DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 04/27 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 - - - - - - 61.0 - - 64.0 - - 58.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 380 - - 269 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3286 - - 3865 - - 997 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3268 - - 3583 - - 1070 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4356 - - 4935 - - 2067 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 952 - - 891 - - 2188 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 438 - - 412 - - 49 W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 14 - - 14 - - 13 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 152 - - 159 - - 141 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 7 - - 6 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 4 - - 10 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -3684 - - -3827 - - -3780 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 8040 - - 8762 - - 5847 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -11432 - - -10427 - - -10466 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 15788 - - 15362 - - 12533 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 97 - - 85 - - 88 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 61.0 - - 64.0 - - 58.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 29.7 - - 29.5 - - 37.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 59.3 - - 62.8 - - 58.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 28.7 - - 28.7 - - 36.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 380 - - 269 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3286 - - 3865 - - 997 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 90 - - 41 - - 51 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 5 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] 97571 9 144 11 212 3 280 97571 90225 3 181 5 172 3 150 90225 84566 6 114 4 176 2 029 84566 79884 1 140 3 125 4 324 79884 75858 6 201 4 249 8 284 75858 72299 2 266 7 297 7 300 72299 69062 13 315 14 304 16 325 69062 66070 24 293 24 295 19 307 66070 63282 22 281 23 295 28 316 63282 60572 28 298 33 294 32 301 60572 57733 33 296 35 283 35 289 57733 54782 35 289 36 284 37 288 54782 51974 38 290 41 286 40 288 51974 49457 43 290 42 285 43 285 49457 47212 46 291 43 285 46 285 47212 45193 48 290 43 291 47 285 45193 43372 50 290 48 295 49 286 43372 41717 51 293 52 295 53 288 41717 40192 51 299 57 298 59 288 40192 38767 52 303 58 295 62 289 38767 37426 51 303 55 294 57 291 37426 36128 50 300 52 294 53 292 36128 34803 49 298 49 294 51 292 34803 33425 48 298 46 295 46 291 33425 31994 48 297 46 296 44 294 31994 30497 50 297 46 298 41 295 30497 28921 51 297 46 298 38 294 28921 27269 50 295 44 296 35 292 27269 25538 45 291 40 295 32 291 25538 23730 40 285 37 289 29 288 23730 21848 34 286 34 282 30 288 21848 19888 31 292 28 277 30 274 19888 17847 25 295 21 277 25 277 17847 15763 22 298 21 277 22 277 15763 13752 21 274 16 284 15 252 13752 11923 21 271 19 269 10 253 11923 10296 17 248 22 257 13 258 10296 8850 10 245 18 229 13 253 8850 7568 10 195 16 202 18 228 7568 6437 16 188 16 197 24 215 6437 5444 18 175 15*181 24 207 5444 4573 16*162 14*173 22 205 4573 3803 15*155 14 168 19 197 3803 3114 15 153 15 161 16 181 3114 2506 14 152 15 155 15*158 2506 1999 14 152 14 152 15*147 1999 1610 14 151 14 149 14 141 1610 1342 13 151 14 148 13 139 1342 1179 12 151 13 147 12 137 1179 1087 11 151 11 147 9 135 1087 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