DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/21 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 - - - - - - 62.5 - - 70.1 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 111 - - 91 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1847 - - 4000 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1772 - - 3173 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2917 - - 5070 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 844 - - 1340 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 253 - - 307 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 13 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 240 - - 246 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 11 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - 8 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 94 - - 528 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2824 - - 4542 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -5551 - - -2106 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 8468 - - 7176 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 95 - - 78 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1100 - - 400 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 62.5 - - 70.1 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 53.7 - - 53.7 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 62.1 - - 69.8 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 52.4 - - 52.5 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 111 - - 91 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1847 - - 4000 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 80 - - 10 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 8 - - - 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] 97168 14 230 26 242 97168 89755 21 245 27 240 89755 84084 23 255 20 243 84084 79417 19 254 13 257 79417 75410 14 241 13 265 75410 71853 12 278 9 277 71853 68612 16 292 15 299 68612 65633 15 281 18 273 65633 62868 20 300 18 279 62868 60184 26 293 26 300 60184 57386 28 288 31 290 57386 54478 28 292 32 288 54478 51693 30 298 33 293 51693 49178 32 299 36 295 49178 46924 33 300 37 297 46924 44887 34 299 38 298 44887 43042 34 298 36 298 43042 41362 34 296 34 299 41362 39819 33 294 35 301 39819 38385 33 293 37 301 38385 37041 34 294 41 302 37041 35744 37 295 43 304 35744 34428 39 294 44 305 34428 33062 38 293 42 306 33062 31649 38 291 39 307 31649 30174 36 290 37 308 30174 28624 35 291 36 305 28624 26998 35 291 35 304 26998 25297 34 293 34 301 25297 23521 37 286 30 300 23521 21672 37 278 30 296 21672 19750 41 272 30 287 19750 17752 50 265 32 279 17752 15714 45 264 35 272 15714 13743 38 264 33 273 13743 11943 43 260 29 280 11943 10340 49 252 23 285 10340 8915 49 245 20 290 8915 7646 42 241 19 311 7646 6518 26 239 19 302 6518 5519 13 228 18*272 5519 4638 7 256 17*267 4638 3859 15 268 15 256 3859 3159 16*258 14 246 3159 2540 14*242 13 240 2540 2022 14 240 13 237 2022 1624 14 239 12 235 1624 1349 13 239 12 233 1349 1182 12 238 11 232 1182 1087 9 238 9 231 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