DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 04/11 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 - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 50.7 - - 48.6 - - 43.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 180 - - 44 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3471 - - 2079 - - 15 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3158 - - 1069 - - 1069 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4541 - - 3149 - - 1085 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 777 - - 778 - - 1483 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 360 - - 196 - - 18 W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 13 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 170 - - 150 - - 136 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -12 - - 3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 362 - - 122 - - -2343 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4179 - - 3027 - - 3428 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -8451 - - -8885 - - -13039 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 12992 - - 12034 - - 14124 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 86 - - 91 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 50.7 - - 48.6 - - 43.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 36.6 - - 39.5 - - 32.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 49.9 - - 48.7 - - 45.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 35.4 - - 38.3 - - 31.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 180 - - 44 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3471 - - 2079 - - 15 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 44 - - 66 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 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] 96689 37 249 42 254 43 264 96689 89412 38 252 35 259 38 269 89412 83822 40 263 42 272 45 274 83822 79180 40 261 43 264 40 267 79180 75166 40 271 44 267 47 277 75166 71636 44 280 45 272 53 274 71636 68455 47 278 46 273 49 268 68455 65518 50 275 48 275 46 276 65518 62781 48 274 48 280 46 282 62781 60117 45 274 51 286 53 283 60117 57338 47 279 57 286 55 284 57338 54456 51 279 60 279 55 282 54456 51699 52 274 61 264 58 272 51699 49214 52 273 56 266 53 271 49214 46987 51 278 56 281 49 287 46987 44977 54 286 57 285 64 291 44977 43168 64 293 60 286 74 282 43168 41538 79 292 73 288 73 282 41538 40043 88 289 90 287 81 286 40043 38647 86 287 102 287 88 280 38647 37324 83 285 92 286 84 278 37324 36033 80 283 81 283 85 278 36033 34713 76 285 79 281 83 283 34713 33338 74 286 74 280 74 283 33338 31913 73 286 69 278 66 281 31913 30422 68 287 64 275 60 282 30422 28851 64 286 60 273 55 285 28851 27200 62 286 57 271 50 281 27200 25469 61 285 52 273 46 272 25469 23660 56 285 51 280 48 265 23660 21775 52 282 48 295 40 263 21775 19813 49 283 39 301 22 268 19813 17772 46 286 26 294 28 246 17772 15688 37 290 24 271 29 241 15688 13677 30 280 31 247 28 245 13677 11849 26 275 40 241 31 245 11849 10228 22 273 37 239 25 238 10228 8789 16 287 25 230 24 234 8789 7512 11 287 16 232 25 230 7512 6381 8 236 10 242 24 218 6381 5384 10*187 8 245 22 209 5384 4509 11*174 9 207 22 192 4509 3742 11 171 12*176 24 173 3742 3063 11 170 14*161 25 162 3063 2468 11 169 14 153 23 155 2468 1973 11 169 14 148 20 147 1973 1595 11 168 14 146 18 141 1595 1334 10 168 13 145 15 139 1334 1176 10 167 12 143 12 138 1176 1085 8 167 9 143 8*136 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