DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 03/27 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 = 18Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0650z - - 0955z - - 1327z - - 1554z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 31.8 - - 31.5 - - 34.8 - - 38.8 - - 35.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 8 - - 76 - - 191 - - 139 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 2115 - - 2325 - - 3322 - - 4219 - - 0 BL Depth Hcrit 988 - - 1578 - - 2971 - - 3466 - - 988 Hcrit BL Top 3119 - - 3329 - - 4326 - - 5223 - - 1004 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1399 - - 1225 - - 859 - - 555 - - 4502 Hgt.Variab. W* 114 - - 231 - - 352 - - 345 - - 0 W* B/S 1 - - 2 - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 21 - - 17 - - 16 - - 17 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 256 - - 252 - - 255 - - 262 - - 277 Direction Wind Shear 12 - - 8 - - 6 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -1 - - 0 - - -4 - - -5 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 992 - - 1114 - - 1287 - - 1183 - - -2453 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2127 - - 2215 - - 3040 - - 4040 - - 3457 sfcLCL ODpotential 486 - - 835 - - 907 - - 456 - - -3746 ODpotential blCL 2633 - - 2494 - - 3419 - - 4767 - - 4750 blCL maxRH 100 - - 100 - - 101 - - 93 - - 72 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 31.8 - - 31.5 - - 34.8 - - 38.8 - - 35.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 26.2 - - 25.6 - - 25.2 - - 24.8 - - 24.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 32.0 - - 31.2 - - 34.0 - - 38.1 - - 37.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 25.6 - - 24.9 - - 24.1 - - 23.6 - - 23.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 8 - - 76 - - 191 - - 139 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 2115 - - 2325 - - 3322 - - 4219 - - 0 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 101 - - 101 - - 102 - - 72 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 - - 3 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] 96915 13 242 11 265 8 254 15 273 21 299 96915 89729 14 283 3 250 14 264 20 272 25 288 89729 84250 17 281 6 282 14 272 14 254 18 274 84250 79683 12 290 9 254 15 256 13 262 15 263 79683 75700 11 263 6 200 17 237 17 247 10 239 75700 72140 14 232 7 227 13 214 19 238 11 262 72140 68876 14 219 19 234 18 216 23 229 15 255 68876 65841 15 213 20 207 22 202 27 220 22 241 65841 63010 15 219 16 213 22 196 31 206 32 219 63010 60255 30 228 20 218 24 194 33 191 37 196 60255 57368 37 217 26 219 25 219 31 225 34 217 57368 54358 50 220 49 227 56 228 54 227 49 227 54358 51477 59 212 65 217 67 218 61 222 55 225 51477 48886 57 212 63 212 61 216 57 221 54 223 48886 46565 58 219 58 218 58 221 58 221 54 220 46565 44455 61 226 62 223 60 223 61 225 55 221 44455 42522 69 228 67 225 66 226 70 226 59 224 42522 40742 73 222 72 223 75 225 76 221 65 223 40742 39096 69 219 72 220 77 222 75 218 66 224 39096 37570 66 224 71 220 76 221 73 222 71 226 37570 36156 72 226 74 221 78 223 78 223 76 225 36156 34808 77 225 78 220 76 222 75 221 75 220 34808 33455 73 226 79 219 69 223 67 221 65 224 33455 32074 66 225 73 218 67 224 64 222 58 225 32074 30669 61 222 58 219 61 223 60 221 45 224 30669 29220 54 217 52 223 58 224 55 226 33 231 29220 27704 46 213 53 221 59 224 46 231 35 238 27704 26116 40 211 55 214 57 225 38 235 37 244 26116 24453 38 211 54 210 56 226 38 236 37 244 24453 22718 37 212 52 210 45 227 44 227 38 244 22718 20914 38 217 47 217 41 225 47 223 38 245 20914 19035 39 216 43 221 40 227 45 230 36 242 19035 17073 37 218 42 222 41 234 45 240 35 238 17073 15068 42 224 41 232 43 235 37 237 33 241 15068 13135 48 225 42 236 41 233 33 237 31 252 13135 11373 47 229 38 239 36 237 31 241 30 259 11373 9807 40 232 33 243 31 239 29 242 29 265 9807 8421 36 236 30 247 28 240 26 247 28 270 8421 7198 30 242 26 254 25 246 24 255 27 270 7198 6122 27 247 25 260 21 258 22*258 24 263 6122 5178 27 251 23 258 17*254 19*261 21 265 5178 4346 25 254 20 253 17*254 19 261 21 269 4346 3611 24*254 20*253 17 254 18 262 20 274 3611 2951 24*255 19*253 17 255 18 263 20 278 2951 2368 23 255 19 252 16 255 17 263 19 281 2368 1881 22 256 18 252 16 255 16 263 18 283 1881 1508 20 256 17 252 15 255 15 263 16 283 1508 1250 18 256 16 252 14 255 14 263 12 282 1250 1094 15 256 15 252 13 255 13 263 9 279 1094 1004 11 256 11 251 11 255 11 263 5*277 1004 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