DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 03/03 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 - - - 33.0 - - 37.3 - - 41.4 - - 37.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 28 - - 68 - - 30 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 533 - - 566 - - 946 - - 1 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 988 - - 988 - - 989 - - 988 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1537 - - 1570 - - 1950 - - 1005 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 369 - - 392 - - 546 - - 1039 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 101 - - 138 - - 126 - - 3 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 6 - - 18 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 4 - - 1 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 128 - - 098 - - 262 - - 335 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -79 - - -247 - - 94 - - -194 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1617 - - 1817 - - 1856 - - 1199 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11454 - - -10798 - - -9295 - - -10793 ODpotential blCL - - - 12991 - - 12368 - - 11245 - - 11798 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 33.0 - - 37.3 - - 41.4 - - 37.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 29.8 - - 33.1 - - 37.1 - - 36.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 32.9 - - 36.9 - - 41.3 - - 38.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 29.5 - - 32.6 - - 36.7 - - 36.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 28 - - 68 - - 30 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 533 - - 566 - - 946 - - 1 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 102 - - 101 - - 100 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 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] 96160 20 213 20 224 20 230 23 248 96160 88999 13 201 23 211 27 234 25 254 88999 83486 20 242 23 228 26 236 21 253 83486 78890 22 236 27 235 31 239 33 257 78890 74911 23 273 24 270 25 243 31 252 74911 71395 34 272 37 271 34 282 37 289 71395 68225 34 273 40 262 49 280 51 281 68225 65312 42 279 45 267 48 266 46 266 65312 62587 44 279 49 273 42 271 40 272 62587 59925 49 285 54 280 51 283 50 281 59925 57142 66 283 62 277 64 283 61 280 57142 54253 73 276 72 272 74 277 73 283 54253 51495 74 273 80 270 83 273 88 277 51495 49017 73 276 82 269 87 268 89 272 49017 46796 79 277 81 268 84 267 84 271 46796 44776 86 278 84 271 83 270 83 271 44776 42929 91 278 89 273 87 271 86 273 42929 41243 89 274 90 272 91 269 89 273 41243 39703 94 273 93 272 97 270 95 271 39703 38280 98 272 94 268 97 269 96 267 38280 36945 97 269 93 264 94 266 93 266 36945 35655 100 265 94 264 93 265 93 267 35655 34346 96 264 94 263 93 265 92 268 34346 32987 88 262 90 263 89 265 88 267 32987 31581 84 261 82 261 85 263 84 265 31581 30109 82 261 78 259 83 262 81 263 30109 28559 78 263 75 261 78 264 81 264 28559 26929 72 266 73 261 74 265 79 264 26929 25219 69 269 71 262 72 265 75 264 25219 23433 63 271 67 262 73 263 69 265 23433 21573 59 266 64 259 73 265 68 268 21573 19634 47 260 63 256 62 267 65 268 19634 17608 42 263 53 263 59 263 60 268 17608 15538 47 271 38 261 61 264 53 269 15538 13538 47 266 31 265 52 267 46 271 13538 11715 42 269 29 261 35 267 45 273 11715 10095 32 273 25 247 25 259 40 275 10095 8659 26 261 22 234 24 254 26 273 8659 7389 26 253 21 229 26 250 18 276 7389 6266 19 242 19 227 25 249 16 268 6266 5278 10 231 18 227 25 246 16 266 5278 4412 11 172 17 224 24 250 14 276 4412 3649 12 165 15 222 20 260 12 300 3649 2969 14 180 13 225 14 266 11 315 2969 2374 13 179 10 220 8*268 9 317 2374 1882 11*152 4*137 1*265 7 328 1882 1507 7*131 4*101 1 262 7 335 1507 1250 6 128 4 098 1 263 6 334 1250 1094 5 127 4 097 1 262 6*334 1094 1005 5 126 3 097 1 257 4*335 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