DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 02/03 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 - - - 13.1 - - 18.4 - - 19.5 - - 14.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 20 - - 104 - - 53 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 540 - - 1676 - - 2034 - - 13 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1066 - - 1426 - - 1067 - - 1067 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1610 - - 2746 - - 3104 - - 1083 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 559 - - 643 - - 570 - - 2321 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 91 - - 228 - - 195 - - 3 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 4 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 10 - - 7 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 014 - - 011 - - 359 - - 006 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - 0 - - -1 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -848 - - -298 - - -23 - - -810 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2458 - - 3044 - - 3127 - - 1893 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -13557 - - -12073 - - -12636 - - -1609 ODpotential blCL - - - 15167 - - 14819 - - 15740 - - 2692 blCL maxRH - - - 74 - - 80 - - 89 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 13.1 - - 18.4 - - 19.5 - - 14.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 6.6 - - 9.2 - - 9.9 - - 10.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 13.3 - - 18.1 - - 19.3 - - 16.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 6.1 - - 8.1 - - 8.8 - - 10.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 20 - - 104 - - 53 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 540 - - 1676 - - 2034 - - 13 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 20 - - 56 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 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] 95593 60 251 73 260 61 267 57 267 95593 88562 44 278 52 263 44 278 47 266 88562 83124 44 285 44 270 41 267 45 270 83124 78588 36 281 40 271 41 274 34 272 78588 74641 33 289 33 273 42 275 32 271 74641 71121 36 293 33 274 42 271 39 278 71121 67922 34 292 36 269 41 269 46 279 67922 64971 35 288 36 267 38 269 45 275 64971 62213 38 286 33 268 35 273 39 267 62213 59502 44 282 32 271 34 267 35 264 59502 56635 51 279 37 271 36 272 35 269 56635 53645 53 272 46 267 45 268 40 272 53645 50793 49 274 44 263 47 265 42 271 50793 48234 51 279 44 269 47 268 44 268 48234 45944 57 275 45 271 46 268 42 267 45944 43869 56 271 47 273 44 271 40 271 43869 41975 50 274 50 276 43 277 40 274 41975 40236 52 280 50 276 44 279 39 277 40236 38636 54 279 50 277 41 278 39 277 38636 37163 49 280 47 281 36 281 36 277 37163 35806 45 285 40 284 29 284 34 273 35806 34522 44 295 34 299 29 298 28 270 34522 33237 47 292 40 314 34 312 34 288 33237 31912 40 302 44 314 35 319 42 296 31912 30542 43 326 43 314 36 325 38 298 30542 29109 50 336 43 320 38 325 32 302 29109 27601 45 333 45 325 37 322 30 300 27601 26016 39 326 45 325 34 320 28 295 26016 24355 39 314 44 326 31 319 26 291 24355 22618 37 307 41 328 27 317 26 284 22618 20805 34 304 37 326 24 313 23 279 20805 18912 36 307 36 327 25 302 27 288 18912 16936 41 317 33 319 29 295 27 303 16936 14925 34 314 32 310 29 305 25 315 14925 12996 30 308 30 316 27 313 22 320 12996 11251 30 316 25 320 23 319 19 323 11251 9706 28 318 21 319 20 319 17 325 9706 8339 24 314 19 323 19 321 16 327 8339 7126 20 312 17 324 17 325 15 325 7126 6053 18 314 15 329 16 332 14 330 6053 5111 16 320 14 341 15 341 13 337 5111 4291 14 330 13 355 12 352 11 346 4291 3576 14 341 14 004 8*004 11 357 3576 2943 14 351 11*012 8*003 11 003 2943 2386 15 011 10*012 8 001 12 005 2386 1921 16*016 10 011 7 359 12 007 1921 1564 15*015 10 011 7 358 12 009 1564 1318 12 014 9 010 7 357 11 009 1318 1169 11 013 9 010 7 357 9 009 1169 1083 8 012 7 010 6 356 5*006 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