DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 03/09 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 - - - 52.3 - - 65.5 - - 70.0 - - 61.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 47 - - 241 - - 130 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 583 - - 1740 - - 2863 - - 1490 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 990 - - 1916 - - 2442 - - 990 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1587 - - 2744 - - 3867 - - 2494 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 525 - - 827 - - 1823 - - 2036 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 130 - - 306 - - 295 - - 42 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 21 - - 22 - - 26 - - 27 BL Wind Direction - - - 217 - - 221 - - 215 - - 217 Direction Wind Shear - - - 11 - - 9 - - 11 - - 17 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -1 - - -2 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1378 - - -3219 - - -2264 - - 160 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2965 - - 5963 - - 6131 - - 2335 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9191 - - -7311 - - -5259 - - -343 ODpotential blCL - - - 10778 - - 10055 - - 9126 - - 2837 blCL maxRH - - - 68 - - 55 - - 59 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 52.3 - - 65.5 - - 70.0 - - 61.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 42.8 - - 42.9 - - 46.5 - - 54.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 52.3 - - 64.4 - - 69.6 - - 61.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 41.9 - - 42.4 - - 46.2 - - 54.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 47 - - 241 - - 130 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 583 - - 1740 - - 2863 - - 1490 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - 7 - - 9 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] 96184 13 323 18 302 15 308 22 302 96184 89080 8 331 10 287 20 307 21 318 89080 83622 8 326 16 262 25 279 22 314 83622 79084 18 317 10 271 18 261 22 288 79084 75152 33 280 19 274 17 262 18 256 75152 71663 36 274 25 279 24 285 22 278 71663 68500 38 257 38 265 37 267 34 271 68500 65588 40 258 41 256 45 259 45 264 65588 62885 46 261 45 255 51 255 54 258 62885 60266 52 258 49 259 52 258 60 255 60266 57525 61 254 56 265 57 261 61 257 57525 54659 65 250 66 265 64 262 62 262 54659 51901 64 250 69 262 63 261 63 263 51901 49401 58 253 65 257 59 258 62 260 49401 47148 55 256 59 253 55 256 58 258 47148 45099 52 256 57 252 54 256 53 257 45099 43236 49 257 56 257 53 254 50 264 43236 41543 59 256 62 265 53 269 55 269 41543 39991 62 248 73 262 62 270 62 268 39991 38555 64 255 70 254 63 262 63 264 38555 37210 71 263 68 257 59 262 59 255 37210 35912 71 262 60 255 56 258 54 250 35912 34591 67 259 53 255 55 256 51 253 34591 33216 64 256 52 261 52 257 50 258 33216 31792 63 259 51 263 50 261 51 264 31792 30302 63 261 52 264 51 265 52 266 30302 28737 62 258 52 266 52 264 53 266 28737 27097 62 255 53 266 50 261 54 267 27097 25378 65 256 55 267 50 258 53 269 25378 23581 63 256 55 262 52 259 52 265 23581 21712 56 257 54 258 52 263 54 265 21712 19766 50 258 49 255 47 266 53 271 19766 17742 47 255 43 251 44 260 42 263 17742 15680 44 256 40 252 43 255 42 260 15680 13689 40 258 38 253 42 256 40 261 13689 11873 35 263 35 255 43 259 32 264 11873 10258 35 267 32 258 42 261 29 265 10258 8822 34 264 32 259 41 259 28 264 8822 7543 36 256 34 257 47 251 28 264 7543 6408 37 245 39 252 38 244 30 260 6408 5405 35 239 38 247 33 236 37 241 5405 4525 34 245 34 243 30*227 39 228 4525 3749 36 248 33 238 28*216 38 226 3749 3055 37 245 31*231 28 215 36*224 3055 2442 36 231 25*222 27 215 32*219 2442 1930 32*224 24 221 27 214 30 218 1930 1536 26*219 23 221 26 214 28 217 1536 1266 23 217 21 220 24 214 24 216 1266 1101 20 216 19 220 22 214 21 216 1101 1006 15 216 15 220 17 214 15 215 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