DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 04/18 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 = 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 - - - - - - 36.2 - - 35.9 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 105 - - 87 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3465 - - 2963 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2852 - - 2346 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4535 - - 4033 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1691 - - 2347 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 301 - - 267 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 23 - - 26 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 280 - - 280 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 11 - - 15 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - -7 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1947 - - 1868 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2588 - - 2165 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 1154 - - 894 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3381 - - 3139 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 36.2 - - 35.9 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 28.7 - - 30.4 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 36.0 - - 35.9 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 27.6 - - 29.2 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 105 - - 87 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3465 - - 2963 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 101 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 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] 96789 12 258 24 270 96789 89525 21 221 22 251 89525 83972 28 225 32 250 83972 79369 25 250 29 233 79369 75395 28 261 22 256 75395 71856 36 252 33 258 71856 68634 32 237 38 239 68634 65670 26 238 32 228 65670 62903 20 266 29 254 62903 60180 32 255 33 257 60180 57305 37 249 45 250 57305 54327 49 241 54 239 54327 51488 57 233 55 238 51488 48931 59 230 62 239 48931 46644 62 231 64 234 46644 44569 64 232 59 229 44569 42657 62 235 60 234 42657 40889 76 243 77 241 40889 39254 93 237 88 236 39254 37737 100 226 91 231 37737 36318 101 224 93 227 36318 34958 110 223 97 227 34958 33591 116 221 105 226 33591 32191 116 218 111 226 32191 30755 112 219 117 227 30755 29263 111 222 124 226 29263 27699 113 221 127 224 27699 26061 113 219 127 225 26061 24349 109 220 121 225 24349 22570 106 223 109 226 22570 20737 102 225 94 226 20737 18849 100 225 71 233 18849 16904 90 230 54 239 16904 14931 63 232 46 242 14931 13032 49 219 44 248 13032 11304 58 220 43 254 11304 9769 53 239 42 258 9769 8405 48 254 39 262 8405 7200 38 267 33 268 7200 6144 25 278 30 277 6144 5213 25*279 30 279 5213 4391 25*280 30*279 4391 3664 25 280 30*280 3664 3013 24 280 29 280 3013 2436 24 280 28 280 2436 1954 23 280 26 280 1954 1583 22 279 25 280 1583 1328 21 279 23 280 1328 1174 18 279 20 280 1174 1085 14 279 15 280 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