DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 03/31 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 - - - - - - 71.5 - - 64.8 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 40 - - 3 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3099 - - 438 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1737 - - 990 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4103 - - 1442 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2410 - - 1945 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 230 - - 61 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 24 - - 17 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 238 - - 259 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 13 - - 8 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 22 - - -4 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 380 - - 353 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3723 - - 1089 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -920 - - -177 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5023 - - 1619 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 99 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 940 - - 1110 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 71.5 - - 64.8 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 58.4 - - 62.9 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 71.7 - - 64.9 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 57.3 - - 62.7 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 40 - - 3 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3099 - - 438 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 100 - - 95 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 13 - - - 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] 96486 28 241 27 255 96486 89159 17 279 22 239 89159 83562 23 261 23 236 83562 78965 16 260 19 249 78965 75010 20 265 18 268 75010 71509 20 248 22 264 71509 68344 15 253 22 262 68344 65419 23 278 21 263 65419 62686 28 270 28 259 62686 60026 30 266 28 253 60026 57229 40 265 35 270 57229 54319 45 252 47 264 54319 51557 46 267 47 262 51557 49074 55 275 54 265 49074 46868 61 269 61 263 46868 44909 66 258 65 262 44909 43155 62 255 68 258 43155 41552 60 261 65 258 41552 40060 59 263 63 261 40060 38656 59 264 60 256 38656 37326 61 264 56 254 37326 36036 61 266 49 256 36036 34724 57 269 47 259 34724 33358 57 268 45 255 33358 31937 56 264 45 253 31937 30447 56 261 46 255 30447 28878 55 262 48 257 28878 27231 52 262 50 258 27231 25504 53 261 50 259 25504 23698 54 264 49 260 23698 21818 55 263 46 258 21818 19858 57 256 47 255 19858 17816 62 255 52 255 17816 15739 60 250 57 258 15739 13741 60 245 61 258 13741 11926 62 246 58 255 11926 10314 58 247 51 250 10314 8882 44 244 43 242 8882 7604 36 234 37 240 7604 6464 34 234 34 244 6464 5454 27 235 35 248 5454 4565 27*235 35 250 4565 3780 26*236 32 253 3780 3078 26 237 30 255 3078 2457 26 238 29 256 2457 1939 24 239 26 257 1939 1542 22 239 23*258 1542 1268 20 240 20*258 1268 1102 18 240 18 259 1102 1007 14 241 12 259 1007 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