DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 03/18 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 - - - 23.5 - - 28.8 - - 33.5 - - 33.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 26 - - 29 - - 18 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 948 - - 1341 - - 1456 - - 1 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 987 - - 987 - - 988 - - 988 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1952 - - 2345 - - 2460 - - 1005 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 967 - - 961 - - 929 - - 1891 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 122 - - 143 - - 125 - - 4 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 18 - - 17 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 174 - - 183 - - 187 - - 169 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 11 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -167 - - 581 - - 473 - - -573 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2119 - - 1764 - - 1987 - - 1578 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4426 - - -186 - - -118 - - -1683 ODpotential blCL - - - 6378 - - 2531 - - 2578 - - 2688 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 23.5 - - 28.8 - - 33.5 - - 33.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 18.1 - - 24.9 - - 28.6 - - 30.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 23.5 - - 28.8 - - 33.6 - - 34.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 17.1 - - 24.0 - - 28.0 - - 30.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 26 - - 29 - - 18 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 948 - - 1341 - - 1456 - - 1 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 102 - - 101 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 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] 96528 7 208 8 257 12 265 4 288 96528 89418 4 097 2 216 9 213 13 285 89418 83949 3 021 1 125 5 268 3 218 83949 79378 3 170 2 154 12 281 9 325 79378 75412 3 077 5 359 7 235 11 298 75412 71884 12 347 13 330 2 340 15 312 71884 68666 14 326 21 315 19 334 21 319 68666 65692 19 320 21 302 26 321 21 321 65692 62909 21 319 20 303 27 317 25 317 62909 60203 27 319 24 308 31 315 29 316 60203 57366 34 313 26 314 34 315 27 319 57366 54390 35 311 29 320 33 316 39 320 54390 51534 35 311 32 320 36 311 43 313 51534 48968 36 306 35 316 38 307 44 310 48968 46678 36 305 37 313 44 312 41 316 46678 44597 36 307 41 313 49 312 49 325 44597 42687 38 310 43 311 50 312 62 318 42687 40931 41 311 44 310 50 314 61 315 40931 39308 41 311 44 312 50 318 67 322 39308 37804 39 311 43 314 54 323 76 322 37804 36410 39 313 43 315 59 325 80 320 36410 35078 38 315 43 316 61 324 79 321 35078 33740 38 315 45 316 61 322 77 323 33740 32362 38 310 45 311 60 322 77 327 32362 30945 37 302 44 306 57 321 79 330 30945 29474 36 299 43 299 54 317 81 331 29474 27937 37 299 45 293 50 307 76 330 27937 26336 37 299 43 294 48 301 71 326 26336 24671 35 299 39 296 48 301 65 324 24671 22938 34 299 40 301 46 305 57 323 22938 21132 35 301 41 304 47 310 48 325 21132 19245 37 303 41 303 49 314 41 318 19245 17270 38 305 41 303 49 316 41 317 17270 15245 39 301 39 302 44 312 45 320 15245 13286 39 300 38 300 40 306 43 318 13286 11501 36 296 38 295 38 301 40 311 11501 9915 36 290 34 291 33 295 36 308 9915 8504 26 267 32 280 30 281 36 308 8504 7251 17 251 22 251 30 269 26 304 7251 6150 25 247 18 233 31 243 20 279 6150 5183 32 233 21 236 27 237 25 264 5183 4337 27 220 29 228 27 232 28 243 4337 3598 30 210 29 207 27 216 27 225 3598 2939 28 196 27*200 23*198 24 216 2939 2358 23*185 22*188 20*190 20 199 2358 1874 18*177 19 183 18 188 18 186 1874 1503 16 174 18 182 17 186 16 179 1503 1248 15 173 16 180 15 185 13 174 1248 1093 13 172 14 179 13 185 11*171 1093 1005 10 172 11 178 10 183 8*169 1005 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