DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 03/27 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 28.4 - - 35.2 - - 35.7 - - 31.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 142 - - 262 - - 11 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2706 - - 4354 - - 4561 - - 1963 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2446 - - 3958 - - 1068 - - 1068 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3776 - - 5424 - - 5631 - - 3033 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 548 - - 1267 - - 3045 - - 5017 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 298 - - 430 - - 178 - - 88 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 5 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 15 - - 20 - - 26 BL Wind Direction - - - 333 - - 308 - - 299 - - 314 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 12 - - 12 - - 17 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - 3 - - 12 - - -12 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 974 - - 1338 - - 1490 - - -208 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2802 - - 4086 - - 4142 - - 3241 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 568 - - 250 - - 429 - - -1614 ODpotential blCL - - - 3208 - - 5174 - - 5202 - - 4647 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 87 - - 100 - - 90 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 28.4 - - 35.2 - - 35.7 - - 31.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 20.4 - - 21.4 - - 21.8 - - 21.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 27.9 - - 34.1 - - 36.0 - - 32.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 19.2 - - 20.3 - - 20.7 - - 20.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 142 - - 262 - - 11 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2706 - - 4354 - - 4561 - - 1963 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 99 - - 47 - - 101 - - 58 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 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] 96175 26 259 20 246 26 240 32 250 96175 88894 26 246 23 249 23 259 22 276 88894 83310 22 245 26 247 28 263 31 268 83310 78698 23 256 23 262 27 257 28 268 78698 74720 23 270 30 267 33 279 38 273 74720 71207 34 272 37 274 47 272 38 281 71207 68026 37 263 40 266 53 277 51 288 68026 65108 35 264 43 279 61 273 59 283 65108 62399 42 274 53 267 62 265 64 271 62399 59759 55 270 58 263 56 264 66 263 59759 56985 66 274 65 274 61 273 71 264 56985 54082 82 281 81 274 80 275 80 272 54082 51290 94 274 91 271 95 276 92 278 51290 48764 99 266 102 274 105 276 103 280 48764 46492 98 266 111 274 113 276 109 280 46492 44428 107 271 117 273 117 275 115 279 44428 42533 118 272 121 271 121 274 119 278 42533 40783 123 270 124 270 123 273 120 279 40783 39158 126 268 127 271 125 273 123 279 39158 37645 129 267 133 271 128 273 128 278 37645 36230 133 268 139 270 132 273 129 278 36230 34871 141 271 143 270 135 273 129 280 34871 33502 151 273 149 272 141 275 135 283 33502 32095 151 271 156 272 147 276 140 285 32095 30651 148 268 158 271 149 276 141 285 30651 29152 146 267 153 269 148 275 138 284 29152 27584 140 265 148 268 142 276 134 286 27584 25947 133 264 138 272 134 277 131 289 25947 24242 123 266 127 273 127 280 123 289 24242 22474 114 269 117 274 119 281 116 289 22474 20646 107 271 111 275 116 284 104 290 20646 18762 101 275 108 279 95 288 83 291 18762 16828 83 283 93 283 66 291 60 294 16828 14870 58 281 71 284 53 299 51 296 14870 12976 48 270 54 286 51 303 50 303 12976 11247 42 266 44 291 47 304 50 306 11247 9715 35 269 41 291 38 304 42 307 9715 8372 30 273 37 293 26 291 32 304 8372 7189 23 281 26 301 26 292 31 304 7189 6138 16 298 22*307 25*293 31 306 6138 5205 13 310 21*307 23*296 31 309 5205 4382 12*327 17 307 22 298 31 312 4382 3655 12*332 16 307 21 299 31*314 3655 3004 12 333 15 307 21 300 30*314 3004 2429 12 333 14 308 20 300 29 314 2429 1948 11 333 13 309 19 301 27 314 1948 1580 11 333 13 310 18 301 25 314 1580 1326 10 332 12 309 16 301 22 313 1326 1172 10 332 11 309 14 301 19 312 1172 1084 8 331 10 309 11 301 13 312 1084 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