DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 03/12 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 - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 38.1 - - 41.0 - - 37.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 220 - - 122 - - -35 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4150 - - 4194 - - 15 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3731 - - 3450 - - 1069 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5220 - - 5264 - - 1085 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1307 - - 1779 - - 3666 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 401 - - 333 - - 13 W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 15 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 273 - - 230 - - 174 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -8 - - -5 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 212 - - 218 - - -1270 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5008 - - 5047 - - 2356 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2909 - - -2188 - - -2430 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 8129 - - 7452 - - 3515 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 63 - - 79 - - 94 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 38.1 - - 41.0 - - 37.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 20.0 - - 22.7 - - 30.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 37.2 - - 40.5 - - 38.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 18.9 - - 21.7 - - 30.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 220 - - 122 - - -35 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4150 - - 4194 - - 15 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 18 - - 74 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 96221 10 076 1 001 6 358 96221 89111 7 146 8 034 5 109 89111 83570 3 121 2 177 1 322 83570 78927 2 224 6 154 7 248 78927 74897 9 228 4 010 5 206 74897 71316 18 225 10 272 9 285 71316 68063 22 237 19 270 15 292 68063 65060 23 237 27 262 19 274 65060 62255 16 231 22 257 25 269 62255 59526 24 275 26 264 27 264 59526 56664 34 262 35 280 37 283 56664 53668 43 264 42 272 47 275 53668 50791 48 261 50 266 51 277 50791 48203 45 262 50 264 57 273 48203 45889 50 269 49 264 56 265 45889 43787 55 268 45 271 50 273 43787 41862 53 262 54 281 58 281 41862 40108 48 269 61 280 74 281 40108 38509 50 277 67 280 72 279 38509 37026 55 283 64 282 62 289 37026 35635 61 283 62 295 71 296 35635 34304 63 287 77 306 83 297 34304 32972 64 295 90 307 93 299 32972 31612 68 306 99 304 99 299 31612 30230 93 310 102 304 99 297 30230 28812 109 306 110 302 95 293 28812 27334 108 304 107 298 92 291 27334 25783 94 309 97 297 85 290 25783 24156 94 319 87 300 79 290 24156 22455 87 319 72 301 67 288 22455 20682 86 314 64 302 57 279 20682 18833 79 310 64 300 53 273 18833 16907 76 304 61 299 40 270 16907 14941 64 305 60 297 42 265 14941 13042 44 302 50 293 45 268 13042 11316 37 301 35 287 44 263 11316 9792 35 300 28 283 30 240 9792 8449 31 302 26 281 26 229 8449 7257 27 303 23 278 29 224 7257 6195 21*301 20*264 31 217 6195 5254 15*281 17*236 30 208 5254 4423 14 274 16 232 30 198 4423 3689 13 273 16 230 29 192 3689 3031 13 272 16 229 29 190 3031 2449 13 271 15 228 27 188 2449 1962 13 271 15 227 25 184 1962 1588 12 270 14 226 21 181 1588 1330 11 270 14 226 17 177 1330 1174 11 270 12 226 14*175 1174 1085 9 270 10 225 9*174 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