DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/01 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 - - 0703z - - 1002z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 31.9 - - 34.6 - - 34.6 - - 32.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 123 - - 283 - - 282 - - 19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1986 - - 2157 - - 1922 - - 1026 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1849 - - 2331 - - 2155 - - 1068 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3056 - - 3227 - - 2992 - - 2096 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 439 - - 479 - - 245 - - 1051 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 256 - - 346 - - 331 - - 110 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 20 - - 19 - - 20 - - 17 BL Wind Direction - - - 052 - - 057 - - 068 - - 061 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 6 - - 7 - - 9 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -7 - - -1 - - -3 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 998 - - 383 - - 118 - - 169 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2058 - - 2844 - - 2875 - - 1927 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 810 - - 366 - - -12804 - - -486 ODpotential blCL - - - 2246 - - 2861 - - 15796 - - 2582 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 94 - - 95 - - 99 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 31.9 - - 34.6 - - 34.6 - - 32.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 27.2 - - 26.3 - - 26.2 - - 27.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 31.6 - - 33.6 - - 33.6 - - 32.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 26.4 - - 25.2 - - 25.5 - - 27.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 123 - - 283 - - 282 - - 19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1986 - - 2157 - - 1922 - - 1026 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 74 - - 81 - - 96 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 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] 96482 13 228 14 251 10 247 16 245 96482 89217 5 251 11 240 16 249 14 283 89217 83643 8 176 14 260 12 252 12 267 83643 79045 2 307 9 240 9 260 9 271 79045 75081 11 268 13 259 10 266 11 295 75081 71565 9 256 17 255 17 280 17 300 71565 68372 10 275 14 259 20 272 25 288 68372 65430 16 266 17 268 27 273 25 286 65430 62693 26 265 30 265 35 269 35 285 62693 60030 29 258 34 257 42 258 41 277 60030 57233 34 270 40 269 40 261 40 272 57233 54316 45 268 46 267 44 264 39 266 54316 51535 45 266 51 267 43 262 38 269 51535 49046 50 269 49 266 47 270 50 275 49046 46839 53 265 55 274 64 267 56 267 46839 44865 58 265 63 262 64 257 58 270 44865 43089 65 261 62 260 60 263 72 270 43089 41481 71 256 67 269 66 275 86 274 41481 39992 69 253 81 270 88 273 94 271 39992 38585 67 250 85 265 91 266 89 266 38585 37248 72 242 77 262 92 263 82 265 37248 35949 74 238 73 263 85 267 78 258 35949 34622 73 243 66 261 82 264 75 250 34622 33240 67 248 56 258 76 260 69 250 33240 31804 63 249 57 255 69 262 65 254 31804 30299 59 252 58 253 65 270 63 258 30299 28715 56 255 60 252 57 272 62 263 28715 27054 55 258 62 251 55 260 57 258 27054 25315 55 258 57 246 55 257 53 250 25315 23497 53 256 49 245 48 258 48 253 23497 21606 50 258 44 257 46 265 52 260 21606 19639 47 263 44 271 44 265 44 265 19639 17592 42 268 31 273 32 268 33 251 17592 15508 26 273 22 269 21 263 30 237 15508 13504 16 270 17 254 16 232 20 225 13504 11680 13 283 15 232 13 221 19 213 11680 10062 11 302 10 221 12 191 18 201 10062 8633 9 296 2 244 10 181 16 192 8633 7369 8 268 3 318 6 165 11 160 7369 6250 6 221 3 192 8 134 13 134 6250 5265 2 110 9 166 14 116 19 129 5265 4406 11 088 10 115 20 106 24 121 4406 3661 20*060 18*061 21 096 26 099 3661 3005 22*054 19*057 21*071 25 085 3005 2428 22 053 20 057 21*069 23*071 2428 1948 21 052 19 057 21 068 20*062 1948 1580 20 052 19 056 21 068 19 061 1580 1326 19 051 18 057 20 068 17 060 1326 1172 17 051 17 057 18 068 15 060 1172 1084 13 051 13 057 14 068 11 059 1084 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