DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/07 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 - - - 27.6 - - 33.9 - - 37.4 - - 32.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 209 - - 311 - - 197 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2474 - - 3400 - - 3576 - - 1184 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2456 - - 3293 - - 3244 - - 1068 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3544 - - 4470 - - 4646 - - 2254 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 797 - - 565 - - 865 - - 1809 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 328 - - 417 - - 366 - - 67 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 27 - - 12 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 3 - - 6 - - 13 BL Wind Direction - - - 063 - - 146 - - 160 - - 133 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 1 - - 4 - - 6 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - 1 - - 7 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1429 - - -629 - - -354 - - -912 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4973 - - 5099 - - 5000 - - 3166 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11207 - - -8647 - - -8498 - - -10683 ODpotential blCL - - - 14751 - - 13117 - - 13144 - - 12937 blCL maxRH - - - 54 - - 67 - - 71 - - 82 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 27.6 - - 33.9 - - 37.4 - - 32.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 10.0 - - 15.7 - - 19.7 - - 22.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 26.6 - - 32.6 - - 36.4 - - 32.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 9.0 - - 14.5 - - 18.6 - - 21.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 209 - - 311 - - 197 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2474 - - 3400 - - 3576 - - 1184 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 26 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 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] 96376 21 237 30 223 37 243 31 244 96376 89051 29 260 26 242 35 254 31 255 89051 83454 22 255 20 253 27 248 30 256 83454 78832 18 260 16 264 26 221 33 253 78832 74826 32 270 31 283 22 274 28 262 74826 71265 33 254 37 264 41 277 39 273 71265 68030 21 272 30 247 38 268 39 261 68030 65039 34 286 29 274 34 274 40 278 65039 62255 41 284 39 282 43 277 49 280 62255 59547 44 280 46 279 48 278 48 281 59547 56716 46 277 49 276 50 279 50 286 56716 53784 48 279 48 275 52 281 51 285 53784 50987 52 282 50 279 56 282 51 285 50987 48474 55 285 53 279 55 279 51 285 48474 46229 57 286 55 286 53 283 51 289 46229 44201 59 291 58 291 57 286 53 289 44201 42353 62 293 58 290 58 285 51 288 42353 40660 64 295 59 292 58 288 57 295 40660 39104 70 297 64 294 63 295 64 295 39104 37674 81 295 70 295 73 297 68 293 37674 36350 85 292 71 294 78 294 70 293 36350 35082 83 292 69 294 78 292 71 294 35082 33795 80 300 68 294 79 294 71 292 33795 32456 83 305 69 294 79 294 72 290 32456 31066 86 307 70 296 73 294 70 289 31066 29612 83 303 70 297 69 298 64 291 29612 28080 80 297 71 298 70 297 60 292 28080 26471 79 295 69 297 65 301 57 290 26471 24782 77 296 66 296 59 307 48 291 24782 23019 70 299 62 297 56 307 43 295 23019 21181 67 298 58 297 53 306 40 296 21181 19265 62 301 55 300 48 301 40 294 19265 17266 49 300 51 301 45 298 39 291 17266 15225 36 300 42 302 43 299 36 291 15225 13260 27 305 27 301 34 299 31 291 13260 11475 23 310 20 303 22 285 24 287 11475 9897 19 312 15 301 14 275 17 270 9897 8505 16 315 12 298 11 269 13 242 8505 7277 13 319 10 296 9 265 11 216 7277 6189 10 317 8 297 8 258 12 207 6189 5230 6 334 3*258 6*209 12 208 5230 4394 7 047 3*159 6*182 11 209 4394 3662 8*061 3 151 6 175 11 199 3662 3007 8*063 3 147 6 163 12 171 3007 2430 8 063 3 145 6 156 14*146 2430 1949 8 063 3 143 6 151 14*138 1949 1581 7 063 3 141 6 147 14 134 1581 1327 7 064 3 140 6 146 13 131 1327 1173 7 063 3 140 6 145 11 129 1173 1085 6 064 3 137 5 143 9 127 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