DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 03/13 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 - - - - - - 36.0 - - 34.4 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 72 - - 32 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3041 - - 3792 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2275 - - 1068 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4111 - - 4862 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1409 - - 1728 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 257 - - 216 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 51 - - 47 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 298 - - 305 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 33 - - 30 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -8 - - -6 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1672 - - 1727 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2439 - - 3135 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 725 - - 874 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3386 - - 3988 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 36.0 - - 34.4 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 28.8 - - 24.3 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 36.2 - - 34.6 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 28.0 - - 23.5 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 72 - - 32 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3041 - - 3792 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 102 - - 102 - - - 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] 96094 7 075 7 204 96094 88991 5 106 7 218 88991 83480 5 171 2 232 83480 78846 3 326 9 304 78846 74815 6 263 12 308 74815 71242 8 312 18 273 71242 68002 21 310 15 254 68002 65001 29 287 16 284 65001 62189 28 274 25 290 62189 59448 39 280 44 289 59448 56570 48 277 48 280 56570 53557 51 280 48 281 53557 50674 57 279 54 280 50674 48088 54 271 54 276 48088 45775 47 275 48 280 45775 43676 57 292 59 296 43676 41766 76 295 83 296 41766 40020 89 293 96 290 40020 38406 98 291 102 286 38406 36902 104 287 104 284 36902 35493 107 283 105 282 35493 34140 106 280 102 282 34140 32777 100 280 99 284 32777 31379 94 281 98 287 31379 29951 92 284 98 290 29951 28478 92 288 99 291 28478 26946 93 290 101 293 26946 25356 91 290 104 294 25356 23707 84 288 107 294 23707 22000 74 287 108 294 22000 20240 64 282 101 292 20240 18427 51 279 83 290 18427 16557 44 288 71 294 16557 14658 48 301 70 300 14658 12825 61 304 72 302 12825 11152 70 301 70 302 11152 9659 71 302 68 301 9659 8331 66 303 61 305 8331 7151 54 307 56 308 7151 6108 56 310 55 307 6108 5186 60 308 55*307 5186 4372 60*303 54*306 4372 3651 59*301 53 306 3651 3004 58 300 51 305 3004 2430 54 298 49 305 2430 1950 51 297 46 304 1950 1581 47 296 43 304 1581 1327 41 295 38 303 1327 1173 36 294 33 302 1173 1084 27 293 25 302 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