DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 03/22 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 69.8 - - 63.6 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 254 - - 197 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2571 - - 2827 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2539 - - 2620 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3575 - - 3831 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2091 - - 1049 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 356 - - 336 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 19 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 049 - - 015 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -8 - - 7 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2811 - - -1853 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6386 - - 5685 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -8041 - - -7888 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 11616 - - 11719 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 96 - - 92 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 69.8 - - 63.6 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 45.0 - - 42.1 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 68.3 - - 62.7 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 44.4 - - 41.6 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 254 - - 197 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2571 - - 2827 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 85 - - 66 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 6 - - - 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] 96637 26 249 21 252 96637 89455 16 223 14 231 89455 83941 14 211 13 228 83941 79358 11 222 13 253 79358 75393 10 205 15 252 75393 71869 6 228 17 239 71869 68679 11 219 20 230 68679 65753 9 262 19 230 65753 63039 20 254 20 247 63039 60403 22 263 23 261 60403 57650 34 259 30 260 57650 54777 29 271 36 249 54777 52007 34 276 42 258 52007 49500 44 267 49 269 49500 47251 50 264 60 263 47251 45196 53 267 59 266 45196 43296 64 280 70 273 43296 41538 85 279 79 273 41538 39926 90 274 88 270 39926 38452 81 274 84 265 38452 37089 78 282 78 272 37089 35785 87 284 87 275 35785 34460 89 282 86 270 34460 33082 83 279 83 270 33082 31654 76 275 78 270 31654 30166 70 271 75 271 30166 28608 65 268 73 273 28608 26976 60 273 72 272 26976 25267 67 279 72 267 25267 23482 72 275 74 265 23482 21622 71 269 76 265 21622 19683 69 263 78 260 19683 17665 66 263 77 255 17665 15611 63 266 72 255 15611 13627 60 258 64 257 13627 11814 59 253 55 252 11814 10199 58 254 44 254 10199 8766 44 252 24 273 8766 7494 19 272 14 287 7494 6365 13 337 6 293 6365 5368 11 350 4 031 5368 4495 9 021 11*031 4495 3727 11*047 15*023 3727 3040 11*048 20 016 3040 2432 11 048 21 015 2432 1924 11 049 21 013 1924 1533 11 049 21 013 1533 1264 11 049 20 012 1264 1100 10 049 19 012 1100 1006 9 048 15 012 1006 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