DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 03/25 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 - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 57.2 - - 64.4 - - 58.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 218 - - 131 - - -60 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2265 - - 3539 - - 2 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2259 - - 2932 - - 990 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3269 - - 4543 - - 1006 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 976 - - 1009 - - 2614 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 324 - - 318 - - 5 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 15 - - 20 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 193 - - 221 - - 220 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 10 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - -4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -4195 - - -4216 - - -5934 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 7465 - - 8759 - - 6940 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -11525 - - -10379 - - -12985 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 14794 - - 14922 - - 13991 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 87 - - 93 - - 74 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 57.2 - - 64.4 - - 58.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 28.2 - - 29.5 - - 31.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 56.1 - - 63.8 - - 60.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 27.0 - - 28.5 - - 31.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 218 - - 131 - - -60 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2265 - - 3539 - - 2 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 46 - - 71 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 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] 96275 21 239 27 250 31 261 96275 89118 20 277 20 230 22 263 89118 83585 30 266 21 270 22 267 83585 78993 27 285 30 273 23 290 78993 75042 20 296 23 261 29 293 75042 71538 32 302 34 297 35 296 71538 68373 37 301 46 293 39 292 68373 65457 48 309 48 302 47 305 65457 62738 59 304 57 303 58 303 62738 60105 60 295 65 297 60 298 60105 57362 55 302 61 300 60 305 57362 54506 68 318 64 312 71 313 54506 51763 86 320 85 312 85 312 51763 49289 94 314 92 308 92 310 49289 47072 94 311 92 307 96 312 47072 45068 95 311 99 311 102 313 45068 43251 103 312 110 310 106 310 43251 41600 109 311 111 307 107 307 41600 40076 109 311 107 310 108 306 40076 38647 108 313 111 313 108 306 38647 37293 108 314 112 314 106 308 37293 35980 107 314 109 313 105 308 35980 34640 105 314 105 311 104 308 34640 33245 97 313 100 310 103 308 33245 31800 88 308 94 309 101 309 31800 30291 87 304 85 306 92 310 30291 28709 82 298 78 301 77 309 28709 27056 74 291 77 299 68 305 27056 25329 72 293 73 297 69 298 25329 23530 66 296 65 298 69 297 23530 21663 55 299 59 296 58 297 21663 19721 50 295 51 298 51 304 19721 17695 50 295 42 299 47 310 17695 15627 45 291 40 296 42 301 15627 13634 44 278 40 292 37 293 13634 11822 41 268 38 291 40 294 11822 10211 37 265 34 289 39 297 10211 8781 37 259 31 280 36 285 8781 7510 33 246 33 270 29 277 7510 6381 28 239 34 251 30 271 6381 5382 22 240 31*239 32 258 5382 4506 21 230 23*223 34 238 4506 3735 21*213 22 222 33 228 3735 3045 17*196 22 221 32 227 3045 2435 16 193 21 221 31 226 2435 1925 16 193 20 221 29 225 1925 1533 15 192 19 220 25 224 1533 1263 14 192 18 220 20 223 1263 1100 13 191 16 220 16 222 1100 1006 11 191 13 220 9*220 1006 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