DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 03/31 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 - - - - - - 55.5 - - 48.8 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 15 - - 100 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 374 - - 630 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1070 - - 1069 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1444 - - 1700 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 572 - - 455 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 75 - - 166 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 9 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 335 - - 002 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 4 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - 2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 358 - - 253 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1086 - - 1447 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 213 - - -8883 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1231 - - 10583 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 101 - - 94 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1070 - - 410 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 55.5 - - 48.8 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 55.0 - - 46.1 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 55.6 - - 48.5 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 54.8 - - 45.2 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 15 - - 100 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 374 - - 630 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 102 - - 76 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 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] 96281 17 249 20 262 96281 89072 11 233 15 235 89072 83532 11 262 15 222 83532 78912 11 268 15 244 78912 74932 8 288 16 244 74932 71424 15 268 17 251 71424 68251 21 273 22 273 68251 65321 30 271 26 266 65321 62578 26 261 26 266 62578 59895 21 243 32 265 59895 57080 26 269 38 264 57080 54157 35 267 44 266 54157 51376 47 271 49 261 51376 48881 53 261 52 258 48881 46655 58 263 55 262 46655 44660 65 261 63 267 44660 42870 66 258 71 264 42870 41245 70 262 76 254 41245 39750 80 264 81 247 39750 38350 85 261 84 246 38350 37027 79 254 79 246 37027 35744 75 248 74 247 35744 34437 73 244 73 253 34437 33075 70 243 75 260 33075 31661 70 243 75 262 31661 30181 65 242 72 261 30181 28624 57 243 66 255 28624 26991 51 249 64 250 26991 25283 51 247 58 251 25283 23503 51 250 53 257 23503 21654 50 256 58 265 21654 19729 51 257 62 268 19729 17718 55 262 62 266 17718 15665 54 265 53 256 15665 13684 49 262 45 252 13684 11875 43 258 41 254 11875 10259 38 254 39 257 10259 8818 33 250 39 261 8818 7535 29 248 36 270 7535 6403 27 246 26 298 6403 5410 25 240 22 322 5410 4540 22 236 21 337 4540 3774 18 239 20 344 3774 3087 15 247 17 358 3087 2482 15 254 15 011 2482 1981 9 282 14*009 1981 1599 8*329 12*005 1599 1336 8*334 10 001 1336 1177 7 335 9 360 1177 1086 6 337 7 360 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