DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 02/24 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 - - - 22.4 - - 31.6 - - 35.8 - - 33.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 124 - - 290 - - 110 - - -37 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1041 - - 2233 - - 1941 - - 0 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 987 - - 2329 - - 1671 - - 988 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2045 - - 3237 - - 2945 - - 1004 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1179 - - 557 - - 638 - - 2336 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 206 - - 353 - - 245 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 16 - - 24 - - 29 - - 16 BL Wind Direction - - - 185 - - 200 - - 192 - - 205 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 9 - - 14 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 1 - - -3 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1152 - - -1299 - - -2481 - - -3013 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3197 - - 4536 - - 5426 - - 4017 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12650 - - -10727 - - -10985 - - -11212 ODpotential blCL - - - 14695 - - 13964 - - 13930 - - 12216 blCL maxRH - - - 67 - - 69 - - 82 - - 81 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 22.4 - - 31.6 - - 35.8 - - 33.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 12.1 - - 15.2 - - 15.5 - - 19.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 21.9 - - 30.4 - - 35.5 - - 34.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 11.1 - - 14.1 - - 15.0 - - 18.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 124 - - 290 - - 110 - - -37 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1041 - - 2233 - - 1941 - - 0 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 29 - - 26 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 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] 96436 12 102 6 072 8 062 11 085 96436 89291 15 099 12 129 2 347 8 080 89291 83702 6 096 8 139 4 216 2 210 83702 78996 2 139 6 250 8 265 5 273 78996 74920 6 271 9 238 14 258 12 279 74920 71311 8 255 11 258 12 249 17 276 71311 68036 18 269 13 280 13 267 21 280 68036 65016 18 262 20 290 19 274 23 275 65016 62198 21 288 27 283 20 282 27 281 62198 59459 28 282 29 286 32 294 39 288 59459 56586 28 292 31 289 40 284 40 282 56586 53589 30 301 35 301 39 285 45 284 53589 50726 32 299 47 300 44 296 45 275 50726 48137 40 302 54 289 49 295 43 291 48137 45833 46 293 49 286 62 296 65 296 45833 43789 47 302 43 303 70 290 69 294 43789 41936 62 305 67 301 67 290 75 294 41936 40234 71 301 80 301 71 302 87 292 40234 38665 69 301 86 306 88 305 103 290 38665 37212 70 311 94 311 111 301 117 289 37212 35858 86 317 106 311 129 300 125 287 35858 34560 98 317 121 310 135 300 126 286 34560 33247 103 317 131 310 135 301 126 288 33247 31890 101 316 130 310 127 301 126 290 31890 30491 94 316 119 308 107 296 123 290 30491 29037 83 312 105 302 96 288 115 288 29037 27522 72 301 95 297 93 287 106 287 27522 25943 64 295 83 296 84 287 99 286 25943 24293 52 301 72 294 74 287 93 282 24293 22567 42 304 64 291 67 284 84 278 22567 20773 33 311 55 313 59 281 69 276 20773 18908 31 309 48 319 56 273 60 279 18908 16962 35 300 37 296 52 260 64 280 16962 14975 37 302 36 291 38 251 63 273 14975 13064 35 296 31 281 36 250 54 265 13064 11326 33 282 33 276 38 256 45 256 11326 9775 30 272 36 265 40 264 46 258 9775 8394 28 266 35 259 46 270 46 267 8394 7170 26 263 33 250 50 265 48 266 7170 6091 24 256 33 243 44 242 51 257 6091 5142 22 243 34 236 43 235 53 246 5142 4310 21 231 34 224 45 221 55 230 4310 3578 21 218 31*213 41*208 54 221 3578 2927 23 204 26*202 32*194 48 215 2927 2351 21*196 25 201 31 193 41 211 2351 1870 19*190 25 200 30 192 37 209 1870 1502 16 185 24 200 29 192 32 208 1502 1247 15 184 23 200 27 192 27 207 1247 1093 14 183 21 200 24 191 23 206 1093 1004 12 183 17 200 19 191 16*205 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