DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 03/16 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 27.2 - - 27.2 - - 25.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 206 - - 192 - - 149 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3083 - - 2773 - - 3129 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2837 - - 2581 - - 2713 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4087 - - 3777 - - 4133 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 3127 - - 4839 - - 4060 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 354 - - 334 - - 319 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 34 - - 34 - - 37 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 263 - - 289 - - 309 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 15 - - 16 - - 21 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -5 - - -2 - - -7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1873 - - 1631 - - 1867 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2214 - - 2146 - - 2267 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 1016 - - 796 - - 1066 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3071 - - 2981 - - 3067 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 101 - - 101 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 100 - - 30 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 27.2 - - 27.2 - - 25.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 20.8 - - 21.2 - - 19.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 26.6 - - 26.5 - - 25.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 19.7 - - 20.2 - - 18.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 206 - - 192 - - 149 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3083 - - 2773 - - 3129 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 100 - - 105 - - 104 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 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] 96526 11 228 8 242 21 254 96526 89361 7 275 5 152 11 282 89361 83840 6 261 5 265 4 342 83840 79214 7 302 11 282 8 337 79214 75186 6 298 8 260 14 292 75186 71622 3 337 7 235 9 275 71622 68377 5 301 9 263 13 273 68377 65379 12 286 16 265 14 254 65379 62574 15 253 11 246 9 271 62574 59825 14 229 20 277 23 260 59825 56947 29 245 37 253 30 232 56947 53944 34 228 40 232 31 225 53944 51049 33 232 38 222 32 225 51049 48424 45 228 38 222 34 225 48424 46059 51 221 40 216 36 224 46059 43910 53 212 44 210 38 222 43910 41940 54 206 47 211 39 221 41940 40127 59 207 50 213 40 219 40127 38454 63 210 54 209 41 217 38454 36902 69 211 57 202 43 212 36902 35452 78 203 65 197 44 206 35452 34060 91 195 71 193 45 202 34060 32658 98 191 75 189 45 203 32658 31218 106 187 82 188 45 202 31218 29747 113 187 94 190 45 200 29747 28230 133 191 111 187 42 202 28230 26659 154 189 119 185 39 212 26659 25045 155 186 127 183 34 221 25045 23390 153 188 129 183 27 250 23390 21694 151 194 110 191 24 267 21694 19943 143 201 70 200 19 269 19943 18122 97 208 39 214 25 265 18122 16236 59 213 31 233 27 267 16236 14322 52 211 30 235 27 295 14322 12489 53 214 26 231 44 313 12489 10839 48 216 26 277 52 319 10839 9383 36 229 28 287 49 315 9383 8095 32 252 30 294 42 306 8095 6951 32 258 31 296 42 305 6951 5932 34 258 33 296 43 306 5932 5027 35 260 35 295 43 308 5027 4227 36*261 36*293 43*309 4227 3519 36*262 37*292 42*309 3519 2884 36 263 37 291 42 309 2884 2322 35 263 36 289 40 309 2322 1852 34 263 35 288 38 309 1852 1491 33 263 33 288 35 309 1491 1242 31 263 30 287 32 309 1242 1091 27 263 27 286 28 309 1091 1004 21 262 20 286 21 308 1004 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