DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/16 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 - - - - - - 61.8 - - 64.4 - - 60.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 93 - - 24 - - 2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2195 - - 3656 - - 610 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1931 - - 1070 - - 1070 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3265 - - 4726 - - 1680 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1854 - - 1472 - - 3013 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 256 - - 214 - - 60 W* B/S - - - - - - 12 - - 7 - - 3 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 4 - - 5 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 321 - - 302 - - 123 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 0 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - 8 - - 4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1309 - - 2116 - - 247 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1956 - - 2610 - - 1433 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 435 - - 1051 - - -1147 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2830 - - 3675 - - 2827 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 93 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 340 - - 330 - - 100 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 61.8 - - 64.4 - - 60.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 56.7 - - 56.5 - - 57.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 61.4 - - 64.5 - - 60.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 55.4 - - 55.1 - - 56.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 93 - - 24 - - 2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2195 - - 3656 - - 610 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 74 - - 98 - - 99 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 9 - - 9 - - 10 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] 96845 15 278 15 261 18 276 96845 89609 19 236 17 261 18 285 89609 84087 19 215 20 253 19 283 84087 79514 18 213 23 244 26 252 79514 75565 19 233 21 228 22 234 75565 72044 17 232 14 246 23 265 72044 68829 29 253 30 251 24 263 68829 65851 39 243 38 246 36 255 65851 63075 40 233 43 237 41 238 63075 60370 34 230 41 233 40 232 60370 57536 38 248 41 247 40 249 57536 54597 53 252 54 253 48 256 54597 51798 60 246 62 246 57 256 51798 49286 57 243 55 243 55 253 49286 47033 54 240 51 245 50 250 47033 44994 52 239 51 244 45 253 44994 43149 48 243 47 245 44 260 43149 41468 44 255 39 252 43 259 41468 39924 37 261 33 245 33 252 39924 38496 23 268 18 265 23 248 38496 37154 27 303 24 300 30 273 37154 35853 34 304 30 296 36 279 35853 34528 35 300 32 290 39 281 34528 33151 36 302 34 288 41 283 33151 31728 36 305 34 291 41 285 31728 30244 36 305 36 297 39 287 30244 28688 36 307 37 301 38 290 28688 27056 38 314 37 302 39 292 27056 25346 39 321 35 302 35 295 25346 23561 38 329 33 304 29 293 23561 21705 37 332 29 305 24 291 21705 19770 36 336 27 302 24 291 19770 17752 30 326 25 306 24 291 17752 15694 23 311 24 316 23 295 15694 13709 18 316 21 321 20 303 13709 11901 15 322 20 321 17 312 11901 10295 15 327 17 320 16 317 10295 8870 16 332 14 318 13 322 8870 7605 15 332 12 314 10 316 7605 6481 12 322 10 317 9 304 6481 5484 8 304 8*309 10 288 5484 4608 4 300 8*304 9 287 4608 3834 3*310 7 302 8 288 3834 3139 3*319 6 301 8 288 3139 2523 4 321 5 300 5 285 2523 2010 4 321 4 301 1*259 2010 1616 4 321 3 303 4*125 1616 1345 4 320 3 304 4 123 1345 1181 4 321 3 304 4 121 1181 1087 3 319 3 305 4 121 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