DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/21 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 - - - - - - 45.7 - - 47.0 - - 47.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 44 - - 7 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 816 - - 595 - - 528 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1069 - - 1069 - - 1069 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1886 - - 1665 - - 1598 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1303 - - 1656 - - 1961 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 138 - - 68 - - 35 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 14 - - 11 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 029 - - 045 - - 359 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 7 - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - 0 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 729 - - 576 - - 448 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1157 - - 1089 - - 1150 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 365 - - 139 - - 11 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1521 - - 1526 - - 1587 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 10 - - 10 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 45.7 - - 47.0 - - 47.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 44.2 - - 45.8 - - 46.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 45.7 - - 47.3 - - 48.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 43.7 - - 45.6 - - 46.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 44 - - 7 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 816 - - 595 - - 528 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 102 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 7 - - 7 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] 98408 10 092 11 077 15 079 98408 91009 14 088 12 104 13 090 91009 85303 11 079 16 118 13 089 85303 80553 7 087 10 111 8 079 80553 76448 11 117 5 129 5 057 76448 72811 11 073 5 102 5 358 72811 69511 5 051 4 085 7 330 69511 66482 5 063 1 139 7 337 66482 63668 6 039 3 175 7 315 63668 60927 9 356 4 091 6 264 60927 58055 10 298 5 301 8 270 58055 55065 10 228 11 252 10 272 55065 52208 8 295 13 268 9 274 52208 49639 25 272 18 280 15 284 49639 47342 26 263 20 275 15 276 47342 45254 24 252 21 252 14 271 45254 43335 22 243 21 249 19 278 43335 41560 19 248 24 252 27 264 41560 39909 18 250 28 248 25 261 39909 38372 16 236 23 250 13 281 38372 36948 9 212 15 234 10 265 36948 35599 4 242 6 237 1 120 35599 34251 7 245 4 292 2 035 34251 32864 10 116 5 276 8 101 32864 31439 16 102 4 190 12 073 31439 29959 13 104 4 151 12 064 29959 28407 5 062 6 085 9 049 28407 26779 5 020 5 046 8 029 26779 25073 4 028 5 358 7 025 25073 23290 5 027 3 287 5 034 23290 21432 6 030 6 240 6 004 21432 19496 5 014 8 250 8 348 19496 17479 6 000 7 257 9 337 17479 15424 7 346 7 263 9 346 15424 13447 8 335 9 276 14 349 13447 11653 4 348 8 282 18 327 11653 10065 2 147 8 297 16 313 10065 8662 5 184 7 299 10 022 8662 7424 7 107 5 023 16 024 7424 6327 13 068 15 053 17 027 6327 5357 15 031 18 059 21 038 5357 4504 16 022 22 064 21 039 4504 3750 18 034 23 060 19 039 3750 3076 22 037 22 055 17 036 3076 2479 22 035 20 052 16 031 2479 1981 20*032 18*049 13 020 1981 1599 17*030 14*046 11*006 1599 1337 15 029 12 044 9*001 1337 1177 13 028 10 044 8 359 1177 1085 10 028 7 043 6 357 1085 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