DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 02/22 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 - - - 17.1 - - 22.5 - - 22.3 - - 21.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 132 - - 203 - - 68 - - 11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1471 - - 2704 - - 2359 - - 1676 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1484 - - 2601 - - 1067 - - 1067 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2541 - - 3774 - - 3429 - - 2746 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 834 - - 869 - - 1771 - - 2297 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 235 - - 332 - - 221 - - 107 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 23 - - 25 - - 25 - - 23 BL Wind Direction - - - 319 - - 330 - - 326 - - 329 Direction Wind Shear - - - 11 - - 11 - - 13 - - 14 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -3 - - -2 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 167 - - 986 - - 820 - - 188 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2374 - - 2788 - - 2609 - - 2558 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7869 - - 852 - - 631 - - -150 ODpotential blCL - - - 10410 - - 2922 - - 2798 - - 2896 blCL maxRH - - - 93 - - 100 - - 100 - - 101 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 17.1 - - 22.5 - - 22.3 - - 21.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 11.0 - - 14.4 - - 15.1 - - 14.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 16.9 - - 22.0 - - 22.3 - - 21.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 10.4 - - 13.8 - - 15.0 - - 14.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 132 - - 203 - - 68 - - 11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1471 - - 2704 - - 2359 - - 1676 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 74 - - 102 - - 100 - - 103 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 96825 29 084 20 098 16 090 14 089 96825 89664 31 094 19 107 14 088 12 087 89664 84074 21 088 18 106 7 088 13 076 84074 79386 13 098 11 089 4 127 8 018 79386 75335 11 070 6 073 1 045 8 342 75335 71743 4 359 8 020 4 352 5 322 71743 68474 4 002 10 348 8 326 8 349 68474 65457 10 000 10 323 11 303 13 318 65457 62654 15 326 14 314 10 294 16 303 62654 59924 17 316 17 298 14 308 19 297 59924 57041 20 310 18 295 18 297 20 296 57041 54017 22 292 21 291 23 291 25 304 54017 51117 21 294 24 291 28 294 31 302 51117 48507 23 295 26 294 28 300 30 305 48507 46172 27 300 29 302 27 306 34 311 46172 44059 30 299 34 305 30 309 37 313 44059 42126 30 298 36 307 33 315 37 312 42126 40344 28 302 39 306 37 319 37 316 40344 38693 28 307 37 305 40 320 40 321 38693 37156 28 310 36 308 41 318 43 325 37156 35723 29 313 35 310 38 320 45 324 35723 34355 30 311 32 315 35 320 42 326 34355 32987 26 312 29 321 35 325 43 326 32987 31591 23 331 28 333 34 333 38 329 31591 30177 21 334 25 342 32 333 32 333 30177 28730 18 345 31 358 27 354 24 337 28730 27225 21 357 35 360 28 360 23 344 27225 25655 32 348 36 005 30 003 24 350 25655 24018 34 343 36 010 35 358 28 349 24018 22312 36 335 36 014 36 351 31 347 22312 20536 35 335 36 013 35 343 36 345 20536 18686 34 335 36 015 33 337 39 341 18686 16755 33 333 34 018 31 334 37 338 16755 14786 31 332 35 018 30 342 28 333 14786 12891 27 337 34 019 28 348 23 320 12891 11166 26 344 31 015 25 354 19 327 11166 9634 27 349 28 012 22 358 20 344 9634 8280 28 346 25 007 24 346 26 352 8280 7087 30 335 26 346 26 334 24 342 7087 6034 28 329 22 343 25 350 24 360 6034 5111 22 343 23 354 28 346 30 355 5111 4305 28 351 24*342 28 337 31 347 4305 3594 31 344 26*335 29*335 30 344 3594 2958 30*339 26 333 28*329 29*338 2958 2396 25*322 26 330 27 327 27*332 2396 1928 25 319 25 329 26 325 25 330 1928 1568 24 318 24 328 24 324 23 329 1568 1320 22 317 23 327 23 323 21 327 1320 1170 20 316 20 326 20 323 18 326 1170 1083 15 316 16 326 15 322 13 326 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