DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 12/07 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 - - - 13.9 - - 15.7 - - 15.9 - - 4.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 7 - - 64 - - 1 - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 577 - - 1326 - - 1653 - - 13 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1067 - - 1066 - - 1067 - - 1066 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1647 - - 2396 - - 2723 - - 1083 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 563 - - 634 - - 591 - - 74 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 68 - - 180 - - 59 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 16 - - 16 - - 15 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 002 - - 003 - - 021 - - 350 Direction Wind Shear - - - 11 - - 9 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -6 - - -4 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -847 - - -340 - - 17 - - -1173 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2494 - - 2736 - - 2706 - - 2257 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9908 - - -11467 - - -10377 - - -14069 ODpotential blCL - - - 11555 - - 13863 - - 13100 - - 15152 blCL maxRH - - - 79 - - 74 - - 83 - - 78 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 13.9 - - 15.7 - - 15.9 - - 4.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 7.2 - - 7.9 - - 8.3 - - -0.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 14.2 - - 15.7 - - 16.3 - - 9.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 6.7 - - 6.9 - - 7.6 - - 3.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 7 - - 64 - - 1 - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 577 - - 1326 - - 1653 - - 13 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 16 - - 0 - - 33 - - 10 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 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] 96124 17 116 11 158 10 055 7 115 96124 88876 6 126 2 184 6 287 4 269 88876 83263 13 311 8 313 15 260 20 299 83263 78616 20 281 12 314 18 230 28 269 78616 74586 31 270 26 290 28 273 28 273 74586 71000 37 281 37 268 39 282 40 281 71000 67757 44 271 46 256 51 274 50 272 67757 64768 42 278 50 268 51 272 46 273 64768 61973 66 278 54 271 57 280 53 281 61973 59251 73 270 64 272 65 276 66 283 59251 56403 68 269 71 269 71 273 73 282 56403 53438 69 273 72 269 75 271 75 276 53438 50605 80 275 76 268 74 269 76 271 50605 48061 88 272 79 265 76 266 76 269 48061 45785 86 269 77 264 78 265 78 270 45785 43725 80 268 75 266 79 265 81 271 43725 41846 79 268 80 268 78 266 82 270 41846 40115 80 270 85 268 77 268 80 269 40115 38514 82 272 90 269 80 269 77 269 38514 37026 86 274 93 269 82 267 74 270 37026 35641 89 275 93 268 84 264 74 270 35641 34317 90 275 90 269 84 263 73 268 34317 32990 83 273 87 268 79 261 71 268 32990 31632 73 277 82 268 72 264 70 264 31632 30251 71 280 78 272 72 269 70 264 30251 28825 69 277 80 281 76 270 76 262 28825 27331 65 276 80 284 78 270 76 260 27331 25764 62 280 77 285 76 271 76 259 25764 24121 61 289 75 287 72 271 71 260 24121 22406 62 297 73 290 67 273 61 261 22406 20621 58 295 67 293 60 276 53 264 20621 18758 53 288 60 291 53 278 50 268 18758 16812 51 285 52 289 48 284 43 273 16812 14826 43 286 44 290 42 286 37 286 14826 12915 38 282 37 295 36 290 32 289 12915 11183 35 284 33 298 31 295 26 294 11183 9648 31 292 30 298 28 300 25 305 9648 8287 28 300 28 298 27 303 24 315 8287 7083 24 301 27 300 24 307 20 326 7083 6024 22 302 23 305 21 322 15 353 6024 5094 20 311 19 315 18 355 14 020 5094 4281 15 313 16 336 17 021 14 046 4281 3571 14 313 16 357 18 026 17 055 3571 2939 14 334 19*007 17*022 18 043 2939 2381 20 005 19*006 17*022 18 029 2381 1917 23*005 17 003 16 021 18 021 1917 1561 20*003 16 002 15 021 16 016 1561 1316 16 001 15 002 13 020 13 007 1316 1167 14 001 13 001 12 020 10*359 1167 1083 9 000 10 000 8 019 5*350 1083 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