DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 01/03 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 - - - 21.5 - - 25.4 - - 26.9 - - 25.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 11 - - 39 - - 8 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 355 - - 1141 - - 1394 - - 0 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 987 - - 987 - - 987 - - 988 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1359 - - 2145 - - 2398 - - 1004 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1092 - - 808 - - 674 - - 1970 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 64 - - 146 - - 93 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 7 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 4 - - 5 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 294 - - 315 - - 290 - - 267 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -536 - - -32 - - 388 - - -518 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1895 - - 2177 - - 2011 - - 1522 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11635 - - -9765 - - -7834 - - -1104 ODpotential blCL - - - 12994 - - 11910 - - 10232 - - 2108 blCL maxRH - - - 94 - - 95 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 21.5 - - 25.4 - - 26.9 - - 25.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 17.1 - - 19.7 - - 21.9 - - 22.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 21.6 - - 25.3 - - 27.0 - - 26.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 16.7 - - 18.7 - - 21.3 - - 22.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 11 - - 39 - - 8 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 355 - - 1141 - - 1394 - - 0 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 76 - - 80 - - 99 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 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] 95608 55 260 63 263 61 269 57 267 95608 88540 30 294 26 266 30 279 38 277 88540 83102 22 314 16 292 21 280 28 286 83102 78588 21 316 20 313 16 283 23 286 78588 74671 26 301 22 307 19 290 30 288 74671 71186 28 291 27 297 29 294 32 288 71186 68009 31 288 32 287 31 295 31 292 68009 65067 33 286 33 278 35 291 33 293 65067 62323 30 285 38 275 43 289 37 289 62323 59646 37 295 40 283 45 281 45 291 59646 56843 47 294 45 286 48 286 48 282 56843 53925 50 286 49 283 50 285 50 289 53925 51136 52 286 55 284 60 288 60 286 51136 48621 57 289 58 284 63 285 60 287 48621 46360 60 290 60 285 60 283 61 290 46360 44311 61 294 61 286 61 288 62 293 44311 42433 62 292 61 287 67 290 66 296 42433 40699 64 285 62 286 68 285 71 295 40699 39093 63 279 64 285 64 289 69 296 39093 37604 62 277 65 285 71 295 77 305 37604 36219 66 278 66 286 80 295 87 305 36219 34890 72 274 71 285 79 292 87 305 34890 33548 70 267 75 280 74 292 87 306 33548 32169 69 266 76 274 68 296 92 308 32169 30758 68 267 75 267 64 299 101 311 30758 29295 65 271 73 264 62 298 104 311 29295 27759 65 274 74 264 61 299 104 313 27759 26145 64 274 68 268 63 300 106 317 26145 24456 60 273 66 283 64 299 99 316 24456 22698 57 279 65 284 62 300 90 312 22698 20875 55 283 59 279 57 300 82 308 20875 18976 49 283 54 278 55 298 77 308 18976 16999 47 282 49 278 52 293 64 307 16999 14986 46 281 45 281 45 289 54 299 14986 13051 37 284 41 283 42 278 46 297 13051 11293 34 289 39 286 45 286 43 297 11293 9736 31 286 38 285 42 292 40 287 9736 8357 26 286 33 270 41 288 35 286 8357 7135 20 289 28 257 31 277 29 287 7135 6058 17 299 20 266 24 273 25 278 6058 5111 16 312 14 302 18 281 20 283 5111 4280 16 321 15 327 14 302 17 293 4280 3550 13 316 15 323 10 318 15 294 3550 2902 11 313 13 326 7*312 13 290 2902 2332 9 318 10*328 5*292 12 284 2332 1858 4 303 5*319 5 291 11 278 1858 1494 3*302 4 315 5 290 10 275 1494 1243 3*293 4 314 5 289 8 272 1243 1091 3 294 3 313 4 289 6*269 1091 1004 3 295 3 313 4 290 3*267 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