DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 02/27 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 - - - 35.3 - - 47.8 - - 55.9 - - 46.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -6 - - 123 - - 20 - - -77 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 121 - - 1054 - - 2646 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1068 - - 1069 - - 1070 - - 1069 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1191 - - 2124 - - 3716 - - 1086 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 422 - - 586 - - 4798 - - 188 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 29 - - 212 - - 173 - - 13 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 15 - - 23 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 222 - - 226 - - 233 - - 261 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 6 - - 14 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -7 - - 4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -836 - - -1733 - - -2497 - - -2867 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2027 - - 3857 - - 6213 - - 3953 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5886 - - -4429 - - -4427 - - -6271 ODpotential blCL - - - 7077 - - 6553 - - 8143 - - 7357 blCL maxRH - - - 76 - - 77 - - 88 - - 58 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 35.3 - - 47.8 - - 55.9 - - 46.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 30.3 - - 34.7 - - 32.3 - - 33.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 36.4 - - 47.5 - - 56.3 - - 50.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 29.8 - - 33.5 - - 31.1 - - 32.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -6 - - 123 - - 20 - - -77 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 121 - - 1054 - - 2646 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 4 - - 6 - - 52 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 3 - - 4 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] 96698 30 101 15 115 11 096 14 078 96698 89485 25 076 14 105 10 095 9 101 89485 83864 12 091 13 116 3 121 5 125 83864 79165 13 127 2 157 3 260 6 339 79165 75092 7 042 12 183 12 233 13 280 75092 71477 9 333 3 217 14 208 16 259 71477 68180 21 293 18 277 14 266 18 271 68180 65132 27 262 30 272 25 273 25 273 65132 62294 17 249 33 268 31 266 26 268 62294 59541 19 283 28 270 34 262 33 283 59541 56682 23 291 33 273 43 262 40 278 56682 53719 30 308 39 272 41 274 46 281 53719 50885 49 297 45 272 47 279 55 287 50885 48345 47 286 46 278 60 286 64 284 48345 46085 50 285 62 282 70 280 67 277 46085 44048 63 286 71 277 68 273 64 277 44048 42190 69 284 66 277 63 277 64 281 42190 40484 69 285 60 280 69 282 71 282 40484 38911 65 287 67 287 73 283 77 279 38911 37461 64 299 74 290 79 284 80 278 37461 36118 85 306 77 293 82 283 81 277 36118 34837 101 304 82 297 82 281 82 277 34837 33542 103 300 89 296 82 282 81 278 33542 32200 100 299 87 290 83 284 81 280 32200 30810 97 300 82 286 83 286 82 282 30810 29357 96 301 79 288 75 284 81 283 29357 27831 95 302 78 291 68 282 77 283 27831 26233 93 303 78 292 67 284 71 280 26233 24564 88 300 79 293 67 284 67 278 24564 22825 86 295 78 293 67 283 63 277 22825 21019 84 297 77 291 66 285 59 276 21019 19143 73 297 76 286 64 286 53 276 19143 17193 49 289 74 288 62 283 49 276 17193 15209 41 283 56 289 55 286 47 272 15209 13302 31 277 46 281 49 286 46 263 13302 11568 28 273 41 286 56 271 48 268 11568 10026 27 270 40 286 56 266 43 271 10026 8654 26 262 41 285 52 266 35 269 8654 7433 29 253 37 283 41 263 32 269 7433 6345 31 248 32 276 36 258 31 275 6345 5379 31 246 30 269 34 254 32 282 5379 4525 30 249 29 264 32 248 34 284 4525 3769 29 251 28 261 29*243 35 282 3769 3091 28 246 27 259 27*238 33 278 3091 2491 29 234 23*249 25 233 31 271 2491 1989 28 230 17*229 23 232 30 269 1989 1604 25 227 16 226 22 231 28 268 1604 1338 17*223 15 225 20 229 22 265 1338 1177 14*222 14 225 17 229 18*264 1177 1086 10 221 11 224 13 228 8*261 1086 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