DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 03/17 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 - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 7.8 - - 16.0 - - 18.1 - - 17.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 72 - - 165 - - 100 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 298 - - 3276 - - 3304 - - 175 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1066 - - 2934 - - 2647 - - 1067 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1368 - - 4346 - - 4374 - - 1245 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 401 - - 820 - - 904 - - 3595 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 113 - - 334 - - 284 - - 19 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 5 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 13 - - 10 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 316 - - 288 - - 244 - - 198 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 7 - - 3 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -4 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1160 - - 473 - - 574 - - -1512 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2528 - - 3873 - - 3800 - - 2757 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3335 - - -15858 - - -657 - - -2321 ODpotential blCL - - - 4703 - - 20204 - - 5031 - - 3566 blCL maxRH - - - 72 - - 72 - - 83 - - 88 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 7.8 - - 16.0 - - 18.1 - - 17.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 0.9 - - 3.0 - - 5.4 - - 9.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 7.8 - - 15.4 - - 17.7 - - 18.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 0.1 - - 2.0 - - 4.3 - - 8.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 72 - - 165 - - 100 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 298 - - 3276 - - 3304 - - 175 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 31 - - 52 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 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] 96527 8 198 4 178 16 271 13 255 96527 89392 4 209 5 215 9 256 6 272 89392 83866 2 062 3 229 11 195 15 279 83866 79253 5 341 4 336 8 179 12 281 79253 75247 5 329 6 279 7 302 10 301 75247 71669 2 357 10 232 12 282 13 304 71669 68400 12 327 8 279 13 281 13 303 68400 65375 20 299 14 285 15 289 18 321 65375 62558 19 299 17 300 24 302 25 321 62558 59826 21 310 20 313 29 311 28 320 59826 56955 22 315 28 307 33 323 36 324 56955 53956 37 310 31 312 41 323 42 326 53956 51086 32 304 38 312 42 319 55 326 51086 48510 36 316 41 314 49 322 57 317 48510 46207 46 315 49 319 55 316 54 313 46207 44117 47 320 56 316 53 319 53 314 44117 42199 47 330 54 318 56 326 60 316 42199 40433 54 334 53 328 67 325 63 317 40433 38801 58 336 66 333 73 321 65 317 38801 37290 64 341 80 332 75 322 69 319 37290 35887 83 339 96 332 82 322 72 319 35887 34550 102 337 110 331 86 321 72 317 34550 33213 112 337 115 332 83 321 68 314 33213 31843 106 340 109 331 81 324 60 315 31843 30441 108 345 94 328 82 326 50 319 30441 28985 115 346 88 330 82 321 51 318 28985 27459 121 344 90 331 80 316 56 315 27459 25861 121 345 90 331 74 318 55 313 25861 24190 118 346 91 332 69 323 51 313 24190 22446 116 344 90 334 66 327 53 312 22446 20626 106 345 86 338 62 327 51 309 20626 18727 82 347 75 341 61 321 46 306 18727 16751 61 345 58 335 62 320 44 305 16751 14747 44 340 44 329 53 313 44 310 14747 12825 35 336 36 321 43 308 46 307 12825 11086 29 326 32 312 36 305 43 303 11086 9555 24 320 29 306 30 301 27 295 9555 8213 23 325 26 305 24 295 21 287 8213 7032 23 329 24 304 20 286 21 277 7032 5989 23 322 21 301 16 273 19 256 5989 5075 22 316 19*292 12*250 17 230 5075 4277 20 314 16*289 11*244 16 216 4277 3575 19 317 15 289 11 244 15 213 3575 2945 17 323 13 288 11 244 14 211 2945 2388 17 325 13 288 10 244 14 208 2388 1922 17 328 12 288 10 244 13 206 1922 1564 17*327 11 288 10 244 12 204 1564 1319 11*317 11 288 9 243 10*201 1319 1169 9 316 10 287 9 243 8*200 1169 1083 8 315 9 287 8 243 6 198 1083 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