DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/09 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 - - - - - - 49.8 - - 52.1 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 230 - - 113 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2138 - - 2325 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2271 - - 2100 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3208 - - 3395 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 660 - - 970 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 329 - - 271 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 15 - - 13 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 266 - - 263 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 6 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -535 - - -438 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3743 - - 3833 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -6281 - - -6077 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9489 - - 9472 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 74 - - 75 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 49.8 - - 52.1 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 37.4 - - 39.3 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 48.7 - - 51.7 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 36.2 - - 38.1 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 230 - - 113 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2138 - - 2325 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 5 - - - 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] 96801 42 245 44 239 96801 89359 50 252 43 245 89359 83729 38 253 40 246 83729 79099 34 244 39 257 79099 75100 35 246 43 256 75100 71547 33 258 41 260 71547 68329 36 267 39 264 68329 65378 39 268 36 258 65378 62630 33 262 35 264 62630 59953 34 268 41 270 59953 57156 45 271 43 266 57156 54244 40 270 39 267 54244 51454 40 275 41 274 51454 48940 46 273 48 272 48940 46682 51 274 49 270 46682 44630 52 279 51 276 44630 42766 54 284 59 280 42766 41082 64 287 68 277 41082 39554 73 283 72 277 39554 38139 73 279 74 278 38139 36809 68 279 77 277 36809 35522 68 280 77 277 35522 34215 69 280 77 275 34215 32858 68 278 75 272 32858 31454 65 274 75 271 31454 29990 61 270 79 270 29990 28451 59 269 81 266 28451 26835 58 268 75 265 26835 25139 58 269 73 268 25139 23366 57 270 67 270 23366 21518 55 271 64 270 21518 19590 56 269 61 271 19590 17579 56 269 54 273 17579 15527 54 268 52 273 15527 13549 51 266 51 271 13549 11749 50 262 50 270 11749 10151 49 261 48 271 10151 8735 48 263 44 270 8735 7478 49 267 43 269 7478 6363 48 266 42 265 6363 5379 43 261 36 259 5379 4515 37 259 29 255 4515 3757 27*260 19*254 3757 3081 17*264 15*259 3081 2484 16 266 14 261 2484 1985 16 267 13 263 1985 1602 15 267 13 264 1602 1338 14 268 12 265 1338 1178 13 268 11 265 1178 1086 11 268 9 266 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