DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 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 = 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 - - - 32.0 - - 34.2 - - 33.9 - - 30.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 114 - - 170 - - 82 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1963 - - 2986 - - 2402 - - 1975 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1725 - - 2677 - - 1762 - - 988 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2967 - - 3990 - - 3406 - - 2979 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 438 - - 628 - - 1986 - - 2100 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 250 - - 328 - - 240 - - 81 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 4 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 14 - - 14 - - 17 BL Wind Direction - - - 031 - - 341 - - 317 - - 310 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 3 - - 5 - - 10 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -2 - - -3 - - -9 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 951 - - 1569 - - 1202 - - 249 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2016 - - 2421 - - 2204 - - 2730 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 711 - - 1121 - - 883 - - -925 ODpotential blCL - - - 2256 - - 2869 - - 2523 - - 3904 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 76 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 32.0 - - 34.2 - - 33.9 - - 30.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 27.1 - - 27.5 - - 28.3 - - 23.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 31.4 - - 33.4 - - 33.5 - - 31.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 26.0 - - 26.3 - - 27.2 - - 22.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 114 - - 170 - - 82 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1963 - - 2986 - - 2402 - - 1975 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 100 - - 101 - - 6 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 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] 96279 29 258 26 249 33 239 39 253 96279 88994 31 239 29 246 32 251 37 250 88994 83416 31 232 30 236 33 259 26 258 83416 78799 27 254 29 239 33 255 34 276 78799 74836 32 258 29 251 37 258 38 269 74836 71345 28 252 31 259 35 257 30 265 71345 68166 29 276 36 273 37 277 38 284 68166 65237 42 260 43 265 42 273 50 280 65237 62541 38 268 45 268 48 271 58 271 62541 59933 48 269 54 264 60 263 63 266 59933 57212 58 269 58 264 65 270 69 263 57212 54372 73 273 65 270 73 270 71 263 54372 51633 85 268 85 271 83 270 84 273 51633 49151 90 267 92 266 93 270 99 273 49151 46908 92 268 93 265 101 269 106 271 46908 44852 94 270 97 267 107 267 109 270 44852 42952 96 270 101 266 109 263 112 271 42952 41195 100 268 105 267 110 265 116 272 41195 39575 108 267 117 269 120 269 122 273 39575 38083 116 268 132 269 132 270 128 272 38083 36699 118 267 136 268 136 270 135 272 36699 35374 117 265 134 268 133 270 143 273 35374 34032 116 263 130 267 133 271 145 272 34032 32638 116 263 127 265 134 270 145 272 32638 31193 114 263 125 263 134 267 143 272 31193 29681 110 262 121 262 132 265 141 271 29681 28094 106 262 115 263 127 264 137 271 28094 26435 106 264 113 265 123 264 131 271 26435 24704 108 264 111 264 121 264 129 273 24704 22895 106 261 110 262 116 268 126 274 22895 21012 105 261 105 266 111 272 118 274 21012 19058 111 267 99 271 101 273 110 275 19058 17028 92 275 91 275 95 274 104 281 17028 14970 64 280 70 283 85 282 84 285 14970 13016 51 279 52 277 60 280 55 289 13016 11262 42 286 46 273 50 266 41 294 11262 9711 33 302 39 279 47 273 38 292 9711 8337 24 312 33 273 40 276 38 297 8337 7126 14 328 24 262 34 292 35 309 7126 6061 12 353 13 265 29 302 33 320 6061 5123 8 359 11 297 16 308 29 323 5123 4298 6 025 13*338 15 314 25 323 4298 3571 13*037 14*340 15*316 21*320 3571 2921 12*032 14 340 15*317 19*314 2921 2346 12 032 15 341 15 317 18 311 2346 1867 12 031 15 341 15 317 18 309 1867 1499 12 031 14 341 15 317 17 308 1499 1246 11 030 14 341 14 317 15 307 1246 1092 10 030 13 341 13 316 13 306 1092 1004 8 030 11 341 10 316 10 305 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