DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 01/09 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 39.1 - - 38.0 - - 35.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 34 - - 22 - - 1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2169 - - 1996 - - 1687 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1068 - - 1068 - - 1068 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3239 - - 3066 - - 2757 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 624 - - 307 - - 554 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 184 - - 154 - - 62 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 21 - - 12 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 327 - - 329 - - 302 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 12 - - 5 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -9 - - -5 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1310 - - 1177 - - 1220 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1929 - - 1889 - - 1537 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 511 - - 506 - - 649 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2728 - - 2560 - - 2108 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 39.1 - - 38.0 - - 35.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 34.6 - - 33.8 - - 32.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 39.3 - - 38.1 - - 35.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 33.4 - - 32.7 - - 32.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 34 - - 22 - - 1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2169 - - 1996 - - 1687 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 99 - - 100 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 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] 96061 58 259 56 258 65 255 96061 88947 42 248 43 270 43 250 88947 83503 35 244 36 252 32 263 83503 78986 30 246 31 250 30 271 78986 75063 22 244 25 259 29 252 75063 71575 21 243 22 251 25 226 71575 68402 23 236 21 245 20 232 68402 65462 29 228 27 241 25 263 65462 62709 34 220 36 237 38 249 62709 60010 35 226 37 237 42 243 60010 57178 36 231 45 238 48 247 57178 54221 44 237 48 226 49 240 54221 51375 49 237 56 233 54 248 51375 48806 62 240 72 239 67 247 48806 46510 74 239 81 238 76 243 46510 44443 82 235 82 240 82 246 44443 42556 86 234 89 241 89 246 42556 40816 87 235 90 242 98 241 40816 39209 91 240 94 244 108 240 39209 37722 96 241 107 243 124 241 37722 36340 99 240 119 244 142 240 36340 35013 105 241 130 244 151 238 35013 33672 114 243 135 245 153 238 33672 32288 117 244 136 245 152 239 32288 30864 114 247 129 246 145 241 30864 29388 110 249 124 247 132 243 29388 27849 92 251 121 251 117 245 27849 26245 73 251 106 249 110 249 26245 24574 61 247 72 251 82 247 24574 22841 53 252 68 251 63 245 22841 21041 54 258 61 256 56 249 21041 19161 50 265 57 260 56 250 19161 17197 44 269 49 262 48 253 17197 15196 35 283 43 263 36 253 15196 13271 32 300 36 269 31 260 13271 11519 31 311 29 279 26 267 11519 9960 30 317 25 285 21 268 9960 8574 29 323 21 292 18 262 8574 7341 28 331 17 301 13 258 7341 6247 27 342 14 319 9 256 6247 5279 24 349 12 343 4 282 5279 4427 23 345 12 352 4 316 4427 3679 24*333 13*336 5 306 3679 3019 24*329 13*329 6*306 3019 2439 23 327 12 329 6*305 2439 1956 22 327 12 328 6 304 1956 1584 20 325 11 328 6 302 1584 1329 18 325 11 329 5 300 1329 1174 16 324 10 329 5 299 1174 1085 12 323 8 329 4 298 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