DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/22 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 66.1 - - 67.3 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 289 - - 204 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1593 - - 1833 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1938 - - 1994 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2663 - - 2903 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 709 - - 728 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 318 - - 296 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 8 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 10 - - 7 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 069 - - 104 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1904 - - -4539 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4567 - - 7442 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -6388 - - -9553 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9051 - - 12456 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 66 - - 49 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 66.1 - - 67.3 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 49.8 - - 38.7 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 64.5 - - 66.2 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 48.8 - - 37.5 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 289 - - 204 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1593 - - 1833 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 5 - - - 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] 97127 19 206 21 225 97127 89719 22 252 22 254 89719 84068 20 243 18 266 84068 79415 13 265 10 249 79415 75391 9 296 9 273 75391 71827 7 254 9 259 71827 68592 6 332 6 272 68592 65607 17 302 17 316 65607 62844 18 272 19 296 62844 60169 9 297 14 287 60169 57369 22 308 19 304 57369 54466 27 304 29 300 54466 51711 30 296 34 293 51711 49241 29 286 34 289 49241 47040 28 290 32 296 47040 45069 34 322 38 302 45069 43294 51 321 48 303 43294 41669 59 318 51 302 41669 40157 58 316 51 305 40157 38734 53 314 49 306 38734 37388 48 315 45 304 37388 36081 42 315 43 303 36081 34748 38 313 40 311 34748 33362 35 312 40 307 33362 31925 35 314 39 299 31925 30424 36 315 38 293 30424 28845 38 315 36 293 28845 27191 38 315 34 305 27191 25461 34 316 30 316 25461 23655 28 308 27 324 23655 21781 27 298 27 317 21781 19839 26 301 27 307 19839 17824 26 313 27 305 17824 15770 26 323 24 313 15770 13786 23 325 24 319 13786 11975 21 325 22 325 11975 10363 17 328 18 327 10363 8926 15 338 12 329 8926 7647 14 342 6 344 7647 6509 12 348 4 356 6509 5500 8 002 2 107 5500 4613 4 023 5 159 4613 3832 4 064 5 163 3832 3135 9*070 5*124 3135 2522 10*068 6*108 2522 2010 10 068 7 104 2010 1617 10 069 7 103 1617 1346 10 069 7 102 1346 1181 9 069 7 103 1181 1087 8 069 6 102 1087 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