DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 03/03 Hartford_WI 1070ft pt39925@43.360,-88.340,973ft SPONSORED BY: Wisconsin Soaring Society BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.3 degF 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 - - - 34.9 - - 37.5 - - 39.6 - - 37.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 55 - - 19 - - 16 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 339 - - 688 - - 1009 - - 15 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1068 - - 1068 - - 1069 - - 1069 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1409 - - 1758 - - 2079 - - 1085 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 374 - - 685 - - 757 - - 1045 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 109 - - 99 - - 108 - - 4 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 102 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 0 - - 6 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 135 - - 145 - - 006 - - 045 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 0 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -1 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -967 - - -610 - - -334 - - -723 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2376 - - 2368 - - 2413 - - 1808 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10324 - - -9073 - - -8054 - - -8452 ODpotential blCL - - - 11733 - - 10831 - - 10133 - - 9537 blCL maxRH - - - 95 - - 100 - - 100 - - 68 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 34.9 - - 37.5 - - 39.6 - - 37.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 28.7 - - 31.3 - - 33.2 - - 33.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 34.7 - - 37.7 - - 39.9 - - 40.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 28.0 - - 30.7 - - 32.3 - - 33.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 55 - - 19 - - 16 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 339 - - 688 - - 1009 - - 15 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 80 - - 102 - - 101 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 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] 96075 14 179 18 225 18 239 22 252 96075 88920 13 222 22 234 25 251 19 275 88920 83402 21 245 24 231 33 244 32 272 83402 78804 29 264 24 276 26 246 29 265 78804 74811 34 263 43 273 38 275 38 277 74811 71284 35 271 42 262 46 274 45 273 71284 68096 42 280 43 263 47 275 45 275 68096 65162 47 282 46 271 50 280 52 279 65162 62434 51 280 52 275 57 282 57 278 62434 59770 58 278 59 276 62 280 59 276 59770 56966 68 278 66 275 67 280 66 282 56966 54053 76 277 73 274 76 275 84 282 54053 51280 79 275 80 270 81 269 90 274 51280 48786 80 275 82 271 82 269 87 273 48786 46548 83 276 81 274 81 272 85 276 46548 44520 86 275 82 274 81 274 83 276 44520 42672 89 272 87 269 85 271 81 272 42672 40982 87 270 86 268 86 268 83 274 40982 39427 87 272 93 268 86 270 88 275 39427 37986 92 273 95 266 93 272 89 271 37986 36646 94 271 92 265 95 270 88 270 36646 35363 91 269 88 265 93 267 86 270 35363 34065 89 269 88 265 91 266 80 273 34065 32719 83 267 88 266 88 267 73 275 32719 31325 73 266 81 270 82 267 68 271 31325 29867 66 268 68 269 73 264 64 272 29867 28332 63 267 59 265 63 263 61 274 28332 26719 62 269 57 260 63 266 55 277 26719 25028 58 271 57 260 66 267 55 278 25028 23261 52 262 61 262 67 267 53 282 23261 21421 53 264 61 262 65 266 50 284 21421 19501 52 262 54 265 63 262 48 283 19501 17495 45 260 52 264 60 259 45 286 17495 15451 45 262 46 260 48 263 35 296 15451 13479 43 259 39 259 40 264 29 293 13479 11685 36 256 31 273 31 279 28 293 11685 10092 32 270 26 281 23 286 24 296 10092 8682 26 269 21 289 17 288 13 318 8682 7432 14 232 13 289 11 298 16 334 7432 6322 14 207 13 244 11 276 16 334 6322 5342 12 191 14 214 12 283 14 338 5342 4482 8 193 10 189 13 293 13 351 4482 3726 6 170 7 169 8 306 15 000 3726 3053 4 151 6 147 5 339 16 360 3053 2460 3 133 4 146 7*002 15 360 2460 1968 5 144 1*151 7*006 11 006 1968 1591 6*139 0*148 7 007 7 019 1591 1332 5*135 0 144 6 007 6 033 1332 1175 5 135 0 146 5 006 5*041 1175 1085 4 134 0 106 4 006 3*045 1085 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