DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 03/20 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 - - - - - - 45.0 - - 42.1 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 2 - - -13 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 449 - - 15 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1069 - - 1069 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1519 - - 1085 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 366 - - 1098 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 55 - - 6 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 0 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 5 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 335 - - 326 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 0 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 22 - - 0 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1497 - - 1085 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -7633 - - -7596 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9152 - - 8681 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 86 - - 90 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 45.0 - - 42.1 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 42.1 - - 41.2 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 45.4 - - 43.4 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 41.4 - - 41.1 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 2 - - -13 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 449 - - 15 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 45 - - 60 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 6 - - - 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] 96431 1 352 4 268 96431 89377 9 236 8 217 89377 83894 6 005 8 216 83894 79310 10 277 6 273 79310 75342 6 298 13 271 75342 71818 15 350 8 289 71818 68617 19 310 12 328 68617 65678 18 287 18 320 65678 62953 14 326 19 303 62953 60285 21 315 23 274 60285 57464 22 300 27 286 57464 54516 45 315 40 304 54516 51683 57 319 41 318 51683 49136 67 319 63 318 49136 46884 82 316 72 314 46884 44861 79 311 77 317 44861 43021 77 316 90 319 43021 41342 89 321 96 317 41342 39796 104 320 97 321 39796 38360 108 319 111 325 38360 37016 107 318 118 325 37016 35717 106 320 110 321 35717 34395 105 322 104 318 34395 33020 105 322 102 317 33020 31594 105 322 101 318 31594 30103 106 323 98 321 30103 28535 104 324 95 322 28535 26893 97 320 90 320 26893 25177 93 315 88 316 25177 23387 91 313 87 315 23387 21526 86 313 82 318 21526 19591 76 313 78 320 19591 17576 65 310 68 313 17576 15526 60 310 65 307 15526 13554 53 313 57 309 13554 11763 47 313 44 312 11763 10171 43 314 35 316 10171 8757 36 318 31 319 8757 7498 30 325 29 315 7498 6379 28 331 29 317 6379 5388 27 334 29 329 5388 4516 27 336 22 342 4516 3749 26 340 16 342 3749 3067 23 339 14 337 3067 2470 19 345 15 353 2470 1974 17 350 16 357 1974 1595 15*345 14 343 1595 1334 11*337 11 332 1334 1176 10 335 9 330 1176 1085 7 333 5*326 1085 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