DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 01/27 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 - - - 4.5 - - 5.5 - - 4.7 - - 1.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 10 - - 99 - - 45 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3417 - - 3322 - - 2880 - - 12 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1066 - - 2640 - - 1066 - - 1066 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4487 - - 4392 - - 3950 - - 1082 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 823 - - 687 - - 618 - - 2471 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 137 - - 282 - - 206 - - 3 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 33 - - 26 - - 21 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 309 - - 306 - - 307 - - 308 Direction Wind Shear - - - 21 - - 12 - - 11 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -2 - - -9 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1507 - - 1691 - - 1468 - - -946 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2980 - - 2701 - - 2482 - - 2028 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 853 - - 1148 - - 948 - - -1632 ODpotential blCL - - - 3634 - - 3244 - - 3002 - - 2714 blCL maxRH - - - 101 - - 101 - - 101 - - 95 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 4.5 - - 5.5 - - 4.7 - - 1.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - -4.6 - - -2.2 - - -2.0 - - -2.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 4.7 - - 5.5 - - 4.9 - - 3.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - -5.3 - - -3.4 - - -2.4 - - -2.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 10 - - 99 - - 45 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3417 - - 3322 - - 2880 - - 12 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 103 - - 102 - - 106 - - 79 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] 94126 158 233 149 237 174 235 159 236 94126 87084 123 240 124 237 145 241 134 244 87084 81695 113 244 112 238 126 244 123 247 81695 77221 103 248 107 247 115 251 111 249 77221 73324 93 252 99 256 101 252 106 255 73324 69868 88 254 93 256 91 256 103 257 69868 66741 87 254 89 254 85 258 98 257 66741 63844 82 257 87 255 80 259 95 257 63844 61127 79 260 79 259 77 260 91 259 61127 58474 76 259 73 264 74 261 84 263 58474 55694 70 262 75 264 76 261 83 266 55694 52796 68 265 73 267 75 265 82 266 52796 50014 67 260 70 268 75 266 80 265 50014 47495 59 269 67 266 72 264 74 271 47495 45237 64 280 65 270 71 271 70 278 45237 43198 67 281 68 274 72 275 70 281 43198 41337 68 280 68 275 70 278 71 281 41337 39625 69 283 68 278 72 281 72 282 39625 38044 79 287 72 281 70 283 73 283 38044 36579 88 286 76 285 74 290 76 289 36579 35216 87 285 81 290 86 290 87 293 35216 33915 89 291 93 291 95 288 97 290 33915 32604 101 291 107 288 99 287 98 290 32604 31251 106 287 118 284 103 287 102 294 31251 29861 102 285 123 283 105 288 108 296 29861 28412 98 288 122 283 103 288 109 295 28412 26892 99 290 116 285 99 290 106 296 26892 25303 100 292 104 289 89 293 97 297 25303 23656 92 296 79 292 73 294 79 299 23656 21956 85 298 66 299 57 300 52 302 21956 20203 83 299 61 303 52 306 24 308 20203 18378 78 302 55 301 51 308 18 314 18378 16472 70 307 52 300 44 311 23 313 16472 14528 61 311 48 302 36 317 26 317 14528 12655 54 311 46 304 33 321 26 313 12655 10952 50 309 45 307 33 319 25 304 10952 9442 46 306 44 312 34 321 25 304 9442 8108 42 305 42 317 33 325 25 312 8108 6931 40 305 40 319 32 329 26 319 6931 5894 41 306 37 318 30 329 29 320 5894 4983 38*310 28*308 26 317 30 316 4983 4190 38*310 28*306 24*310 31 307 4190 3499 37 310 28 306 23*309 29 300 3499 2886 36 310 27 306 23 308 27 303 2886 2346 35 310 27 306 22 307 25 306 2346 1895 32 309 26 306 21 307 23 309 1895 1548 29 308 25 305 20 306 19 310 1548 1310 26 307 23 305 18 306 15 310 1310 1165 22 307 20 305 16 305 13 310 1165 1082 16 306 15 304 12 305 8*308 1082 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