DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 02/28 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 - - - 27.4 - - 31.4 - - 29.5 - - 25.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 118 - - 249 - - 101 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2339 - - 3447 - - 3182 - - 583 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2062 - - 3235 - - 2549 - - 1067 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3409 - - 4517 - - 4252 - - 1653 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 573 - - 985 - - 936 - - 2785 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 265 - - 386 - - 279 - - 19 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 13 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 5 - - 8 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 348 - - 316 - - 022 - - 035 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 1 - - 2 - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - -2 - - -4 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -281 - - -574 - - 260 - - 359 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3690 - - 5091 - - 3992 - - 1294 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9017 - - -7665 - - -5758 - - -39 ODpotential blCL - - - 12426 - - 12182 - - 10010 - - 1692 blCL maxRH - - - 93 - - 92 - - 99 - - 97 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 27.4 - - 31.4 - - 29.5 - - 25.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 15.3 - - 13.0 - - 16.1 - - 23.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 26.9 - - 30.3 - - 29.0 - - 25.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 14.6 - - 12.2 - - 15.3 - - 23.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 118 - - 249 - - 101 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2339 - - 3447 - - 3182 - - 583 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 72 - - 68 - - 95 - - 87 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 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] 96606 20 098 21 098 13 111 7 118 96606 89398 18 093 19 100 8 135 5 093 89398 83776 13 127 10 127 4 172 3 307 83776 79075 9 117 14 167 8 186 12 198 79075 75003 7 246 12 235 11 246 7 229 75003 71400 7 229 23 233 23 251 22 258 71400 68154 9 278 15 241 16 254 18 231 68154 65130 21 281 28 277 22 278 11 255 65130 62300 24 267 36 269 46 284 48 293 62300 59598 29 272 44 268 53 263 56 276 59598 56775 34 263 42 258 50 259 56 262 56775 53801 34 266 37 272 50 278 57 264 53801 50939 42 286 55 284 58 282 59 274 50939 48372 53 286 65 281 62 277 62 276 48372 46079 62 283 69 277 63 277 60 275 46079 44002 69 277 71 274 69 279 67 280 44002 42109 72 273 70 272 73 279 79 283 42109 40378 71 273 73 278 79 279 85 282 40378 38785 72 276 84 281 84 278 90 283 38785 37309 73 278 86 278 86 279 95 282 37309 35933 73 279 84 278 90 282 97 281 35933 34615 78 281 86 282 97 283 101 280 34615 33286 79 280 92 285 102 282 105 277 33286 31918 75 276 95 283 103 281 105 275 31918 30512 72 273 94 280 104 280 105 273 30512 29051 73 270 94 279 102 279 105 274 29051 27521 80 268 95 277 100 279 105 277 27521 25919 86 271 95 271 100 278 106 280 25919 24243 84 271 95 268 99 278 104 282 24243 22495 83 265 86 265 95 279 99 284 22495 20680 82 267 78 257 85 280 94 284 20680 18800 81 273 78 259 72 273 79 280 18800 16859 82 274 76 268 65 267 67 270 16859 14885 79 274 77 270 62 263 62 266 14885 12975 72 287 69 264 60 270 60 264 12975 11236 50 286 48 273 55 272 52 273 11236 9697 42 275 37 292 49 262 43 275 9697 8337 35 268 28 288 32 261 31 262 8337 7138 32 299 22 278 28 267 11 256 7138 6082 29 325 15 311 10 277 7 354 6082 5154 24 336 9*324 6 020 7 021 5154 4339 16 334 5*316 8*027 7 038 4339 3621 10*339 5 315 9*026 8 038 3621 2978 9*345 5 316 9 025 9 036 2978 2410 9 347 5 316 9 022 10 036 2410 1936 9 349 5 316 8 021 10*036 1936 1573 8 349 5 317 8 020 9*036 1573 1323 8 350 5 317 8 020 8 035 1323 1171 7 350 5 317 7 019 7 035 1171 1084 6 350 4 317 6 020 5 035 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