DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 02/07 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 = 18Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0702z - - 1006z - - 1344z - - 1608z - - 1910z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 30.8 - - 33.0 - - 37.1 - - 36.9 - - 33.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 9 - - 53 - - 26 - - 5 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 645 - - 474 - - 3167 - - 2739 - - 788 BL Depth Hcrit 952 - - 952 - - 952 - - 952 - - 952 Hcrit BL Top 1649 - - 1478 - - 4171 - - 3743 - - 1792 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 684 - - 932 - - 939 - - 1667 - - 3204 Hgt.Variab. W* 74 - - 119 - - 181 - - 108 - - 34 W* B/S 2 - - 4 - - 4 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 8 - - 6 - - 8 - - 11 - - 11 BL Wind Direction 323 - - 335 - - 067 - - 037 - - 053 Direction Wind Shear 3 - - 2 - - 6 - - 5 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg -2 - - 2 - - 6 - - -5 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 423 - - -221 - - 1539 - - 1532 - - 367 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 1226 - - 1700 - - 2632 - - 2211 - - 1425 sfcLCL ODpotential 292 - - -1352 - - 1092 - - 920 - - 188 ODpotential blCL 1357 - - 2830 - - 3079 - - 2823 - - 1604 blCL maxRH 100 - - 95 - - 101 - - 100 - - 101 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 8 - - 15 - - 13 CAPE Temp@2m 30.8 - - 33.0 - - 37.1 - - 36.9 - - 33.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 29.2 - - 29.3 - - 29.3 - - 31.0 - - 31.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 31.0 - - 32.8 - - 37.1 - - 37.0 - - 34.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 29.2 - - 29.3 - - 29.3 - - 31.0 - - 31.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 9 - - 53 - - 26 - - 5 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 645 - - 474 - - 3167 - - 2739 - - 788 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 101 - - 82 - - 102 - - 101 - - 103 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 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] 71016 10 360 7 337 7 004 8 356 7 352 71016 59279 29 273 31 267 26 267 29 252 34 275 59279 53773 50 275 40 279 40 260 39 250 41 250 53773 49734 60 254 58 260 48 258 51 266 46 256 49734 45518 58 255 52 250 57 249 59 255 50 254 45518 42344 58 260 55 256 55 250 58 249 54 254 42344 41250 57 263 54 265 56 250 63 255 57 246 41250 40308 58 262 56 267 54 251 60 256 57 242 40308 39692 59 263 60 262 56 251 59 257 57 242 39692 39024 58 262 64 260 62 252 60 257 59 246 39024 38627 56 263 67 260 64 253 62 255 62 247 38627 38261 57 264 69 261 64 254 60 254 66 248 38261 37942 60 263 67 262 63 253 61 251 65 249 37942 37475 63 261 66 260 66 252 63 247 64 248 37475 36889 63 261 67 257 70 252 64 244 66 243 36889 36319 60 258 67 257 72 251 64 245 64 242 36319 35560 57 254 66 257 74 251 66 247 60 244 35560 34749 55 252 65 255 75 250 69 250 69 251 34749 33806 53 253 67 257 75 250 74 252 74 253 33806 33065 51 260 71 256 75 251 78 252 80 252 33065 32622 52 266 73 256 75 252 78 251 84 250 32622 31931 52 268 75 259 77 252 77 250 85 249 31931 31133 47 271 74 260 75 252 79 249 80 245 31133 31080 45 272 66 256 73 252 76 249 77 243 31080 27866 44 271 60 255 68 247 69 251 74 242 27866 25845 44 270 57 261 60 250 63 253 67 243 25845 23638 43 271 52 261 50 256 53 248 53 246 23638 19685 41 270 48 260 47 263 46 253 41 253 19685 17262 38 266 44 261 47 260 45 257 31 263 17262 15634 34 263 40 262 44 259 40 258 29 261 15634 13839 32 256 36 259 43 257 37 257 26 249 13839 12702 31 255 32 253 36 261 33 259 22 253 12702 11878 30 257 29 251 31 262 28 268 17 269 11878 10881 29 262 25 257 27 267 24 274 13 291 10881 9155 24 273 16 259 20 253 14 284 9 337 9155 7743 18 276 13 264 15 263 8 288 10 341 7743 6523 15 279 12 275 10 300 1 302 6 350 6523 6321 15 277 10 324 14 355 2 348 4 324 6321 5704 12 312 12 017 14*029 6 068 1 013 5704 4111 9 050 13 044 11*063 9*069 13 076 4111 3684 9 062 13 052 9 064 10*057 16 074 3684 3263 7 077 13 055 9 066 11 049 17 074 3263 2847 6 109 9 071 8 066 11 040 18 071 2847 2435 5 125 8 083 8 067 12 036 17 066 2435 2029 2*327 6 051 8 068 11 034 15*058 2029 1628 9*322 9*350 7 068 11 032 13*055 1628 1363 8 323 7*336 7 070 11 029 12 054 1363 1165 7 323 6 335 6 070 10 028 11 053 1165 1034 7 323 6 334 6 070 9 028 10 052 1034 969 6 323 5 333 5 070 7 027 8 051 969 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