DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/28 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 - - - 47.5 - - 52.5 - - 57.3 - - 52.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 104 - - 236 - - 126 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2144 - - 2785 - - 3610 - - 220 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1903 - - 2751 - - 3087 - - 1069 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3214 - - 3855 - - 4680 - - 1290 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 642 - - 408 - - 1154 - - 3540 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 255 - - 362 - - 327 - - 39 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 4 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 24 - - 15 - - 19 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 299 - - 282 - - 272 - - 306 Direction Wind Shear - - - 13 - - 6 - - 8 - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -3 - - -5 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1116 - - 978 - - 515 - - -1531 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2098 - - 2877 - - 4165 - - 2821 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 646 - - 438 - - -3719 - - -2839 ODpotential blCL - - - 2568 - - 3417 - - 8399 - - 4129 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 96 - - 81 - - 77 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 47.5 - - 52.5 - - 57.3 - - 52.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 42.1 - - 43.6 - - 42.8 - - 43.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 47.2 - - 51.6 - - 56.9 - - 53.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 41.1 - - 42.4 - - 41.5 - - 42.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 104 - - 236 - - 126 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2144 - - 2785 - - 3610 - - 220 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 82 - - 22 - - 7 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 6 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] 97416 11 224 26 256 18 279 18 264 97416 90037 16 231 14 259 18 243 18 264 90037 84415 2 108 4 195 14 247 14 282 84415 79773 4 357 2 246 9 238 8 297 79773 75781 5 327 13 261 6 289 8 342 75781 72253 7 351 16 257 15 295 15 311 72253 69069 12 307 9 265 14 281 19 302 69069 66138 14 296 4 291 13 245 15 273 66138 63388 20 322 10 323 10 226 11 225 63388 60668 24 289 26 270 18 250 12 226 60668 57784 34 252 40 239 36 250 22 264 57784 54776 39 216 42 217 39 234 32 247 54776 51893 21 231 26 210 31 225 26 234 51893 49283 29 262 24 250 30 251 36 256 49283 46944 56 253 43 256 44 249 45 255 46944 44840 58 246 56 245 53 253 53 256 44840 42935 49 247 52 240 62 251 61 253 42935 41193 48 251 42 243 63 247 63 248 41193 39583 50 248 49 252 60 248 61 246 39583 38083 47 254 62 254 62 248 59 251 38083 36686 51 262 70 247 62 246 67 258 36686 35362 62 256 66 247 62 250 76 259 35362 34040 60 250 60 248 60 252 81 259 34040 32682 58 266 59 253 59 251 84 255 32682 31286 71 276 55 252 60 251 85 248 31286 29831 75 277 52 255 61 251 84 241 29831 28296 63 273 52 252 62 252 84 244 28296 26683 48 265 54 249 63 254 81 252 26683 24999 50 270 49 250 65 256 66 259 24999 23243 52 275 40 247 64 255 54 259 23243 21411 47 287 42 244 61 254 47 260 21411 19496 41 296 46 245 61 256 43 255 19496 17496 42 281 49 250 59 256 42 254 17496 15458 50 272 47 256 50 256 35 259 15458 13498 50 269 45 263 37 256 28 260 13498 11718 44 278 45 268 32 260 22 252 11718 10133 36 282 38 273 30 267 23 260 10133 8725 31 285 30 281 28 274 23 269 8725 7475 29 297 27 295 24 280 20 276 7475 6368 30 310 26 307 22 286 17 282 6368 5390 33 316 26 315 21*274 16 290 5390 4531 34 313 23*311 20*271 17 298 4531 3773 30*304 16*285 20 271 17 302 3773 3095 28*301 16 283 20 271 17 303 3095 2494 27 300 16 282 20 272 17 304 2494 1991 25 299 15 281 19 272 16 305 1991 1605 24 298 15 280 19 272 15 305 1605 1340 22 298 14 279 18 272 13*306 1340 1178 19 298 13 279 16 272 10*306 1178 1086 14 297 11 279 13 272 6 306 1086 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