DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 03/01 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 25.8 - - 28.2 - - 24.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 120 - - 70 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3424 - - 3701 - - 904 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2844 - - 2603 - - 1067 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4494 - - 4771 - - 1974 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1187 - - 1590 - - 3151 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 303 - - 262 - - 36 W* B/S - - - - - - 31 - - 15 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 170 - - 235 - - 107 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 3 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -8 - - -2 - - 3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 560 - - 698 - - -124 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3934 - - 4073 - - 2098 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -202 - - 259 - - -857 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4696 - - 4512 - - 2831 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 81 - - 91 - - 88 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 25.8 - - 28.2 - - 24.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 12.8 - - 14.6 - - 19.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 25.2 - - 28.0 - - 25.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 11.7 - - 13.6 - - 19.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 120 - - 70 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3424 - - 3701 - - 904 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 26 - - 65 - - 54 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 1 - - 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] 96477 14 114 9 160 8 111 96477 89264 13 133 3 188 4 298 89264 83665 4 150 12 221 7 241 83665 78973 14 246 14 244 11 263 78973 74904 11 259 18 244 21 253 74904 71304 22 275 17 261 18 276 71304 68029 26 260 31 269 31 270 68029 65010 28 270 37 264 36 278 65010 62218 34 283 38 272 42 276 62218 59514 38 280 40 284 43 276 59514 56683 42 281 46 287 49 287 56683 53739 49 285 56 287 59 287 53739 50933 59 287 63 283 66 288 50933 48411 64 288 66 283 72 283 48411 46148 70 287 71 284 74 281 46148 44090 76 287 74 287 75 286 44090 42211 83 286 80 291 82 291 42211 40499 90 283 88 291 93 290 40499 38941 96 281 94 287 99 287 38941 37509 101 281 98 284 102 285 37509 36179 105 285 105 285 109 284 36179 34901 111 287 112 284 113 281 34901 33601 113 287 113 283 115 278 33601 32246 113 286 112 282 117 277 32246 30838 111 284 111 282 112 282 30838 29367 109 283 110 282 106 284 29367 27821 106 284 108 282 99 285 27821 26201 101 285 103 282 95 286 26201 24505 96 286 97 283 92 283 24505 22741 94 286 93 283 90 279 22741 20910 92 288 90 284 86 280 20910 19004 87 291 83 287 80 285 19004 17017 76 293 78 287 70 289 17017 14998 67 296 78 293 65 290 14998 13057 57 300 67 299 67 295 13057 11291 47 304 50 302 59 303 11291 9729 35 311 38 302 42 308 9729 8353 23 312 27 306 28 303 8353 7144 18 309 19 308 21 293 7144 6086 12 319 10 306 13 294 6086 5158 3*286 6*300 9 305 5158 4342 2*195 4*272 6 299 4342 3622 2 177 3 250 2 257 3622 2978 2 171 3 235 4 137 2978 2410 2 164 3 226 8*115 2410 1936 2 164 3 223 10*110 1936 1573 2 158 3 220 10 108 1573 1323 1 152 3 218 10 106 1323 1171 1 153 3 218 9 105 1171 1084 1 154 3 216 7 106 1084 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