DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 04/12 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 64.1 - - 64.6 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - -9 - - -29 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 567 - - 196 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1071 - - 1071 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1637 - - 1266 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1295 - - 2718 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 69 - - 44 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 0 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 25 - - 17 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 208 - - 205 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 15 - - 6 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - 0 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 279 - - -203 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1358 - - 1469 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2091 - - -1170 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3728 - - 2436 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 300 - - 300 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 64.1 - - 64.6 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 61.5 - - 61.5 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 64.8 - - 65.7 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 61.1 - - 61.2 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - -9 - - -29 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 567 - - 196 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 101 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 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] 96425 30 259 43 268 96425 89183 35 276 38 262 89183 83648 47 277 42 285 83648 79072 51 274 52 288 79072 75144 50 272 47 285 75144 71673 45 277 44 282 71673 68519 43 282 43 282 68519 65608 43 286 44 283 65608 62894 48 283 50 284 62894 60253 51 278 49 276 60253 57486 48 278 47 276 57486 54606 49 272 53 267 54606 51865 54 268 58 260 51865 49400 61 267 55 258 49400 47195 58 260 57 257 47195 45214 52 267 58 257 45214 43430 77 276 71 261 43430 41808 101 263 96 251 41808 40308 95 256 91 245 40308 38889 88 250 88 243 38889 37541 85 253 82 239 37541 36230 79 258 77 239 36230 34893 71 255 72 243 34893 33501 66 246 64 247 33501 32060 60 241 62 251 32060 30554 49 237 54 246 30554 28971 43 255 48 239 28971 27310 43 260 42 235 27310 25572 45 260 40 236 25572 23762 42 257 40 233 23762 21881 40 246 42 237 21881 19925 40 239 53 243 19925 17884 43 242 47 243 17884 15807 50 241 47 235 15807 13813 54 237 49 226 13813 12002 55 230 50 229 12002 10390 55 227 52 229 10390 8954 54 230 53 227 8954 7676 51 232 52 227 7676 6538 49 232 51 227 6538 5529 48 232 52 226 5529 4640 48 232 51 223 4640 3857 48 228 47 218 3857 3156 46 221 43 214 3156 2537 42 215 40 212 2537 2020 35*210 34 209 2020 1622 30*209 30 207 1622 1348 26 208 24*206 1348 1182 22 208 21*206 1182 1087 16 207 14 205 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