DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 03/23 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 - - - 30.7 - - 33.0 - - 34.8 - - 32.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 131 - - 249 - - 146 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3562 - - 3898 - - 4056 - - 15 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3027 - - 3589 - - 3447 - - 1068 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4632 - - 4968 - - 5126 - - 1085 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 934 - - 1047 - - 662 - - 3754 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 321 - - 407 - - 347 - - 10 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 4 - - 6 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 20 - - 17 - - 11 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 347 - - 340 - - 349 - - 066 Direction Wind Shear - - - 12 - - 7 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -7 - - -6 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1391 - - 1383 - - 1215 - - -1554 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3241 - - 3585 - - 3911 - - 2639 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 527 - - 796 - - 621 - - -2179 ODpotential blCL - - - 4105 - - 4172 - - 4505 - - 3264 blCL maxRH - - - 86 - - 88 - - 86 - - 82 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 30.7 - - 33.0 - - 34.8 - - 32.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 20.7 - - 21.5 - - 21.9 - - 25.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 30.3 - - 32.1 - - 34.3 - - 33.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 19.6 - - 20.3 - - 20.7 - - 24.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 131 - - 249 - - 146 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3562 - - 3898 - - 4056 - - 15 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 44 - - 51 - - 43 - - 29 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 96325 17 234 18 266 18 258 18 251 96325 89151 14 249 14 248 20 257 20 264 89151 83623 7 252 13 242 21 251 24 267 83623 79032 16 256 15 260 22 252 24 271 79032 75047 21 254 24 255 26 257 28 256 75047 71482 24 263 28 252 28 263 28 256 71482 68238 31 264 26 261 30 270 33 280 68238 65267 30 261 28 275 36 273 39 280 65267 62508 23 266 33 263 35 266 38 279 62508 59816 29 275 30 266 34 271 44 283 59816 56999 42 278 40 276 47 277 51 275 56999 54060 54 267 53 267 54 272 47 277 54060 51235 56 265 55 268 55 275 56 286 51235 48698 58 273 57 275 63 283 63 284 48698 46437 65 279 66 281 69 282 64 279 46437 44391 72 278 76 281 72 282 63 283 44391 42525 74 280 77 281 75 284 72 289 42525 40820 80 283 78 286 78 285 81 288 40820 39250 86 283 84 287 82 285 86 286 39250 37792 88 283 85 285 84 285 88 284 37792 36431 90 286 84 287 86 287 89 284 36431 35124 93 291 88 291 92 291 87 285 35124 33800 104 295 100 293 99 292 91 290 33800 32435 116 295 107 292 101 292 95 292 32435 31027 121 293 107 291 100 291 95 294 31027 29559 117 294 106 294 97 292 88 294 29559 28015 112 296 104 298 94 294 86 293 28015 26395 111 300 100 299 92 297 85 293 26395 24698 105 302 96 301 90 299 81 295 24698 22925 95 301 91 302 89 302 77 297 22925 21081 90 300 84 303 86 304 74 300 21081 19160 87 301 79 302 79 303 71 304 19160 17159 85 303 77 304 75 305 68 309 17159 15129 77 308 71 310 66 313 54 311 15129 13185 65 314 61 318 53 318 44 307 13185 11428 60 320 53 323 42 324 37 307 11428 9873 56 321 49 325 37 328 30 317 9873 8493 52 321 42 330 32 334 23 323 8493 7266 44 324 35 339 27 344 16 335 7266 6179 34 334 25 342 18 343 12 334 6179 5226 24*345 19*339 11*342 7 308 5226 4396 24*347 18*339 11*344 4 299 4396 3665 23 347 18 339 11 346 2 345 3665 3013 22 348 18 340 11 349 3 049 3013 2434 20 347 17 340 11 350 4 060 2434 1953 18 347 17 340 11 352 5 062 1953 1583 17 347 16 340 10 353 6 063 1583 1327 16 347 15 340 10 354 6 063 1327 1173 14 347 14 340 9 354 5*065 1173 1085 12 346 12 340 8 354 4*066 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