DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 03/09 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 - - - 51.3 - - 60.3 - - 65.2 - - 57.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 5 - - 102 - - 80 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 455 - - 1514 - - 1994 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1069 - - 1428 - - 1463 - - 1070 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1525 - - 2584 - - 3064 - - 1086 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 516 - - 518 - - 1448 - - 2377 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 80 - - 230 - - 227 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 18 - - 18 - - 12 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 236 - - 244 - - 264 - - 015 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 8 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -9 - - -6 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1426 - - -1286 - - -2085 - - -1761 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2951 - - 3870 - - 5149 - - 2847 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8509 - - -6819 - - -5708 - - -5370 ODpotential blCL - - - 10034 - - 9403 - - 8772 - - 6456 blCL maxRH - - - 67 - - 82 - - 76 - - 68 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 51.3 - - 60.3 - - 65.2 - - 57.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 42.0 - - 46.9 - - 46.2 - - 48.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 51.8 - - 60.1 - - 64.9 - - 61.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 40.8 - - 45.7 - - 45.3 - - 47.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 5 - - 102 - - 80 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 455 - - 1514 - - 1994 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 27 - - 3 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 - - 7 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] 96267 18 333 16 301 14 322 10 317 96267 89111 9 010 15 312 16 300 21 311 89111 83627 12 309 15 306 15 287 19 325 83627 79058 23 308 9 287 14 269 14 321 79058 75078 30 294 16 268 19 293 19 286 75078 71552 34 270 26 261 23 283 26 263 71552 68363 33 252 35 265 31 269 35 271 68363 65438 31 256 38 253 37 251 44 258 65438 62724 43 269 46 266 43 255 41 252 62724 60065 57 262 57 266 55 265 44 262 60065 57271 64 254 62 261 68 264 58 264 57271 54384 63 250 66 259 65 261 63 263 54384 51632 62 257 64 258 58 264 62 260 51632 49146 58 259 60 261 58 262 62 256 49146 46909 57 265 63 262 61 255 61 249 46909 44863 55 261 66 259 62 254 58 251 44863 42981 56 262 68 262 67 260 63 267 42981 41266 67 267 76 267 78 263 75 270 41266 39702 79 266 86 268 87 263 84 266 39702 38263 85 262 91 261 92 261 88 258 38263 36918 89 260 86 258 92 257 87 257 36918 35616 93 260 81 263 89 260 86 259 35616 34292 90 259 84 271 88 264 88 261 34292 32919 79 263 89 271 91 266 92 262 32919 31500 78 271 90 267 93 268 96 264 31500 30018 82 270 88 264 92 270 96 264 30018 28461 83 268 87 263 86 270 94 265 28461 26831 74 269 79 265 77 268 90 266 26831 25125 67 265 64 264 66 264 85 266 25125 23347 64 255 60 253 63 260 78 262 23347 21506 62 256 62 254 66 260 64 257 21506 19594 59 263 53 263 59 261 57 259 19594 17602 52 270 46 265 44 253 47 262 17602 15571 45 267 44 259 42 254 46 254 15571 13613 43 261 40 254 41 254 38 258 13613 11828 39 260 40 247 40 251 35 260 11828 10236 36 253 38 249 37 249 25 255 10236 8824 36 245 37 248 25 256 7 253 8824 7570 35 246 37 243 15 273 6 335 7570 6456 32 249 38 240 13 286 4 310 6456 5467 30 256 33 242 12 290 7 305 5467 4596 33 270 23 249 12 285 8 318 4596 3825 41 277 21 260 13 272 9 324 3825 3133 43 270 23*255 13*262 9 330 3133 2521 40 257 21*246 13*262 9 333 2521 2009 33 244 20 244 12 263 8 336 2009 1616 26*237 19 243 12 264 7 343 1616 1345 21*236 17 243 11 265 6 353 1345 1181 19 235 16 242 10 265 6 004 1181 1086 13 235 12 242 8 266 4*015 1086 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