DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 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 = 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 - - - 32.0 - - 39.3 - - 44.2 - - 39.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 215 - - 382 - - 258 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2793 - - 3332 - - 3426 - - 1 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2627 - - 3235 - - 3162 - - 988 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3797 - - 4336 - - 4430 - - 1005 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 713 - - 574 - - 714 - - 2883 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 343 - - 439 - - 388 - - 3 W* B/S - - - 11 - - 11 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 7 - - 11 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 319 - - 244 - - 218 - - 205 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -2 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -778 - - -1454 - - -2124 - - -2688 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4575 - - 5790 - - 6554 - - 3693 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8257 - - -7598 - - -6473 - - -7450 ODpotential blCL - - - 12054 - - 11934 - - 10903 - - 8455 blCL maxRH - - - 70 - - 63 - - 82 - - 73 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 32.0 - - 39.3 - - 44.2 - - 39.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 16.0 - - 17.8 - - 19.3 - - 27.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 30.9 - - 37.5 - - 42.9 - - 40.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 14.9 - - 16.6 - - 18.7 - - 26.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 215 - - 382 - - 258 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2793 - - 3332 - - 3426 - - 1 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 28 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 96227 29 256 29 242 31 248 30 266 96227 88922 22 249 26 246 26 261 22 262 88922 83326 18 271 28 254 28 284 25 295 83326 78695 30 264 33 264 35 279 41 286 78695 74711 38 268 31 271 33 276 35 282 74711 71210 43 279 36 280 39 280 40 280 71210 68037 57 272 48 287 49 292 46 287 68037 65099 61 269 61 281 63 289 54 288 65099 62356 58 279 62 276 64 285 61 291 62356 59690 68 288 62 283 72 284 73 290 59690 56912 80 282 74 284 78 280 81 287 56912 54032 88 280 82 282 80 283 81 287 54032 51276 93 282 87 287 83 291 83 291 51276 48787 96 282 94 290 92 293 89 292 48787 46558 95 284 99 290 98 290 92 292 46558 44547 97 289 103 289 98 290 95 297 44547 42722 111 291 107 289 101 291 107 299 42722 41058 119 286 108 288 100 294 115 296 41058 39528 115 283 107 289 111 300 117 295 39528 38104 106 287 107 297 124 302 121 297 38104 36766 110 298 122 306 130 303 125 299 36766 35470 125 303 133 306 133 303 127 299 35470 34148 127 301 128 303 133 303 126 299 34148 32770 118 297 119 303 129 302 125 300 32770 31339 107 296 115 304 125 303 120 301 31339 29842 100 295 108 304 118 305 116 301 29842 28268 96 294 101 303 110 305 108 301 28268 26622 92 296 96 297 104 304 98 302 26622 24903 90 298 92 293 98 303 90 302 24903 23112 91 299 82 295 94 300 83 302 23112 21248 91 300 76 297 92 298 81 302 21248 19308 83 301 71 299 80 299 75 301 19308 17296 69 308 66 300 71 299 63 300 17296 15252 60 315 59 303 62 295 60 296 15252 13286 53 319 47 309 47 288 51 292 13286 11505 46 322 36 319 33 289 40 281 11505 9930 39 323 30 325 24 285 37 270 9930 8534 34 324 26 324 19 278 31 256 8534 7294 31 324 21 321 17 272 27 247 7294 6195 28 322 17 315 15 267 24 243 6195 5224 22 322 11*293 12*246 23 240 5224 4372 9*317 8*251 11*225 19 231 4372 3626 6*319 8 247 12 222 16 223 3626 2962 6 319 8 245 12 219 16 218 2962 2375 6 319 8 243 12 217 15 215 2375 1885 6 319 7 241 12 216 15 212 1885 1510 5 319 7 240 11 214 14 210 1510 1252 5 319 7 239 11 213 12 208 1252 1095 5 319 7 239 10 213 10*206 1095 1005 4 319 6 239 9 213 6*205 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