DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 04/26 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 - - - - - - 48.8 - - 52.2 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 151 - - 213 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 997 - - 1554 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1069 - - 1804 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2067 - - 2624 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 777 - - 540 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 218 - - 282 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 15 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 116 - - 121 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 649 - - 264 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1418 - - 2360 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 603 - - 383 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1464 - - 2241 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 48.8 - - 52.2 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 46.5 - - 45.8 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 48.1 - - 51.2 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 45.9 - - 45.5 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 151 - - 213 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 997 - - 1554 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 102 - - 99 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 7 - - - 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] 97124 19 220 23 248 97124 89775 18 230 18 251 89775 84131 13 229 12 244 84131 79467 8 225 7 242 79467 75472 3 230 8 242 75472 71940 1 024 8 248 71940 68726 4 336 3 269 68726 65748 8 287 10 301 65748 62975 8 302 14 275 62975 60282 10 310 15 265 60282 57463 11 282 13 262 57463 54522 8 283 16 281 54522 51697 20 277 24 273 51697 49156 20 260 32 276 49156 46889 29 278 36 265 46889 44847 36 272 34 258 44847 42995 39 268 34 263 42995 41313 44 273 45 270 41313 39781 54 273 55 265 39781 38369 54 268 54 260 38369 37045 50 269 49 266 37045 35765 50 273 50 271 35765 34456 49 272 48 270 34456 33092 45 266 46 269 33092 31675 43 264 43 269 31675 30191 39 265 41 268 30191 28629 34 266 40 262 28629 26991 29 266 35 256 26991 25278 24 265 24 248 25278 23492 31 263 20 245 23492 21635 36 264 21 245 21635 19702 21 240 22 254 19702 17689 24 233 21 244 17689 15635 24 218 20 232 15635 13659 16 212 18 218 13659 11859 12 189 15 188 11859 10256 16 160 16 179 10256 8829 16 150 19 178 8829 7560 13 154 24 178 7560 6432 11 165 19 172 6432 5432 9 165 17 164 5432 4550 12 148 22 144 4550 3773 18 122 23 139 3773 3086 18 115 20*135 3086 2485 15*118 16*124 2485 1986 13*117 15 122 1986 1602 11 116 15 121 1602 1338 10 115 14 120 1338 1177 9 115 13 120 1177 1086 8 114 11 120 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