DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/23 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 = 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 - - - - - - 73.3 - - 77.8 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 206 - - 124 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4421 - - 5679 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3919 - - 4576 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5491 - - 6749 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1054 - - 1211 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 405 - - 375 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 20 - - 24 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 200 - - 183 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 13 - - 12 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 6 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1220 - - 433 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4272 - - 6317 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 127 - - -2256 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5364 - - 9005 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 83 - - 79 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 740 - - 430 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 73.3 - - 77.8 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 58.0 - - 53.6 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 72.4 - - 77.4 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 57.0 - - 52.7 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 206 - - 124 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4421 - - 5679 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 33 - - 18 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 8 - - - 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] 97195 16 215 23 246 97195 89772 15 225 19 236 89772 84101 11 248 16 228 84101 79437 9 257 13 235 79437 75433 5 292 6 228 75433 71883 7 329 4 038 71883 68648 9 307 8 335 68648 65666 10 299 12 318 65666 62902 8 304 15 316 62902 60220 9 307 14 305 60220 57409 13 308 15 299 57409 54484 17 289 18 286 54484 51696 11 278 16 277 51696 49201 12 283 16 276 49201 46988 23 263 21 268 46988 45009 27 247 23 255 45009 43230 32 241 29 248 43230 41610 32 238 31 250 41610 40104 32 241 33 258 40104 38686 32 247 34 263 38686 37341 33 252 33 265 37341 36035 33 253 30 261 36035 34706 33 255 25 267 34706 33327 34 255 24 280 33327 31899 34 252 27 282 31899 30405 33 245 26 271 30405 28837 30 235 25 261 28837 27195 31 227 24 255 27195 25477 28 219 25 257 25477 23686 20 214 26 260 23686 21826 16 204 27 250 21826 19891 16 200 21 231 19891 17875 15 213 19 224 17875 15815 19 213 20 220 15815 13831 22 195 18 207 13831 12027 24 175 23 201 12027 10422 27 180 27 195 10422 8991 30 189 31 199 8991 7715 29 200 30*193 7715 6581 31 206 26*185 6581 5575 28*206 26 184 5575 4685 26*205 25 183 4685 3896 23 202 25 183 3896 3188 21 200 24 183 3188 2560 20 198 23 182 2560 2035 19 198 22 182 2035 1632 18 197 21 182 1632 1354 17 196 20 181 1354 1185 16 196 18 181 1185 1088 13 195 14 181 1088 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