DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/29 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 - - - 52.5 - - 53.6 - - 54.9 - - 55.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 271 - - 313 - - 178 - - 20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2684 - - 3133 - - 4127 - - 3993 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2702 - - 3087 - - 3584 - - 1069 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3754 - - 4203 - - 5197 - - 5063 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 743 - - 839 - - 714 - - 849 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 366 - - 404 - - 367 - - 177 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - 3 B/S BL Wind - - - 34 - - 25 - - 17 - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - 272 - - 302 - - 312 - - 314 Direction Wind Shear - - - 17 - - 10 - - 5 - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -15 - - -5 - - -4 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 571 - - 662 - - 744 - - -86 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3183 - - 3541 - - 4453 - - 5149 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 649 - - 822 - - 886 - - -6333 ODpotential blCL - - - 3105 - - 3381 - - 4311 - - 11396 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 82 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 52.5 - - 53.6 - - 54.9 - - 55.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 42.2 - - 41.9 - - 39.3 - - 36.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 51.8 - - 52.5 - - 54.2 - - 55.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 42.0 - - 41.6 - - 39.0 - - 36.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 271 - - 313 - - 178 - - 20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2684 - - 3133 - - 4127 - - 3993 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 99 - - 99 - - 100 - - 29 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - 5 - - 5 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] 97721 10 088 5 137 7 273 5 042 97721 90323 12 121 1 146 3 209 6 054 90323 84657 8 164 8 162 4 203 1 236 84657 79968 5 108 9 175 3 187 4 243 79968 75937 3 030 7 194 5 301 6 286 75937 72372 4 351 4 325 6 304 8 298 72372 69132 5 300 11 319 3 272 7 252 69132 66144 7 320 8 269 3 253 3 167 66144 63344 8 280 13 214 18 252 12 279 63344 60622 9 285 11 205 23 238 25 256 60622 57795 16 262 6 251 16 223 24 245 57795 54853 32 256 27 277 15 265 23 248 54853 52030 39 244 37 259 27 255 35 255 52030 49500 33 243 43 254 39 250 40 248 49500 47244 46 258 48 247 39 263 45 261 47244 45207 49 242 54 249 57 258 56 251 45207 43356 46 243 64 252 65 247 56 242 43356 41655 59 255 74 250 71 256 54 261 41655 40086 81 252 80 252 96 256 85 263 40086 38636 105 242 106 253 113 250 102 253 38636 37281 114 235 122 248 116 245 104 248 37281 35972 112 233 123 240 122 241 106 245 35972 34636 110 234 123 236 121 239 108 243 34636 33243 108 233 121 235 120 238 106 245 33243 31799 104 231 121 242 118 239 103 248 31799 30290 99 230 120 244 117 242 97 252 30290 28704 93 233 120 243 112 247 86 257 28704 27041 97 239 117 245 104 252 82 263 27041 25304 98 242 104 253 102 258 72 263 25304 23497 92 240 83 255 78 261 52 261 23497 21625 89 239 66 258 56 269 42 265 21625 19673 88 239 60 263 55 273 43 265 19673 17635 76 248 54 266 57 270 48 264 17635 15558 76 248 48 269 52 268 50 267 15558 13561 80 244 43 273 47 268 43 269 13561 11751 75 243 40 277 42 277 36 274 11751 10150 66 239 40 278 34 284 30 279 10150 8733 64 237 37 282 25 287 27 280 8733 7478 60 240 32 288 21 295 24 278 7478 6368 52 246 30 300 18 306 16 275 6368 5393 43 259 27 304 17*310 12*300 5393 4536 38*274 26*303 18*311 12*309 4536 3778 37*275 27*303 18 312 12 312 3778 3098 36 273 27 302 18 312 12 314 3098 2496 35 272 26 302 18 313 12 315 2496 1992 34 272 26 302 17 313 12 315 1992 1606 33 271 25 302 17 313 12 315 1606 1340 31 271 24 301 16 313 11 316 1340 1179 27 271 21 301 15 313 10 315 1179 1086 21 270 17 301 12 313 8 315 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