DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 03/28 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 0653z - - 0955z - - 1327z - - 1554z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 28.8 - - 39.3 - - 43.0 - - 50.4 - - 44.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -10 - - 163 - - 180 - - 228 - - -36 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 0 - - 2781 - - 3181 - - 5144 - - 1 BL Depth Hcrit 988 - - 2510 - - 2831 - - 4413 - - 989 Hcrit BL Top 1004 - - 3785 - - 4185 - - 6148 - - 1005 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 426 - - 1242 - - 1957 - - 2012 - - 4872 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 316 - - 338 - - 429 - - 4 W* B/S 0 - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 5 - - 17 - - 16 - - 21 - - 7 BL Wind Direction 214 - - 255 - - 259 - - 265 - - 292 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 11 - - 7 - - 10 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 1 - - -2 - - 5 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1094 - - -838 - - -225 - - -1135 - - -3791 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2098 - - 4623 - - 4411 - - 7284 - - 4796 sfcLCL ODpotential -3756 - - -5040 - - -763 - - -2431 - - -5555 ODpotential blCL 4760 - - 8825 - - 4948 - - 8579 - - 6560 blCL maxRH 71 - - 74 - - 99 - - 90 - - 72 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 28.8 - - 39.3 - - 43.0 - - 50.4 - - 44.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 23.5 - - 22.8 - - 27.3 - - 21.8 - - 27.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 29.7 - - 38.6 - - 42.2 - - 49.3 - - 46.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 22.9 - - 21.6 - - 26.8 - - 21.2 - - 26.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -10 - - 163 - - 180 - - 228 - - -36 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 0 - - 2781 - - 3181 - - 5144 - - 1 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 96 - - 58 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 2 - - 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] 96964 8 258 4 213 8 241 14 212 15 248 96964 89752 10 317 5 263 3 246 12 238 10 265 89752 84235 17 310 5 281 7 275 6 247 8 276 84235 79629 15 307 3 242 15 261 11 258 13 268 79629 75632 12 281 5 241 15 237 12 249 9 252 75632 72048 14 258 14 240 17 241 20 262 12 272 72048 68764 18 219 22 230 23 230 28 242 16 256 68764 65725 14 205 22 220 24 215 28 224 19 240 65725 62897 25 245 21 226 20 224 27 233 23 233 62897 60149 35 234 26 235 24 238 25 233 23 232 60149 57268 35 225 30 235 25 238 25 243 28 240 57268 54264 36 224 32 238 30 241 32 246 32 241 54264 51381 40 226 35 236 36 241 34 243 33 248 51381 48779 43 224 39 236 37 238 34 250 38 257 48779 46445 45 221 44 236 40 246 38 255 42 258 46445 44329 43 223 45 233 47 245 44 256 38 258 44329 42395 45 234 45 237 44 244 44 249 38 263 42395 40617 48 236 45 237 43 247 36 244 38 264 40617 38972 48 228 44 239 40 245 32 257 36 266 38972 37449 45 222 51 236 37 243 36 269 37 277 37449 36041 42 232 52 226 38 254 42 273 43 282 36041 34707 43 236 44 219 43 253 44 267 47 277 34707 33369 46 241 37 234 37 250 33 270 43 278 33369 31995 49 242 39 246 32 260 33 288 42 298 31995 30590 50 243 40 251 35 273 36 293 49 308 30590 29138 51 241 40 254 40 277 36 296 46 306 29138 27621 52 238 41 254 41 275 35 297 37 303 27621 26036 53 239 41 256 38 273 35 293 33 303 26036 24380 53 241 42 257 34 270 33 291 32 304 24380 22653 52 242 43 256 32 271 33 293 31 304 22653 20857 50 242 43 255 32 271 37 291 24 310 20857 18983 47 244 43 258 35 272 44 288 23 301 18983 17027 45 247 45 261 41 277 49 288 44 299 17027 15041 42 252 44 263 47 281 55 289 59 297 15041 13136 37 256 43 269 46 280 58 288 62 293 13136 11405 33 260 41 274 44 279 59 285 62 291 11405 9866 31 267 38 277 43 280 54 283 55 289 9866 8497 33 271 38 279 44 279 45 278 46 285 8497 7280 35 272 39 281 40 279 35 272 40 277 7280 6199 33 274 37 281 32 277 25*265 35 267 6199 5242 29 281 34 278 28 272 24*265 29 268 5242 4398 26 287 30*273 23*266 23 265 25 273 4398 3651 22 284 21*263 18*259 22 265 23 279 3651 2982 19 275 20 258 17 259 22 266 22 283 2982 2391 16 258 18 253 17 259 21 266 21 287 2391 1896 15 243 17 252 17 259 20 266 20 291 1896 1516 16 233 16 251 16 259 20 266 18 292 1516 1255 13 218 15 251 15 259 19 266 15 292 1255 1096 10 216 14 250 14 259 17 266 12 293 1096 1005 5*214 11 250 11 259 14 266 7*292 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