DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 11/29 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 - - - - - - 27.1 - - 30.6 - - 29.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 44 - - 1 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 966 - - 622 - - 168 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1067 - - 1068 - - 1068 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2036 - - 1692 - - 1238 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1201 - - 2857 - - 2574 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 143 - - 41 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 13 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 096 - - 125 - - 125 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 8 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 566 - - 464 - - 154 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1470 - - 1228 - - 1084 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 295 - - 69 - - -365 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1741 - - 1623 - - 1603 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 97 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 27.1 - - 30.6 - - 29.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 24.9 - - 29.3 - - 28.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 27.0 - - 31.0 - - 30.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 24.3 - - 29.2 - - 29.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 44 - - 1 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 966 - - 622 - - 168 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 89 - - 99 - - 99 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 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] 96110 58 051 64 048 71 044 96110 88986 42 041 45 039 56 041 88986 83422 22 026 27 028 31 026 83422 78800 16 008 16 016 16 353 78800 74808 12 339 11 348 14 318 74808 71256 13 304 13 326 12 296 71256 68004 17 289 17 306 11 299 68004 64977 21 276 20 289 22 295 64977 62158 23 270 25 279 30 284 62158 59419 30 267 34 273 32 281 59419 56550 35 264 44 264 44 274 56550 53576 38 261 44 259 43 262 53576 50743 41 263 44 262 37 261 50743 48195 48 263 48 265 41 266 48195 45919 52 261 55 259 48 264 45919 43866 53 259 56 254 56 258 43866 41992 56 258 57 252 61 251 41992 40268 61 256 59 250 61 246 40268 38676 69 253 62 249 54 242 38676 37207 68 249 59 247 48 245 37207 35846 73 242 63 244 53 242 35846 34560 87 236 80 234 55 224 34560 33282 82 232 86 227 49 204 33282 31964 74 236 88 225 49 204 31964 30595 69 236 83 228 46 204 30595 29160 60 236 69 234 45 206 29160 27646 54 240 57 233 46 204 27646 26055 50 244 52 234 46 202 26055 24385 53 246 51 235 43 204 24385 22637 55 244 52 237 47 206 22637 20815 56 240 46 231 53 212 20815 18913 52 238 40 227 54 217 18913 16928 43 234 37 227 49 219 16928 14909 35 216 36 211 47 194 14909 12982 23 199 28 181 34 171 12982 11258 16 198 22 191 18 149 11258 9741 16 199 27 191 13 189 9741 8396 16 193 24 177 23 184 8396 7202 16 185 23 168 28 172 7202 6141 17 173 23 160 31 170 6141 5202 21 156 24 142 34 161 5202 4377 25 136 26 131 33 142 4377 3651 23 136 25 131 32 136 3651 3001 17 138 24 131 32 135 3001 2426 11*129 23 130 30 134 2426 1947 8*113 20*128 26 132 1947 1579 6 093 17*126 22 129 1579 1326 6 088 14 125 17*127 1326 1172 5 087 12 124 15*126 1172 1084 4 086 9 123 9 124 1084 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