DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 03/10 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 - - - 61.8 - - 69.2 - - 74.2 - - 64.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 29 - - 176 - - 145 - - -35 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 995 - - 2764 - - 3494 - - 3 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 990 - - 2536 - - 2956 - - 991 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1999 - - 3768 - - 4498 - - 1007 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 888 - - 770 - - 3378 - - 1278 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 131 - - 324 - - 327 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 17 - - 15 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 237 - - 239 - - 216 - - 194 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 7 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 3 - - 5 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 654 - - 636 - - 267 - - -73 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1345 - - 3132 - - 4231 - - 1080 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 247 - - 521 - - -511 - - -2466 ODpotential blCL - - - 1752 - - 3247 - - 5009 - - 3473 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 98 - - 82 - - 87 maxRH CAPE - - - 170 - - 650 - - 1300 - - 1430 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 61.8 - - 69.2 - - 74.2 - - 64.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 59.0 - - 58.6 - - 58.9 - - 62.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 61.7 - - 68.3 - - 73.4 - - 66.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 58.6 - - 58.1 - - 58.6 - - 62.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 29 - - 176 - - 145 - - -35 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 995 - - 2764 - - 3494 - - 3 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 90 - - 29 - - 47 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 11 - - 10 - - 10 - - 13 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] 96338 5 319 2 321 8 281 18 303 96338 89234 1 028 6 349 1 358 12 290 89234 83751 6 133 9 203 11 301 8 319 83751 79213 2 102 9 245 7 310 3 276 79213 75287 13 278 17 244 20 281 15 291 75287 71804 18 258 17 247 27 243 25 258 71804 68648 25 276 26 274 21 267 26 243 68648 65739 41 260 37 263 35 272 33 264 65739 63032 47 257 41 260 51 262 41 269 63032 60400 57 260 56 264 57 257 50 260 60400 57645 62 254 66 257 61 255 58 254 57645 54766 62 252 66 253 65 251 62 253 54766 51988 61 262 65 261 69 257 63 257 51988 49471 69 267 73 266 74 263 67 262 49471 47224 79 264 85 262 89 260 70 266 47224 45201 78 260 86 256 93 257 88 268 45201 43359 73 261 69 258 85 258 100 262 43359 41673 69 262 69 268 82 264 97 259 41673 40122 67 266 78 277 89 268 97 262 40122 38678 70 269 82 273 95 267 105 260 38678 37325 68 270 80 268 89 264 108 257 37325 36019 68 268 74 263 79 262 104 255 36019 34692 67 264 70 260 73 260 97 254 34692 33315 64 260 66 259 72 260 87 254 33315 31890 58 256 63 263 68 259 80 254 31890 30402 52 248 62 261 64 258 70 251 30402 28837 48 238 62 258 62 258 59 247 28837 27195 47 239 60 258 59 259 57 247 27195 25474 47 245 55 257 57 261 56 248 25474 23676 47 252 50 254 57 261 53 250 23676 21804 45 255 47 253 54 262 49 253 21804 19854 40 255 44 252 48 262 44 256 19854 17823 37 257 41 254 42 254 39 256 17823 15759 37 258 38 258 39 252 34 258 15759 13778 34 263 31 261 33 257 36 256 13778 11975 32 259 31 261 29 254 34 248 11975 10365 32 255 33 260 25 251 31 242 10365 8927 26 254 27 263 22 254 29 234 8927 7644 25 252 20 262 19 243 26 230 7644 6501 26 254 25 248 20 232 25 229 6501 5487 27 256 28 240 20 231 28 226 5487 4591 28 261 25 240 19*227 33 219 4591 3802 28 265 19*239 17*221 35 211 3802 3095 26 260 19*239 16 217 35 205 3095 2469 21*246 18 239 16 216 33 202 2469 1947 18*239 18 239 15 215 30 200 1947 1546 17 237 17 240 15 214 25 198 1546 1270 15 236 16 240 14 214 18 195 1270 1103 13 235 15 240 13 213 15 194 1103 1007 10 235 12 240 11 213 7*194 1007 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