DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 03/17 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 - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 19.4 - - 24.3 - - 23.5 - - 21.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 122 - - 355 - - 223 - - 65 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2616 - - 4522 - - 3421 - - 4058 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2220 - - 4134 - - 3109 - - 2699 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3620 - - 5526 - - 4425 - - 5062 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4775 - - 3049 - - 2881 - - 1001 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 279 - - 477 - - 373 - - 263 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 4 - - 4 - - 3 B/S BL Wind - - - 21 - - 22 - - 17 - - 15 BL Wind Direction - - - 291 - - 293 - - 285 - - 263 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - -21 - - 3 - - -7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1423 - - 2329 - - 1736 - - 1282 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2197 - - 3197 - - 2689 - - 3780 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 718 - - 1143 - - 1301 - - 412 ODpotential blCL - - - 2902 - - 4383 - - 3124 - - 4650 blCL maxRH - - - 101 - - 100 - - 100 - - 92 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 19.4 - - 24.3 - - 23.5 - - 21.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 13.6 - - 14.0 - - 15.5 - - 9.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 18.9 - - 22.9 - - 22.6 - - 21.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 12.7 - - 12.9 - - 14.3 - - 8.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 122 - - 355 - - 223 - - 65 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2616 - - 4522 - - 3421 - - 4058 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 104 - - 98 - - 101 - - 69 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 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] 96581 5 258 15 279 15 254 18 275 96581 89413 2 207 1 268 2 188 7 301 89413 83872 5 046 6 113 4 236 9 330 83872 79249 5 318 6 089 6 228 10 294 79249 75244 5 008 4 057 5 207 10 263 75244 71682 4 316 8 294 11 292 8 299 71682 68422 4 282 14 261 16 291 13 313 68422 65389 16 277 18 246 20 274 20 302 65389 62559 17 256 19 241 20 282 27 298 62559 59813 25 266 20 265 23 280 26 292 59813 56936 26 252 22 267 28 290 26 300 56936 53934 23 270 23 271 30 277 30 306 53934 51064 32 281 30 281 33 292 37 305 51064 48484 35 283 37 287 32 293 41 299 48484 46176 37 287 37 291 39 304 46 308 46176 44086 37 289 39 295 44 304 53 304 44086 42180 36 293 43 297 50 306 49 300 42180 40427 38 297 44 297 55 304 46 306 40427 38803 38 299 43 300 52 305 53 311 38803 37294 38 304 46 305 50 315 59 313 37294 35890 39 309 50 314 59 324 63 315 35890 34552 41 313 57 324 76 327 67 316 34552 33211 43 314 71 331 88 328 67 312 33211 31841 45 316 86 332 92 323 62 309 31841 30443 47 321 93 331 92 320 53 302 30443 28989 50 325 96 335 88 327 49 310 28989 27460 52 328 101 341 89 334 48 315 27460 25850 52 331 108 345 89 331 47 317 25850 24160 52 337 109 347 89 329 47 316 24160 22393 51 338 97 346 86 332 49 312 22393 20552 43 329 83 345 81 337 51 310 20552 18637 31 310 65 339 72 331 50 313 18637 16651 22 298 47 327 61 321 52 311 16651 14642 21 306 33 309 53 313 53 308 14642 12720 23 310 26 300 47 309 46 306 12720 10991 26 315 28 306 38 310 38 308 10991 9472 24 310 23 309 34 307 30 311 9472 8137 18 300 17 302 26 304 25 305 8137 6959 20 304 17 300 15 301 18 287 6959 5925 21 304 18*298 13 300 13*261 5925 5017 22 302 19*295 13*299 13*258 5017 4217 23*299 22 293 14*295 15 261 4217 3510 23*296 23 293 17 287 16 263 3510 2876 22 293 23 293 17 285 16 264 2876 2315 22 290 23 292 18 284 16 265 2315 1847 21 289 23 292 18 283 16 265 1847 1487 20 288 22 292 18 283 16 266 1487 1240 19 288 21 292 17 283 15 266 1240 1090 17 287 19 292 16 282 13 266 1090 1004 13 287 16 292 13 282 11 266 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