DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 04/25 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 54.2 - - 57.6 - - 48.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 208 - - 246 - - 56 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2130 - - 2449 - - 1122 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2216 - - 2502 - - 1069 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3200 - - 3519 - - 2192 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 537 - - 602 - - 465 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 314 - - 346 - - 162 W* B/S - - - - - - 10 - - 5 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 12 - - 13 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 013 - - 052 - - 080 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 6 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - 7 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 652 - - -300 - - -267 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2548 - - 3819 - - 2459 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 511 - - -5150 - - -6962 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2689 - - 8669 - - 9154 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 99 - - 85 - - 91 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 54.2 - - 57.6 - - 48.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 46.8 - - 44.7 - - 42.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 53.1 - - 56.5 - - 48.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 45.8 - - 44.0 - - 41.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 208 - - 246 - - 56 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2130 - - 2449 - - 1122 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 97 - - 41 - - 63 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 6 - - 6 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] 97132 20 224 27 239 31 237 97132 89808 25 244 17 243 19 230 89808 84218 20 228 15 252 7 252 84218 79571 9 212 13 243 7 305 79571 75546 2 193 9 211 9 312 75546 71966 3 023 4 202 8 284 71966 68722 4 013 4 254 9 267 68722 65746 5 303 7 279 8 282 65746 62979 10 291 8 293 13 285 62979 60285 12 272 10 269 14 262 60285 57457 8 280 6 250 12 241 57457 54492 18 267 15 250 13 228 54492 51644 23 235 22 251 15 239 51644 49081 26 227 27 235 23 253 49081 46793 26 219 29 238 26 252 46793 44733 25 237 30 247 24 261 44733 42860 26 246 31 255 30 265 42860 41150 28 246 35 250 30 264 41150 39585 27 251 31 255 33 265 39585 38144 42 283 29 264 31 265 38144 36808 46 273 35 273 32 270 36808 35528 34 269 42 267 38 262 35528 34232 32 271 43 266 37 263 34232 32885 29 271 40 271 35 266 32885 31491 28 274 36 275 27 275 31491 30034 29 281 31 272 20 286 30034 28500 28 286 25 261 17 280 28500 26890 25 284 16 261 19 264 26890 25202 21 273 13 260 23 252 25202 23439 22 256 21 257 24 246 23439 21603 24 250 25 255 23 242 21603 19687 20 242 25 257 22 240 19687 17684 14 232 23 255 23 234 17684 15632 12 232 22 241 23 229 15632 13648 8 249 18 237 21 229 13648 11843 11 285 11 223 14 226 11843 10239 11 301 6 239 6 261 10239 8815 10 322 5 306 5 335 8815 7547 9 339 6 338 9 006 7547 6418 10 337 8 344 13 006 6418 5419 14 319 13 344 18 029 5419 4541 17 337 15 357 23 043 4541 3768 15*345 13*014 24 049 3768 3080 8*356 12*031 18 053 3080 2478 7 005 13 050 15*067 2478 1981 6 015 13 054 14*078 1981 1599 6 023 13 057 14 080 1599 1337 5 027 12 059 14 081 1337 1177 5 029 12 060 12 082 1177 1085 4 030 10 061 10 082 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