DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 02/24 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 - - - 22.1 - - 29.3 - - 35.8 - - 31.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 58 - - 102 - - 16 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 905 - - 1400 - - 1466 - - 363 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1067 - - 1068 - - 1068 - - 1068 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1975 - - 2470 - - 2536 - - 1433 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 567 - - 454 - - 753 - - 1696 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 153 - - 214 - - 136 - - 36 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 25 - - 27 - - 29 - - 16 BL Wind Direction - - - 198 - - 197 - - 217 - - 256 Direction Wind Shear - - - 16 - - 15 - - 18 - - 8 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 3 - - -5 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1828 - - -2276 - - -1861 - - -87 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3803 - - 4746 - - 4397 - - 1520 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -13420 - - -12401 - - -10556 - - -902 ODpotential blCL - - - 15395 - - 14871 - - 13092 - - 2335 blCL maxRH - - - 72 - - 90 - - 96 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 22.1 - - 29.3 - - 35.8 - - 31.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 9.3 - - 12.3 - - 20.1 - - 28.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 22.1 - - 29.4 - - 36.1 - - 32.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 8.8 - - 11.6 - - 19.0 - - 28.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 58 - - 102 - - 16 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 905 - - 1400 - - 1466 - - 363 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 60 - - 83 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 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] 96491 6 139 6 134 6 050 9 096 96491 89300 11 103 7 135 2 355 7 049 89300 83679 6 084 4 150 6 267 8 332 83679 78986 2 016 1 352 8 254 10 291 78986 74929 9 297 6 303 13 272 14 278 74929 71316 14 274 16 295 16 296 14 288 71316 68017 15 271 22 289 17 282 16 287 68017 64959 19 283 23 286 23 291 25 297 64959 62122 22 291 30 285 38 283 35 287 62122 59370 27 301 32 275 30 285 41 283 59370 56479 35 303 32 291 39 289 46 288 56479 53469 41 308 45 301 41 289 50 299 53469 50599 51 296 50 296 58 299 54 298 50599 48028 47 288 54 298 68 290 61 293 48028 45735 43 302 64 291 59 280 64 288 45735 43659 61 300 58 289 51 283 67 292 43659 41767 65 299 56 298 64 295 79 297 41767 40037 74 300 70 306 83 298 89 294 40037 38446 81 299 97 304 98 296 96 291 38446 36972 85 304 110 300 109 294 106 288 36972 35598 101 307 117 299 121 293 112 286 35598 34281 115 307 130 300 129 292 110 285 34281 32951 121 306 140 301 132 292 111 285 32951 31582 117 303 138 301 131 293 113 285 31582 30178 101 296 121 299 127 291 114 283 30178 28727 87 292 100 294 117 287 113 280 28727 27217 81 292 91 289 108 283 117 280 27217 25645 79 292 87 286 102 283 123 280 25645 24008 67 302 76 287 92 281 123 276 24008 22299 44 302 69 287 78 278 121 275 22299 20520 41 282 59 282 70 277 116 276 20520 18668 39 299 53 277 68 274 113 277 18668 16744 35 303 47 269 68 268 105 282 16744 14801 32 293 43 258 68 263 66 282 14801 12945 31 290 41 252 65 262 51 281 12945 11257 33 286 40 254 63 266 47 287 11257 9751 35 277 40 260 61 264 44 295 9751 8407 36 270 42 267 60 263 44 295 8407 7210 37 260 45 266 58 267 44 294 7210 6145 37 247 46 253 50 268 43 293 6145 5205 34 241 45 237 47 271 38 294 5205 4379 35 237 46 226 40 260 35 289 4379 3651 38 220 46 217 40 241 36 279 3651 3000 42 207 42*208 37*223 36 263 3000 2427 40*203 30*198 35*219 32 259 2427 1948 32*199 29 198 33 217 28 258 1948 1580 27 198 27 197 30 217 24*258 1580 1327 24 197 25 196 27 216 20*257 1327 1173 21 197 22 196 23 215 17 256 1173 1084 15 197 16 196 17 215 12 256 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