DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 02/25 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 - - - 14.3 - - 17.4 - - 19.5 - - 18.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 64 - - 260 - - 157 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1974 - - 2532 - - 2465 - - 1124 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1067 - - 2575 - - 2313 - - 1067 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3044 - - 3602 - - 3535 - - 2194 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 566 - - 315 - - 405 - - 1162 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 207 - - 354 - - 296 - - 23 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 25 - - 20 - - 17 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 304 - - 296 - - 294 - - 306 Direction Wind Shear - - - 14 - - 8 - - 8 - - 6 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - -3 - - -7 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1007 - - 948 - - 524 - - -387 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2037 - - 2654 - - 3011 - - 2581 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 406 - - 846 - - 550 - - -9819 ODpotential blCL - - - 2638 - - 2756 - - 2985 - - 12013 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 97 - - 86 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 14.3 - - 17.4 - - 19.5 - - 18.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 9.3 - - 9.6 - - 10.1 - - 11.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 14.4 - - 16.6 - - 18.9 - - 18.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 8.3 - - 9.1 - - 9.8 - - 10.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 64 - - 260 - - 157 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1974 - - 2532 - - 2465 - - 1124 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 100 - - 89 - - 42 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 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] 96580 15 057 11 084 15 073 10 072 96580 89391 14 053 8 088 5 068 17 016 89391 83783 8 040 10 122 8 228 11 359 83783 79079 11 282 8 354 5 242 5 323 79079 74979 14 261 17 319 9 337 5 325 74979 71325 16 273 22 278 22 290 16 327 71325 68006 16 273 24 274 27 284 24 300 68006 64965 24 308 26 286 26 289 24 302 64965 62134 34 304 29 283 28 290 29 301 62134 59375 39 297 33 285 31 290 32 292 59375 56485 45 298 39 292 36 292 34 289 56485 53478 55 296 47 294 46 294 39 293 53478 50607 60 293 54 292 52 292 46 296 50607 48034 62 290 60 291 56 294 53 293 48034 45739 63 289 66 290 62 291 57 292 45739 43661 65 290 68 288 66 287 60 291 43661 41759 68 291 69 286 67 286 62 289 41759 40006 71 292 70 286 66 286 63 286 40006 38382 73 291 71 286 67 287 63 285 38382 36875 74 289 72 288 69 286 64 288 36875 35474 75 288 73 289 71 285 68 289 35474 34136 74 288 74 290 72 283 71 288 34136 32793 75 290 76 289 70 284 71 288 32793 31416 77 292 75 287 71 286 70 291 31416 30016 81 293 70 287 71 285 71 294 30016 28577 82 295 67 288 65 284 71 293 28577 27083 86 297 67 288 63 287 68 288 27083 25524 87 295 67 287 65 290 66 286 25524 23896 82 293 67 287 64 291 61 288 23896 22201 78 294 66 289 60 291 56 293 22201 20441 77 295 62 289 58 290 52 296 20441 18606 76 294 60 291 56 290 50 294 18606 16690 73 294 59 291 56 291 51 292 16690 14734 65 295 59 291 56 293 51 294 14734 12849 56 295 58 294 53 294 49 296 12849 11136 50 294 54 295 49 295 48 296 11136 9617 48 294 49 295 45 295 45 296 9617 8272 47 294 46 295 43 297 42 299 8272 7080 46 296 42 297 41 299 37 303 7080 6026 44 300 40 300 36 301 31 304 6026 5098 41 307 37 302 34 305 28 304 5098 4285 39 310 32*300 26 292 26 298 4285 3574 34*307 22*295 20*288 21 286 3574 2942 28*304 22 295 19*289 19 284 2942 2386 28 304 21 296 19 293 16*292 2386 1921 26 304 21 296 18 295 13*301 1921 1564 24 304 20 297 17 296 12 306 1564 1318 22 303 19 297 16 297 11 308 1318 1169 19 303 17 297 15 298 9 310 1169 1083 14 303 14 297 12 298 7 310 1083 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