DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 03/23 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 - - - 32.5 - - 35.4 - - 36.6 - - 35.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 109 - - 243 - - 168 - - 1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3092 - - 4211 - - 4656 - - 4206 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2495 - - 3738 - - 3878 - - 988 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4096 - - 5215 - - 5660 - - 5210 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 500 - - 985 - - 1633 - - 582 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 286 - - 411 - - 375 - - 87 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 21 - - 21 - - 19 - - 16 BL Wind Direction - - - 332 - - 333 - - 334 - - 353 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 8 - - 7 - - 9 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -6 - - -4 - - -5 - - -8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1639 - - 1873 - - 1253 - - 750 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2457 - - 3342 - - 4407 - - 4460 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 1214 - - 978 - - 722 - - 217 ODpotential blCL - - - 2882 - - 4237 - - 4938 - - 4993 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 96 - - 100 - - 96 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 32.5 - - 35.4 - - 36.6 - - 35.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 25.6 - - 24.7 - - 21.2 - - 19.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 32.1 - - 34.4 - - 35.9 - - 35.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 24.8 - - 23.5 - - 20.4 - - 19.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 109 - - 243 - - 168 - - 1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3092 - - 4211 - - 4656 - - 4206 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 85 - - 99 - - 84 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 96370 16 242 14 274 16 269 19 275 96370 89191 13 257 13 242 18 259 16 268 89191 83667 8 190 14 225 17 257 14 269 83667 79066 10 237 16 228 19 253 21 263 79066 75092 13 253 15 244 19 239 23 250 75092 71548 21 259 22 253 23 254 21 256 71548 68311 26 247 26 256 27 259 28 263 68311 65330 29 256 29 262 34 251 26 263 65330 62569 38 246 33 265 35 262 34 277 62569 59909 31 247 38 263 40 267 43 275 59909 57127 43 266 42 259 48 259 46 269 57127 54209 49 263 49 253 51 262 52 274 54209 51408 57 265 57 258 63 267 58 273 51408 48886 62 263 65 262 68 269 61 275 48886 46629 68 266 67 268 74 271 65 276 46629 44587 71 271 74 274 77 270 68 277 44587 42722 81 275 81 275 77 275 71 279 42722 41007 88 272 84 276 81 279 77 279 41007 39425 88 271 88 278 85 281 83 278 39425 37961 93 274 94 276 90 283 87 279 37961 36598 97 275 95 276 96 283 92 282 36598 35293 96 277 97 281 99 281 97 284 35293 33975 105 286 103 285 98 281 98 285 33975 32608 119 290 110 288 97 283 95 285 32608 31192 121 288 113 288 97 284 92 284 31192 29710 119 286 112 287 98 285 91 284 29710 28152 113 286 109 288 96 285 89 284 28152 26520 107 287 105 291 92 288 84 285 26520 24809 99 290 100 294 89 293 79 290 24809 23022 91 289 95 294 87 296 75 295 23022 21162 85 289 90 293 83 299 71 298 21162 19221 79 288 83 293 79 299 68 300 19221 17195 78 290 79 295 76 301 65 303 17195 15134 77 296 77 302 71 308 58 305 15134 13160 69 303 69 310 63 317 50 310 13160 11377 57 312 61 313 56 321 44 316 11377 9803 46 317 52 313 49 322 39 319 9803 8409 41 318 43 311 43 326 38 322 8409 7174 38 319 35 317 23 330 33 326 7174 6093 35 323 22*328 20*334 21*340 6093 5150 27 332 22*332 20*334 17*351 5150 4323 23*334 22 332 20 334 17 352 4323 3592 23*333 22 333 20 334 17 353 3592 2937 22 332 22 333 19 335 16 353 2937 2358 22 332 22 333 19 334 16 353 2358 1875 21 331 21 333 19 334 15 354 1875 1503 20 330 21 333 18 334 15 354 1503 1248 19 330 19 333 17 334 13 354 1248 1093 17 330 18 333 16 334 12 353 1093 1005 13 330 14 333 13 333 9 354 1005 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