25 303 27 301 34 300 65042 62284 32 306 34 309 37 301 62284 59604 37 301 37 300 33 301 59604 56791 33 299 35 293 33 311 56791 53845 31 310 33 299 41 314 53845 51021 44 315 40 309 44 313 51021 48480 43 313 43 307 42 319 48480 46195 41 321 39 307 44 326 46195 44110 49 325 39 319 50 328 44110 42196 52 320 47 326 57 329 42196 40434 51 316 53 323 62 329 40434 38805 49 320 56 321 64 330 38805 37290 50 324 58 322 62 329 37290 35878 53 323 61 322 59 326 35878 34532 54 320 63 320 59 324 34532 33187 54 319 62 317 63 327 33187 31814 52 320 55 317 73 333 31814 30412 51 318 55 324 80 335 30412 28960 50 312 63 329 82 335 28960 27439 49 300 65 326 78 335 27439 25846 45 293 64 326 69 335 25846 24182 41 296 57 326 60 334 24182 22447 36 296 49 320 56 335 22447 20644 37 295 45 315 55 338 20644 18768 39 297 41 306 47 338 18768 16821 36 298 35 300 43 328 16821 14843 31 298 36 299 40 324 14843 12937 26 296 37 313 39 321 12937 11200 26 288 35 307 35 316 11200 9662 25 290 28 285 30 304 9662 8298 26 288 29 285 31 306 8298 7085 26 269 28 281 27 285 7085 6014 22 263 25 279 21 283 6014 5074 20 270 22 281 21 281 5074 4251 19 263 19 270 22 269 4251 3526 19*247 17 248 21 254 3526 2881 17*224 16*226 23 232 2881 2317 17 222 15*208 23 213 2317 1848 16 221 15 206 20*207 1848 1488 16 219 14 204 18*205 1488 1240 15 218 12 203 15 203 1240 1090 13 218 11 203 13 202 1090 1004 11 217 8 203 9 201 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