DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 02/21 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 - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 28.3 - - 27.5 - - 26.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 160 - - 50 - - 7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2586 - - 2422 - - 1904 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2425 - - 1067 - - 1067 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3656 - - 3492 - - 2974 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 422 - - 1185 - - 2177 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 306 - - 205 - - 103 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 14 - - 15 - - 16 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 299 - - 296 - - 309 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 6 - - 9 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -1 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1481 - - 1345 - - 1047 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2175 - - 2147 - - 1927 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 871 - - 914 - - 579 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2785 - - 2578 - - 2395 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 28.3 - - 27.5 - - 26.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 22.9 - - 22.3 - - 21.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 27.6 - - 27.5 - - 26.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 21.8 - - 21.3 - - 21.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 160 - - 50 - - 7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2586 - - 2422 - - 1904 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 100 - - 101 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 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] 96964 31 093 35 096 27 093 96964 89780 31 098 25 098 20 094 89780 84200 23 094 17 094 14 097 84200 79532 15 104 9 102 10 077 79532 75472 12 091 4 136 7 056 75472 71867 7 115 4 197 7 353 71867 68591 6 098 3 182 4 298 68591 65567 2 020 3 327 0 023 65567 62749 8 228 8 231 5 297 62749 60008 5 240 9 232 14 258 60008 57142 12 263 16 262 20 248 57142 54145 22 253 24 256 16 260 54145 51249 27 255 31 254 30 276 51249 48629 37 256 37 249 40 264 48629 46289 43 256 43 254 42 257 46289 44172 43 254 47 250 38 255 44172 42233 44 256 43 252 36 264 42233 40444 48 258 45 258 39 267 40444 38787 50 254 50 253 45 257 38787 37243 50 252 49 245 48 247 37243 35801 50 250 44 243 44 244 35801 34424 51 244 44 247 39 246 34424 33048 46 242 48 248 35 250 33048 31647 44 246 48 245 32 251 31647 30227 49 246 42 238 25 249 30227 28766 49 242 32 228 16 242 28766 27257 35 242 30 223 6 292 27257 25699 24 248 19 219 10 053 25699 24077 21 243 10 176 9 058 24077 22380 20 236 13 173 4 106 22380 20610 18 244 17 189 3 077 20610 18758 15 255 15 198 3 050 18758 16821 14 260 13 213 5 046 16821 14844 18 260 9 227 3 001 14844 12942 20 270 7 212 4 288 12942 11217 18 273 5 247 4 287 11217 9690 15 268 11 265 5 281 9690 8338 12 279 12 277 6 294 8338 7138 11 298 11 286 8 310 7138 6075 12 302 13 303 12 306 6075 5144 16 304 15 300 15 309 5144 4332 17*305 16 297 18 311 4332 3616 14*301 16*296 19 311 3616 2976 14 300 16*296 19*310 2976 2409 14 299 16 296 19*310 2409 1936 14 299 16 296 18 310 1936 1573 13 298 15 296 17 309 1573 1323 12 298 14 296 15 309 1323 1171 12 298 13 295 13 308 1171 1084 10 298 10 295 10 307 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