DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 01/01 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 - - - - - - 10.3 - - 12.3 - - 13.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 54 - - 17 - - 8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1403 - - 1105 - - 909 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1066 - - 1067 - - 1066 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2473 - - 2175 - - 1979 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 682 - - 783 - - 821 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 173 - - 109 - - 78 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 10 - - 9 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 260 - - 260 - - 253 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 4 - - 7 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 446 - - 287 - - 213 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2027 - - 1888 - - 1767 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -14192 - - -127 - - -14649 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 16665 - - 2302 - - 16628 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 93 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 40 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 10.3 - - 12.3 - - 13.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 5.5 - - 8.1 - - 9.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 10.3 - - 12.4 - - 13.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 4.8 - - 7.6 - - 9.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 54 - - 17 - - 8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1403 - - 1105 - - 909 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 72 - - 102 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 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] 93638 60 290 57 294 61 299 93638 87050 58 309 58 312 61 314 87050 81825 54 320 58 324 58 325 81825 77404 56 327 64 332 59 333 77404 73564 63 323 67 326 64 331 73564 70166 61 320 60 324 63 330 70166 67079 58 325 56 330 64 330 67079 64226 61 323 63 326 67 325 64226 61565 67 314 70 318 70 321 61565 58968 70 313 72 314 70 313 58968 56231 72 313 73 310 66 307 56231 53364 72 311 73 306 68 305 53364 50609 74 308 76 303 73 306 50609 48121 79 303 79 304 79 305 48121 45890 79 306 81 306 87 306 45890 43868 90 308 92 305 96 305 43868 42024 94 302 101 302 103 302 42024 40338 94 301 105 301 108 301 40338 38785 97 307 106 302 114 304 38785 37337 106 306 111 305 123 307 37337 35981 109 302 117 307 132 305 35981 34680 98 304 122 306 134 304 34680 33365 104 314 119 307 128 302 33365 32004 115 316 117 310 122 302 32004 30601 118 311 128 311 119 304 30601 29139 115 308 131 310 123 306 29139 27606 108 307 128 307 127 307 27606 25999 98 307 116 302 123 307 25999 24320 89 305 100 303 115 307 24320 22568 84 303 94 304 110 304 22568 20749 80 302 90 304 101 302 20749 18854 72 293 84 301 90 307 18854 16882 74 294 79 300 85 310 16882 14875 71 299 77 299 76 307 14875 12946 63 295 74 299 67 303 12946 11192 55 294 63 297 61 298 11192 9640 51 289 53 295 51 299 9640 8272 45 287 48 292 42 296 8272 7064 39 286 41 290 42 293 7064 6001 32 285 36 288 37 293 6001 5074 24 284 33 283 30 288 5074 4266 18 287 28 280 27 281 4266 3557 15 280 22 277 24 276 3557 2927 15*271 17 271 20 266 2927 2373 12*261 13*264 17*256 2373 1912 11 260 10*260 14*254 1912 1559 10 259 9 260 11 253 1559 1315 10 259 9 260 10 253 1315 1168 9 259 8 259 9 253 1168 1083 7 259 6 259 6 253 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