DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 03/02 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 - - - 24.4 - - 36.8 - - 42.9 - - 36.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 140 - - 324 - - 175 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 985 - - 1934 - - 2403 - - 1 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 987 - - 2135 - - 2249 - - 988 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1989 - - 2938 - - 3407 - - 1005 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 423 - - 409 - - 621 - - 2009 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 209 - - 346 - - 303 - - 3 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 5 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 13 - - 11 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 102 - - 106 - - 116 - - 084 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -3 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1859 - - -4992 - - -6462 - - -5902 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3848 - - 7930 - - 9869 - - 6907 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -15061 - - -15813 - - -15985 - - -17413 ODpotential blCL - - - 17050 - - 18751 - - 19392 - - 18418 blCL maxRH - - - 66 - - 35 - - 60 - - 79 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 24.4 - - 36.8 - - 42.9 - - 36.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 11.7 - - 6.1 - - 3.5 - - 10.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 23.9 - - 35.3 - - 41.8 - - 38.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 11.0 - - 5.0 - - 2.9 - - 9.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 140 - - 324 - - 175 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 985 - - 1934 - - 2403 - - 1 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 15 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 - - 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] 96235 12 168 13 181 14 217 9 236 96235 89049 13 165 14 194 15 214 14 240 89049 83474 10 180 19 195 22 237 15 253 83474 78840 7 260 12 213 25 224 21 257 78840 74841 23 255 16 261 16 240 25 235 74841 71277 21 261 23 267 24 267 21 256 71277 68055 30 271 32 265 31 278 30 283 68055 65126 24 268 37 270 39 281 39 278 65126 62412 34 274 37 275 41 281 43 275 62412 59764 40 286 44 284 46 276 45 280 59764 56981 54 283 51 283 49 283 50 284 56981 54078 57 278 60 284 61 287 59 288 54078 51311 60 291 72 286 72 286 71 286 51311 48840 78 298 80 289 79 288 78 285 48840 46638 92 294 87 288 83 288 80 286 46638 44643 94 287 91 287 84 288 82 287 44643 42816 90 285 90 286 86 287 87 289 42816 41134 86 285 87 287 87 285 88 286 41134 39585 82 289 87 291 89 284 89 285 39585 38156 83 296 92 293 90 285 98 285 38156 36826 88 300 93 291 89 287 97 281 36826 35542 93 300 88 290 87 287 86 281 35542 34231 90 297 83 288 84 285 85 281 34231 32863 82 290 79 284 84 284 83 280 32863 31441 77 286 76 281 82 283 80 279 31441 29952 72 285 70 278 77 282 75 278 29952 28388 69 283 65 277 66 281 70 276 28388 26748 72 277 60 279 58 282 64 278 26748 25032 68 280 55 284 52 282 53 280 25032 23244 54 287 46 283 45 279 46 274 23244 21387 46 290 35 283 36 273 38 270 21387 19455 41 288 31 285 26 268 32 260 19455 17437 38 286 30 276 23 265 27 248 17437 15374 32 285 25 268 22 253 23 245 15374 13380 27 282 21 266 18 258 20 244 13380 11568 23 286 16 265 16 255 17 236 11568 9965 16 296 10 274 11 252 13 229 9965 8550 9 269 5 262 5 247 4 211 8550 7302 12 254 5 242 3 247 1 064 7302 6199 8 274 5 294 1 010 5 052 6199 5224 6 012 4 035 6 138 4 145 5224 4370 8 111 10 124 11 137 10 161 4370 3622 15 129 14*125 11*122 13 135 3622 2957 19 117 14*109 12*118 14 117 2957 2372 21*107 14 107 12 117 15 109 2372 1883 17*103 14 106 11 116 14 103 1883 1508 16 102 13 105 11 115 14 098 1508 1250 15 102 12 104 10 115 12 093 1250 1094 14 102 11 104 10 115 10*089 1094 1005 11 101 10 104 8 115 5*084 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