DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 03/30 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 61.3 - - 67.6 - - 69.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 0 - - 17 - - -46 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 673 - - 2124 - - 3 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 990 - - 991 - - 991 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1677 - - 3128 - - 1007 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1196 - - 1376 - - 3646 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 48 - - 143 - - 6 W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 16 - - 22 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 226 - - 209 - - 193 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 9 - - 15 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - 2 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1125 - - -8 - - -2822 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2802 - - 3136 - - 3829 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4253 - - -1688 - - -4570 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5930 - - 4816 - - 5577 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 99 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 340 - - 590 - - 870 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 61.3 - - 67.6 - - 69.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 52.5 - - 57.1 - - 55.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 61.5 - - 67.7 - - 71.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 52.3 - - 56.8 - - 55.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 0 - - 17 - - -46 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 673 - - 2124 - - 3 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 101 - - 95 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 9 - - 10 - - 10 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] 96499 36 242 39 254 36 256 96499 89185 25 230 23 254 26 272 89185 83603 16 242 23 229 28 253 83603 78983 16 268 17 239 23 239 78983 75005 16 252 18 271 26 260 75005 71492 18 263 25 277 28 272 71492 68320 24 275 30 262 29 276 68320 65405 29 287 30 268 30 280 65405 62691 35 279 35 275 33 274 62691 60044 38 268 40 274 28 272 60044 57266 46 269 45 276 37 274 57266 54370 57 272 55 277 48 273 54370 51599 65 269 63 273 60 275 51599 49115 67 267 68 269 66 271 49115 46905 67 273 71 268 67 271 46905 44921 69 276 70 270 68 274 44921 43129 68 278 66 273 67 274 43129 41501 67 282 62 272 62 271 41501 40001 68 281 60 271 58 268 40001 38595 67 281 59 272 57 270 38595 37264 67 282 58 272 59 274 37264 35973 66 284 55 274 61 275 35973 34656 64 284 52 276 60 274 34656 33288 59 283 51 274 56 274 33288 31872 56 279 51 272 54 274 31872 30390 58 272 51 271 53 276 30390 28831 56 268 48 272 52 276 28831 27194 51 264 44 275 50 278 27194 25480 47 263 42 277 49 282 25480 23693 44 262 43 278 47 284 23693 21836 41 264 44 276 42 280 21836 19901 40 267 45 273 39 276 19901 17881 38 268 42 268 36 274 17881 15815 37 266 40 266 33 281 15815 13819 35 272 34 267 35 289 13819 11996 33 276 33 270 33 282 11996 10370 34 247 40 268 31 272 10370 8928 33 241 43 257 35 252 8928 7648 35 240 40 247 38 237 7648 6507 36 242 37 239 40 233 6507 5496 36 249 30 234 40 226 5496 4602 38 251 30 231 40 222 4602 3811 37 247 29*224 38 219 3811 3102 34 240 26*213 37 216 3102 2475 29 236 25 211 35 212 2475 1950 23*231 23 209 31 207 1950 1548 19*228 21 207 26 202 1548 1271 17 226 18 206 20 197 1271 1103 15 225 16 205 17 196 1103 1007 11 224 12 204 10*193 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