DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 03/18 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 - - - 23.7 - - 30.0 - - 33.6 - - 31.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 13 - - 56 - - 28 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 722 - - 1556 - - 1442 - - 15 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1067 - - 1067 - - 1068 - - 1068 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1792 - - 2626 - - 2512 - - 1085 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 942 - - 765 - - 591 - - 1997 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 87 - - 184 - - 143 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 14 - - 10 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 192 - - 214 - - 227 - - 226 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 6 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 225 - - 672 - - 438 - - -266 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1567 - - 1954 - - 2075 - - 1351 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -342 - - 218 - - -9981 - - -1362 ODpotential blCL - - - 2134 - - 2408 - - 12493 - - 2447 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 98 - - 98 - - 99 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 23.7 - - 30.0 - - 33.6 - - 31.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 20.9 - - 25.5 - - 28.5 - - 29.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 24.0 - - 30.0 - - 33.7 - - 33.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 20.6 - - 24.6 - - 27.7 - - 29.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 13 - - 56 - - 28 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 722 - - 1556 - - 1442 - - 15 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 93 - - 92 - - 94 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 3 - - 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] 96550 9 216 4 312 9 276 6 299 96550 89459 3 174 6 148 13 239 8 292 89459 83971 2 054 2 217 4 239 4 301 83971 79366 3 037 6 274 8 333 9 327 79366 75384 12 345 10 321 16 318 21 332 75384 71867 17 324 10 325 17 300 22 325 71867 68668 19 330 17 321 18 313 23 321 68668 65707 24 317 24 317 22 321 26 313 65707 62939 26 309 28 320 29 328 26 309 62939 60237 27 321 34 323 38 328 29 330 60237 57396 36 328 39 318 47 321 47 326 57396 54425 45 325 42 312 48 315 49 314 54425 51577 46 318 41 316 46 311 50 321 51577 49008 44 314 48 318 44 318 53 324 49008 46703 45 314 50 317 61 323 67 325 46703 44618 47 318 53 319 66 314 79 319 44618 42720 51 324 58 319 62 313 78 319 42720 40976 56 328 62 319 66 322 82 322 40976 39363 62 329 67 325 83 325 94 321 39363 37866 69 329 75 328 93 325 99 317 37866 36475 75 329 85 329 98 326 98 317 36475 35144 78 328 89 329 104 328 99 321 35144 33805 75 326 90 330 110 329 108 324 33805 32427 68 324 92 331 112 329 112 324 32427 31010 62 322 90 331 110 328 108 322 31010 29543 55 317 82 329 106 327 100 318 29543 28008 50 310 71 324 99 329 98 317 28008 26401 47 306 60 318 86 331 91 320 26401 24726 46 308 54 314 77 330 74 323 24726 22985 47 313 54 313 70 328 60 320 22985 21176 49 315 55 314 56 317 56 313 21176 19292 50 316 55 318 51 312 50 307 19292 17327 51 316 54 320 45 311 45 303 17327 15319 49 318 53 320 43 308 45 300 15319 13375 46 316 48 319 44 308 42 303 13375 11599 42 315 42 317 44 311 41 314 11599 10017 39 313 37 314 41 312 43 323 10017 8610 33 313 34 312 37 310 39 320 8610 7359 28 291 27 305 36 310 35 313 7359 6251 18 236 22 283 33 309 35 311 6251 5273 14 229 19 259 26 305 34 314 5273 4415 18 249 17 251 20 291 29 313 4415 3669 27 235 21 235 15 273 21 304 3669 3012 29 219 21*224 14*240 17 284 3012 2434 26 205 16*214 11*227 14 259 2434 1952 22*198 15 214 11 226 13 246 1952 1582 18*194 15 213 10 226 12 241 1582 1327 16 192 14 213 9 226 10 235 1327 1173 14 192 12 213 9 227 8*232 1173 1085 10 191 10 213 7 227 4*226 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