DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/08 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 - - 0702z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 38.9 - - 51.6 - - 58.4 - - 55.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 8 - - 132 - - 35 - - -107 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 730 - - 1452 - - 1728 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1068 - - 1569 - - 1070 - - 1070 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1800 - - 2522 - - 2798 - - 1086 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 456 - - 604 - - 1287 - - 588 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 92 - - 245 - - 183 - - 17 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 23 - - 29 - - 28 - - 13 BL Wind Direction - - - 173 - - 191 - - 191 - - 183 Direction Wind Shear - - - 13 - - 16 - - 16 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -5 - - -2 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1224 - - -599 - - -164 - - -1030 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3024 - - 3121 - - 2962 - - 2116 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10242 - - -6576 - - -3823 - - -4188 ODpotential blCL - - - 12042 - - 9098 - - 6621 - - 5274 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 90 - - 75 - - 70 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 38.9 - - 51.6 - - 58.4 - - 55.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 29.8 - - 41.8 - - 49.2 - - 49.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 39.4 - - 51.4 - - 58.6 - - 58.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 28.6 - - 40.6 - - 48.0 - - 49.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 8 - - 132 - - 35 - - -107 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 730 - - 1452 - - 1728 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 99 - - 61 - - 2 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 5 - - 7 - - 8 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] 96719 30 240 33 241 41 234 41 247 96719 89329 32 246 35 249 34 247 38 241 89329 83702 29 252 38 235 33 262 31 255 83702 79062 27 253 29 246 36 243 33 265 79062 75069 30 263 30 269 31 251 38 266 75069 71541 37 268 35 265 34 266 39 259 71541 68326 38 274 36 265 37 276 32 263 68326 65340 38 276 35 277 39 277 32 280 65340 62561 40 274 38 283 41 278 33 281 62561 59867 40 273 39 280 40 279 31 280 59867 57050 39 271 40 275 40 274 37 287 57050 54124 38 279 42 273 39 265 43 282 54124 51333 44 286 38 273 37 269 42 274 51333 48816 48 284 42 280 41 276 42 266 48816 46548 45 275 45 278 41 273 41 268 46548 44497 40 265 39 266 39 263 47 273 44497 42644 38 269 35 259 38 260 50 267 42644 40968 41 277 34 268 41 263 44 259 40968 39437 41 275 31 267 45 258 41 257 39437 38025 37 269 31 262 44 253 42 256 38025 36710 37 272 32 266 42 256 42 253 36710 35442 39 278 34 274 40 259 38 256 35442 34151 38 275 36 271 35 260 37 261 34151 32809 33 273 34 263 29 264 37 260 32809 31419 33 277 31 261 25 259 38 256 31419 29966 32 279 26 264 26 255 35 252 29966 28436 33 274 22 266 26 253 34 249 28436 26830 35 267 21 262 24 252 34 249 26830 25148 33 259 27 254 24 251 33 249 25148 23391 33 254 30 249 25 249 35 249 23391 21559 33 253 34 245 28 253 37 250 21559 19649 35 250 35 248 32 251 36 250 19649 17657 38 249 34 251 33 250 36 245 17657 15621 32 259 34 245 33 245 37 242 15621 13653 22 263 41 246 39 241 41 239 13653 11858 36 244 41 235 47 236 47 241 11858 10262 39 236 41 232 50 229 52 244 10262 8842 39 235 44 229 52 226 55 242 8842 7584 41 229 47 224 55 226 58 231 7584 6468 41 225 48 221 56 226 55 224 6468 5478 47 226 49 223 53 221 54 220 5478 4602 51 221 50 221 49 216 53 214 4602 3828 51 212 47 214 44 209 51 209 3828 3134 49 200 42*205 38*200 49 206 3134 2520 42 186 33*194 33*194 46 203 2520 2007 32*176 31 191 31 192 40 198 2007 1613 28*174 29 190 29 190 34 192 1613 1344 25 173 27 190 26 190 25 187 1344 1180 21 173 24 189 23 189 21 185 1180 1086 15 172 18 189 17 188 13*183 1086 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