DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/24 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 - - 1000z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 33.8 - - 41.8 - - 46.6 - - 41.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 172 - - 383 - - 309 - - 51 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2658 - - 3023 - - 3587 - - 1196 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2509 - - 3073 - - 3424 - - 1068 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3728 - - 4093 - - 4657 - - 2266 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 269 - - 563 - - 764 - - 1047 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 316 - - 429 - - 420 - - 160 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 12 - - 18 - - 3 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 7 - - 4 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 025 - - 029 - - 046 - - 100 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 1 - - 4 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -1 - - 7 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 899 - - -45 - - -1136 - - -2704 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2830 - - 4138 - - 5793 - - 4970 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 612 - - -7981 - - -8017 - - -10881 ODpotential blCL - - - 3116 - - 12074 - - 12674 - - 13147 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 82 - - 72 - - 58 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 33.8 - - 41.8 - - 46.6 - - 41.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 25.6 - - 27.7 - - 25.2 - - 23.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 33.1 - - 40.0 - - 45.1 - - 41.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 24.5 - - 26.4 - - 24.4 - - 23.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 172 - - 383 - - 309 - - 51 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2658 - - 3023 - - 3587 - - 1196 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 99 - - 27 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 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] 98238 22 244 27 216 32 241 32 254 98238 90743 23 244 26 232 26 243 26 249 90743 84928 25 245 21 247 24 245 24 257 84928 80107 20 252 21 258 20 249 24 250 80107 75955 12 265 18 267 16 259 18 265 75955 72278 17 244 24 264 25 273 19 286 72278 68951 10 306 16 271 30 266 24 290 68951 65898 32 302 26 299 30 285 30 287 65898 63064 35 279 29 294 31 288 31 280 63064 60301 28 288 27 293 29 289 33 297 60301 57417 35 300 28 298 32 294 37 300 57417 54431 39 298 38 301 39 295 42 298 54431 51584 41 298 42 298 45 295 46 299 51584 49022 42 300 44 296 49 296 52 299 49022 46737 43 300 47 296 51 296 54 298 46737 44677 45 299 49 295 53 296 54 296 44677 42801 47 299 49 296 55 296 54 298 42801 41080 49 297 50 299 55 298 54 301 41080 39494 49 296 51 300 54 301 53 303 39494 38025 47 299 51 300 54 304 52 305 38025 36658 48 302 50 301 55 305 54 307 36658 35348 48 303 47 303 54 306 58 310 35348 34026 46 304 47 303 54 307 62 310 34026 32657 41 306 45 302 54 309 64 310 32657 31242 36 310 41 302 52 311 62 309 31242 29767 35 313 35 304 49 312 56 307 29767 28220 35 312 31 305 45 311 53 309 28220 26601 33 312 31 306 40 311 49 312 26601 24907 31 314 30 307 36 310 43 312 24907 23142 29 316 29 308 35 310 37 312 23142 21306 27 316 27 308 33 310 34 311 21306 19394 26 315 25 309 30 311 32 309 19394 17402 26 315 25 309 28 314 27 309 17402 15366 26 317 25 309 27 315 25 307 15366 13400 25 322 24 309 24 316 23 308 13400 11610 22 329 20 311 20 316 20 309 11610 10025 20 339 16 320 17 314 16 313 10025 8621 19 346 14 334 13 320 15 317 8621 7376 17 352 12 344 12 328 11 320 7376 6273 14 358 10 346 9 329 10 314 6273 5303 10 004 7 354 5*337 9 305 5303 4454 12*025 6*027 4*009 9 303 4454 3708 12*025 7*029 4 026 7 311 3708 3041 12 025 7 029 4 040 2 357 3041 2453 12 025 7 028 5 051 7*094 2453 1964 12 025 7 029 5 057 10*099 1964 1589 11 025 6 028 5 060 10 100 1589 1331 11 026 6 028 5 062 10 100 1331 1175 10 025 6 028 5 063 10 100 1175 1085 8 025 5 028 5 062 8 101 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