DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 03/22 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 - - - - - - 35.5 - - 33.5 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 123 - - 70 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1978 - - 2162 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1868 - - 1068 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3048 - - 3232 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 381 - - 575 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 259 - - 223 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 20 - - 20 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 015 - - 010 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 8 - - 9 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - -3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1267 - - 1276 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1781 - - 1956 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 842 - - 756 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2206 - - 2476 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 35.5 - - 33.5 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 31.6 - - 29.0 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 35.0 - - 33.5 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 30.5 - - 28.0 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 123 - - 70 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1978 - - 2162 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 102 - - 100 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - - 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] 96543 18 248 14 240 96543 89357 15 234 15 252 89357 83829 17 217 20 253 83829 79263 12 206 17 236 79263 75314 10 220 15 227 75314 71792 14 246 19 250 71792 68602 19 250 24 249 68602 65669 17 242 27 240 65669 62942 23 260 30 248 62942 60299 29 254 31 247 60299 57543 33 265 30 265 57543 54664 37 263 33 265 54664 51882 43 265 41 266 51882 49350 46 263 46 261 49350 47056 51 269 59 261 47056 44962 59 272 65 265 44962 43044 70 274 68 271 43044 41280 87 274 78 277 41280 39649 96 268 92 273 39649 38141 90 268 97 265 38141 36752 101 275 97 264 36752 35436 111 272 111 265 35436 34112 103 265 118 262 34112 32741 98 263 112 259 32741 31323 90 261 105 255 31323 29840 88 258 104 254 29840 28280 89 251 100 255 28280 26645 87 251 94 258 26645 24935 86 254 88 260 24935 23153 89 263 82 263 23153 21301 86 270 76 262 21301 19373 65 276 71 262 19373 17357 62 272 63 260 17357 15298 56 269 53 269 15298 13323 51 270 49 287 13323 11532 48 275 42 282 11532 9940 47 280 38 277 9940 8533 42 280 20 296 8533 7293 26 290 16 325 7293 6198 20 288 14 332 6198 5233 18 304 13 354 5233 4387 14 356 19 018 4387 3652 21*023 21*012 3652 3002 21*017 22*011 3002 2428 21 016 21 010 2428 1949 20 015 21 010 1949 1581 20 015 20 009 1581 1327 18 014 19 009 1327 1173 17 014 17 009 1173 1084 13 014 13 008 1084 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