DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/15 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 64.8 - - 66.9 - - 65.2 - - 63.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 32 - - 37 - - 2 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 948 - - 2758 - - 1329 - - 191 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1070 - - 1070 - - 1070 - - 1070 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2018 - - 3828 - - 2399 - - 1261 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 737 - - 1666 - - 2710 - - 2601 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 141 - - 218 - - 90 - - 29 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 16 - - 13 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 203 - - 234 - - 249 - - 187 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 10 - - 8 - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 13 - - -5 - - -5 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 535 - - 1886 - - 1025 - - 113 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1483 - - 1942 - - 1374 - - 1148 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3171 - - 959 - - 223 - - -829 ODpotential blCL - - - 5189 - - 2869 - - 2176 - - 2090 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 98 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 480 - - 810 - - 890 - - 730 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 64.8 - - 66.9 - - 65.2 - - 63.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 61.5 - - 61.7 - - 62.4 - - 61.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 65.0 - - 67.1 - - 65.8 - - 64.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 60.6 - - 60.5 - - 61.9 - - 61.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 32 - - 37 - - 2 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 948 - - 2758 - - 1329 - - 191 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 98 - - 92 - - 100 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 11 - - 11 - - 12 - - 12 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] 96715 9 280 10 306 7 235 18 265 96715 89504 11 213 7 271 10 267 9 265 89504 84028 11 211 19 241 17 269 17 290 84028 79487 6 238 18 216 24 251 20 276 79487 75552 11 230 15 232 21 246 22 250 75552 72070 15 235 12 271 12 257 13 253 72070 68885 15 239 18 266 13 262 9 275 68885 65909 17 247 25 259 24 247 17 252 65909 63137 25 240 30 246 32 249 29 259 63137 60450 27 236 36 229 36 239 36 244 60450 57642 38 248 30 219 34 240 38 251 57642 54725 35 252 33 244 46 244 55 244 54725 51938 56 252 54 248 51 240 58 234 51938 49430 54 245 61 242 53 242 54 243 49430 47182 47 252 56 242 56 247 53 255 47182 45137 68 253 61 246 68 247 65 254 45137 43279 75 248 69 249 81 245 84 244 43279 41600 87 245 87 246 99 242 96 241 41600 40070 104 242 112 238 116 238 118 238 40070 38653 114 242 118 235 121 232 128 231 38653 37317 114 242 116 237 119 232 120 228 37317 36020 108 242 115 237 116 235 120 229 36020 34695 101 242 108 238 109 237 118 229 34695 33313 91 237 103 239 102 237 115 229 33313 31877 87 230 99 237 99 236 111 228 31877 30373 85 227 90 235 97 236 108 228 30373 28789 76 230 84 230 93 236 105 232 28789 27135 68 239 77 228 85 236 102 239 27135 25412 61 235 77 233 78 235 87 242 25412 23618 57 234 73 236 67 239 56 239 23618 21756 55 239 51 231 60 240 60 241 21756 19817 51 244 42 234 59 241 42 240 19817 17797 50 255 36 245 52 240 36 244 17797 15736 37 267 29 258 44 237 36 247 15736 13750 30 265 18 267 33 229 39 247 13750 11947 28 258 20 254 32 232 37 248 11947 10344 24 258 25 248 25 237 32 252 10344 8919 18 262 28 248 16 232 28 250 8919 7649 14 262 27 250 16 226 26 241 7649 6517 12 254 26 249 21 233 22 230 6517 5515 13 240 24 244 22 245 19 217 5515 4631 16 229 22 239 21 250 17 208 4631 3850 18 222 21*237 20 249 17 204 3850 3152 19 218 20*236 19 248 17 204 3152 2534 18*212 17 234 18*248 17 211 2534 2018 18*205 16 233 16*248 15 203 2018 1621 16 203 15 233 14 249 13 196 1621 1348 14 202 14 233 12 250 11*190 1348 1182 12 203 12 233 11 250 10*187 1182 1087 9 203 10 232 8 251 6 187 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