DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 03/10 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 - - - 40.4 - - 44.3 - - 43.8 - - 39.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 120 - - 204 - - 175 - - 14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 927 - - 1558 - - 1039 - - 413 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1069 - - 1794 - - 1327 - - 1069 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1997 - - 2628 - - 2109 - - 1483 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 240 - - 448 - - 363 - - 689 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 198 - - 279 - - 231 - - 74 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 22 - - 19 - - 19 - - 15 BL Wind Direction - - - 046 - - 045 - - 064 - - 041 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 8 - - 8 - - 7 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -7 - - -2 - - -2 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -198 - - -204 - - -143 - - 398 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2195 - - 2833 - - 2252 - - 1085 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10812 - - -9573 - - -9584 - - 173 ODpotential blCL - - - 12809 - - 12201 - - 11693 - - 1310 blCL maxRH - - - 88 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 850 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 40.4 - - 44.3 - - 43.8 - - 39.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 34.7 - - 35.8 - - 37.8 - - 38.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 40.1 - - 43.6 - - 43.2 - - 39.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 33.8 - - 35.1 - - 37.5 - - 38.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 120 - - 204 - - 175 - - 14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 927 - - 1558 - - 1039 - - 413 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 53 - - 100 - - 99 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 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] 96396 6 006 5 131 2 066 9 300 96396 89292 4 076 6 085 2 146 11 250 89292 83811 6 225 6 296 4 315 1 012 83811 79230 2 198 9 262 11 273 8 303 79230 75244 8 218 13 229 14 254 15 257 75244 71715 18 272 14 254 17 271 18 255 71715 68515 29 262 31 248 37 253 28 265 68515 65575 41 257 38 253 44 250 36 263 65575 62846 51 252 48 259 44 260 43 264 62846 60181 61 249 59 258 58 264 52 261 60181 57380 61 253 61 252 62 257 59 262 57380 54460 60 259 55 257 63 254 69 257 54460 51665 63 260 61 264 64 256 71 254 51665 49149 64 258 68 258 67 259 74 255 49149 46900 63 257 76 256 73 259 83 255 46900 44875 66 257 83 250 83 255 93 255 44875 43034 73 253 77 248 89 255 102 254 43034 41348 78 256 78 260 93 254 102 248 41348 39798 90 266 99 266 97 255 97 250 39798 38359 94 266 101 261 101 256 101 254 38359 37012 92 264 92 258 104 252 102 247 37012 35711 81 264 88 256 101 251 100 245 35711 34388 71 263 85 257 94 252 99 245 34388 33016 67 260 81 258 89 250 97 244 33016 31598 65 255 80 257 86 250 93 242 31598 30118 64 252 75 257 80 253 89 242 30118 28564 65 249 68 252 76 253 82 246 28564 26934 64 250 59 248 74 252 74 251 26934 25226 64 251 58 251 73 251 69 244 25226 23444 65 253 60 252 69 251 69 240 23444 21593 61 251 62 251 60 251 61 240 21593 19669 53 250 60 250 60 249 53 242 19669 17666 46 255 54 247 57 242 53 243 17666 15620 42 266 43 249 49 234 56 242 15620 13640 37 268 35 251 42 225 57 240 13640 11835 35 267 32 248 38 220 51 238 11835 10229 33 265 31 242 37 218 43 230 10229 8795 29 259 28 240 34 218 43 222 8795 7516 26 247 27 243 29 224 43 215 7516 6379 26 245 22 242 22 225 41 205 6379 5374 19 249 17 236 20 210 35 192 5374 4494 13 269 4 251 13 185 24 172 4494 3726 12 286 10 048 10 118 17 118 3726 3048 13 029 22*048 19 082 23 083 3048 2454 25*044 21*046 23*069 26 063 2454 1963 25*045 20 045 21*065 24 049 1963 1588 24 046 19 045 20 064 22*045 1588 1331 22 046 18 045 19 064 18*042 1331 1174 20 046 17 044 17 064 16 041 1174 1085 15 046 13 044 13 063 11 039 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