DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 03/07 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 43.1 - - 40.5 - - 38.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 77 - - 35 - - 6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1322 - - 1180 - - 1071 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1069 - - 1068 - - 1068 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2392 - - 2250 - - 2141 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 875 - - 1551 - - 2132 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 195 - - 146 - - 86 W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 24 - - 21 - - 18 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 281 - - 291 - - 289 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 12 - - 11 - - 10 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -5 - - -3 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1066 - - 890 - - 778 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1326 - - 1360 - - 1363 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 712 - - 513 - - 342 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1680 - - 1737 - - 1799 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 43.1 - - 40.5 - - 38.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 40.9 - - 38.3 - - 36.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 43.0 - - 40.6 - - 38.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 40.2 - - 37.8 - - 35.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 77 - - 35 - - 6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1322 - - 1180 - - 1071 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 101 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 95365 39 263 34 275 38 284 95365 88276 41 257 43 259 49 264 88276 82866 46 258 49 261 60 265 82866 78432 49 261 52 264 54 266 78432 74620 51 263 55 265 54 268 74620 71226 50 261 56 264 53 261 71226 68122 52 258 53 257 50 257 68122 65238 57 256 51 252 49 264 65238 62549 60 256 57 265 60 267 62549 59939 67 243 77 260 71 260 59939 57202 74 232 75 242 75 249 57202 54321 65 232 72 238 72 248 54321 51534 65 244 75 241 80 249 51534 49010 83 248 82 242 87 246 49010 46740 86 245 88 242 91 243 46740 44674 90 242 89 243 91 241 44674 42782 91 241 93 245 88 241 42782 41045 94 244 99 246 84 242 41045 39437 104 244 106 238 86 242 39437 37936 116 238 107 236 89 238 37936 36533 124 225 120 235 91 239 36533 35191 136 214 131 226 104 243 35191 33840 133 211 136 219 119 240 33840 32448 129 210 139 218 135 233 32448 31019 128 213 140 220 150 227 31019 29530 123 218 139 222 155 228 29530 27964 123 220 137 223 150 231 27964 26325 119 223 138 228 131 232 26325 24616 109 226 129 234 124 238 24616 22843 100 227 125 240 120 244 22843 21015 100 237 117 245 98 248 21015 19132 93 243 105 253 65 248 19132 17178 98 249 75 257 50 249 17178 15181 87 252 50 255 49 250 15181 13252 70 248 42 246 43 250 13252 11495 59 243 49 241 39 250 11495 9933 54 235 47 252 33 262 9933 8548 56 232 34 268 30 276 8548 7319 61 237 30 277 30 286 7319 6228 46 253 29 279 28 292 6228 5266 36 269 24 296 26 300 5266 4425 36 269 25 306 24 302 4425 3689 32 277 27 301 24 298 3689 3029 29 282 27 296 24 295 3029 2447 28*283 26*294 23*293 2447 1961 27*282 25*293 22*291 1961 1587 25 281 23 291 20 290 1587 1330 24 281 21 291 18 288 1330 1174 21 281 18 290 16 288 1174 1085 15 280 13 289 11 287 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