DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 03/11 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 29.7 - - 31.2 - - 33.0 - - 32.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 53 - - 49 - - 22 - - -38 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 697 - - 1792 - - 1211 - - 14 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1068 - - 1068 - - 1068 - - 1068 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1767 - - 2862 - - 2281 - - 1084 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1349 - - 1071 - - 2367 - - 3665 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 137 - - 187 - - 126 - - 13 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 21 - - 22 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 349 - - 340 - - 328 - - 320 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 13 - - 14 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 2 - - -1 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 683 - - 1451 - - 940 - - -686 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1084 - - 1411 - - 1341 - - 1770 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 417 - - 737 - - 442 - - -1485 ODpotential blCL - - - 1350 - - 2125 - - 1839 - - 2569 blCL maxRH - - - 101 - - 100 - - 100 - - 91 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 29.7 - - 31.2 - - 33.0 - - 32.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 29.1 - - 29.0 - - 31.0 - - 28.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 29.8 - - 31.3 - - 33.3 - - 33.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 28.7 - - 28.2 - - 30.6 - - 28.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 53 - - 49 - - 22 - - -38 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 697 - - 1792 - - 1211 - - 14 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 102 - - 101 - - 100 - - 65 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 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] 96367 3 225 2 215 8 009 3 359 96367 89292 7 101 6 117 3 249 4 016 89292 83771 3 129 2 121 7 203 9 296 83771 79161 1 094 7 183 4 232 8 253 79161 75185 10 220 12 241 11 274 10 257 75185 71648 7 255 20 245 15 246 14 239 71648 68423 29 262 28 254 34 260 18 261 68423 65453 36 243 42 240 44 249 38 259 65453 62689 32 249 44 235 45 240 43 245 62689 60001 43 261 45 246 42 241 42 240 60001 57172 57 258 52 255 51 251 39 249 57172 54208 65 251 66 250 63 248 53 255 54208 51371 72 247 74 242 79 244 61 244 51371 48808 75 245 79 238 84 238 69 251 48808 46504 79 241 81 239 84 238 82 249 46504 44420 79 238 83 239 88 234 83 242 44420 42520 82 240 81 237 76 228 72 249 42520 40772 91 247 80 238 68 238 81 247 40772 39155 107 244 88 241 97 247 88 242 39155 37643 120 233 98 240 119 240 93 237 37643 36221 129 224 111 237 124 235 96 235 36221 34850 128 216 116 228 123 231 101 235 34850 33472 128 216 129 223 125 226 106 232 33472 32063 130 218 132 224 123 224 102 230 32063 30624 133 220 111 225 118 224 98 232 30624 29130 136 226 101 226 114 225 104 234 29130 27566 116 229 99 226 112 226 111 233 27566 25930 95 228 94 225 111 227 109 232 25930 24221 87 234 91 224 106 231 105 233 24221 22442 75 238 89 225 108 234 97 235 22442 20608 62 237 89 229 92 233 76 243 20608 18732 56 241 89 234 79 231 54 254 18732 16809 54 241 67 248 60 231 44 273 16809 14860 51 238 49 242 42 235 37 286 14860 12980 52 237 41 226 35 246 31 297 12980 11272 43 238 17 228 26 287 32 317 11272 9756 23 229 17 285 25 323 37 331 9756 8411 11 258 27 305 32 327 39 336 8411 7216 17 267 28 322 33 326 38 338 7216 6154 16 277 22 344 37 334 37 341 6154 5214 14 322 23 360 38 339 37 340 5214 4389 17 346 29 355 35 337 36 332 4389 3663 22 359 27 344 34 336 34 329 3663 3012 23 357 26*342 33 335 33 328 3012 2435 23 356 25*342 31*333 31 328 2435 1953 21*353 24 341 27*331 28 327 1953 1583 18*351 21 339 24 329 24 325 1583 1327 16 349 19 339 21 328 20 323 1327 1173 14 348 16 338 18 327 17 322 1173 1084 11 347 12 337 13 326 11*320 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