DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 02/26 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 - - - 22.4 - - 33.5 - - 37.6 - - 32.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 66 - - 227 - - 30 - - -35 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 340 - - 1560 - - 2680 - - 15 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1067 - - 1829 - - 1068 - - 1068 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1410 - - 2630 - - 3750 - - 1085 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 574 - - 552 - - 1024 - - 1157 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 115 - - 288 - - 182 - - 10 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 4 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 13 - - 15 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 197 - - 232 - - 243 - - 225 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 5 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 4 - - -7 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2168 - - -2269 - - -115 - - -968 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3578 - - 4899 - - 3865 - - 2053 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8794 - - -6947 - - -4174 - - -5438 ODpotential blCL - - - 10204 - - 9577 - - 7924 - - 6523 blCL maxRH - - - 94 - - 79 - - 100 - - 89 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 22.4 - - 33.5 - - 37.6 - - 32.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 10.8 - - 15.8 - - 24.4 - - 27.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 22.2 - - 32.5 - - 37.8 - - 34.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 10.5 - - 15.1 - - 23.6 - - 26.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 66 - - 227 - - 30 - - -35 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 340 - - 1560 - - 2680 - - 15 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 76 - - 16 - - 101 - - 56 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 - - 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] 96858 24 082 17 086 20 073 18 081 96858 89657 23 064 17 089 15 103 12 063 89657 84030 13 048 11 095 7 085 11 082 84030 79288 5 064 6 054 1 163 10 072 79288 75183 5 043 4 061 3 245 12 352 75183 71575 13 309 6 335 4 308 7 304 71575 68288 13 287 14 287 15 293 10 280 68288 65232 12 285 17 284 19 289 18 311 65232 62378 10 289 21 267 26 275 24 302 62378 59605 18 306 21 263 26 264 32 293 59605 56718 31 295 23 276 31 280 38 280 56718 53719 40 298 31 291 30 270 37 273 53719 50850 47 290 39 294 41 297 41 291 50850 48274 50 294 54 291 50 285 47 285 48274 45976 57 285 56 281 44 287 43 284 45976 43899 53 280 47 276 51 293 51 295 43899 42006 48 294 42 284 62 289 58 288 42006 40268 55 297 50 290 62 286 57 288 40268 38654 59 295 60 292 62 289 67 295 38654 37149 65 290 71 290 74 291 79 289 37149 35748 71 284 77 286 83 285 77 285 35748 34411 69 283 76 285 82 281 67 284 34411 33073 67 289 75 287 78 281 64 289 33073 31704 68 294 79 290 79 284 68 293 31704 30306 69 295 83 291 82 285 67 294 30306 28862 68 295 84 291 84 286 60 296 28862 27356 69 293 83 291 85 284 53 296 27356 25787 72 292 81 291 79 286 48 297 25787 24148 77 293 78 292 79 289 48 300 24148 22436 76 294 77 293 81 290 49 303 22436 20653 63 296 72 292 73 293 48 304 20653 18800 52 289 56 286 66 296 50 296 18800 16885 43 284 45 281 55 291 53 293 16885 14945 42 287 39 296 44 277 51 292 14945 13076 42 292 37 304 36 284 45 290 13076 11370 36 297 32 306 42 290 42 282 11370 9849 28 297 26 302 45 285 41 281 9849 8495 27 290 24 291 39 275 37 286 8495 7288 27 278 23 280 32 265 35 288 7288 6214 24 277 24 265 29 265 35 283 6214 5262 22 274 23 255 27 266 36 277 5262 4423 20 272 23 253 25*264 35 270 4423 3683 17 271 23 251 18*251 32 262 3683 3021 14 270 20*243 16 243 29 255 3021 2439 11 256 15*233 15 242 25 240 2439 1955 11 230 14 232 15 241 22 232 1955 1584 11*202 13 232 14 240 20 230 1584 1328 9*198 12 231 13 239 16 227 1328 1173 8 196 12 231 12 239 12*226 1173 1085 7 197 10 232 9 238 6*225 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