DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 03/15 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 - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 52.4 - - 47.4 - - 40.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 171 - - 100 - - 26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2721 - - 2331 - - 2641 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2552 - - 1947 - - 1068 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3791 - - 3401 - - 3711 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 960 - - 1252 - - 734 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 318 - - 252 - - 169 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 36 - - 30 - - 26 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 222 - - 234 - - 245 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 17 - - 15 - - 15 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -18 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1098 - - 825 - - 688 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2693 - - 2576 - - 3024 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 728 - - 595 - - 234 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3063 - - 2806 - - 3477 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 52.4 - - 47.4 - - 40.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 43.6 - - 39.4 - - 30.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 52.1 - - 47.2 - - 40.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 43.3 - - 39.2 - - 30.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 171 - - 100 - - 26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2721 - - 2331 - - 2641 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 102 - - 101 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - 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] 96121 26 078 28 071 27 068 96121 88909 40 073 29 070 17 062 88909 83396 38 058 30 076 16 055 83396 78855 31 037 22 053 14 070 78855 74955 21 358 16 016 12 046 74955 71489 19 332 14 322 11 354 71489 68310 13 317 16 298 15 305 68310 65367 15 272 18 263 23 250 65367 62640 13 261 13 248 14 253 62640 59981 22 280 25 275 18 271 59981 57176 40 258 40 257 27 255 57176 54239 43 242 45 242 39 245 54239 51411 36 235 42 227 41 232 51411 48853 35 235 38 222 37 228 48853 46557 40 234 39 228 42 233 46557 44480 48 235 46 234 50 230 44480 42591 59 234 51 234 47 223 42591 40859 67 228 56 230 58 230 40859 39262 68 221 74 231 89 223 39262 37780 68 216 87 231 102 216 37780 36397 67 215 98 228 107 210 36397 35075 67 218 121 218 119 198 35075 33746 72 224 137 210 124 195 33746 32378 78 225 138 206 115 199 32378 30973 84 223 136 203 103 202 30973 29510 84 222 122 208 97 198 29510 27973 83 221 106 216 89 198 27973 26363 73 221 97 222 81 206 26363 24684 64 225 93 227 78 221 24684 22936 65 226 87 238 58 232 22936 21121 71 227 69 246 41 230 21121 19231 72 230 52 239 36 221 19231 17259 70 231 50 230 39 214 17259 15246 67 228 52 227 40 217 15246 13305 64 224 53 229 38 218 13305 11540 62 224 54 234 34 225 11540 9969 63 226 55 235 34 233 9969 8571 65 226 55 233 38 228 8571 7326 65 225 56 228 42 218 7326 6220 59 224 52 226 43 218 6220 5250 49 223 40 225 38 225 5250 4411 40*220 34 229 32*236 4411 3680 39*220 34*231 29*243 3680 3026 38 221 33*232 29 245 3026 2447 38 222 33 234 28 246 2447 1962 37 223 32 234 27 246 1962 1588 35 223 31 234 25 246 1588 1331 33 223 28 235 23 247 1331 1175 29 223 25 235 20 246 1175 1085 22 224 18 235 15 247 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