DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 01/14 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 - - - 16.4 - - 16.8 - - 16.2 - - 15.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 129 - - 190 - - 130 - - 29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3119 - - 3450 - - 3246 - - 3194 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2680 - - 3121 - - 2764 - - 1067 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4189 - - 4520 - - 4316 - - 4264 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1142 - - 1052 - - 813 - - 659 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 302 - - 354 - - 305 - - 186 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 32 - - 31 - - 27 - - 27 BL Wind Direction - - - 346 - - 351 - - 345 - - 346 Direction Wind Shear - - - 16 - - 14 - - 12 - - 17 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -6 - - -7 - - -4 - - 3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1260 - - 1730 - - 1058 - - 1538 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2929 - - 2790 - - 3258 - - 2726 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 414 - - 1308 - - 811 - - 1078 ODpotential blCL - - - 3775 - - 3212 - - 3505 - - 3186 blCL maxRH - - - 94 - - 101 - - 92 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 16.4 - - 16.8 - - 16.2 - - 15.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 7.5 - - 8.6 - - 5.9 - - 8.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 16.2 - - 16.4 - - 15.9 - - 16.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 6.3 - - 7.7 - - 5.4 - - 7.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 129 - - 190 - - 130 - - 29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3119 - - 3450 - - 3246 - - 3194 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 75 - - 103 - - 68 - - 102 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] 95561 44 342 36 353 43 330 46 343 95561 88800 40 348 29 349 28 340 37 341 88800 83481 39 354 37 344 20 001 27 347 83481 78979 42 350 41 343 31 353 25 346 78979 75039 49 346 42 340 42 344 26 340 75039 71506 47 341 43 338 42 338 29 332 71506 68262 38 334 39 332 39 336 33 332 68262 65252 31 328 35 326 39 335 33 339 65252 62439 31 326 33 326 39 333 31 345 62439 59683 38 326 31 329 38 326 33 343 59683 56780 41 326 32 333 32 312 38 329 56780 53757 42 326 34 334 26 305 40 319 53757 50867 43 323 34 329 28 312 36 316 50867 48266 40 312 37 322 35 319 30 324 48266 45933 37 300 39 316 38 322 31 335 45933 43815 35 297 39 311 36 324 38 338 43815 41876 34 302 36 308 35 327 46 337 41876 40091 34 306 34 309 37 330 49 335 40091 38437 34 305 34 313 41 331 50 334 38437 36897 33 306 35 314 45 328 49 333 36897 35456 32 309 35 314 47 323 46 333 35456 34075 34 311 34 313 45 319 44 336 34075 32687 34 309 31 313 40 319 43 340 32687 31262 34 305 29 315 34 325 44 344 31262 29804 33 303 30 320 36 336 46 347 29804 28302 33 308 36 326 44 342 52 350 28302 26748 36 314 42 332 53 342 59 349 26748 25146 38 316 42 342 59 343 64 347 25146 23497 37 316 45 354 64 347 68 345 23497 21803 34 316 54 359 70 351 72 344 21803 20058 31 318 61 357 75 352 73 343 20058 18247 31 324 60 355 75 353 72 344 18247 16361 34 333 53 353 71 353 68 345 16361 14441 38 342 51 357 60 350 61 347 14441 12596 41 347 54 004 48 346 52 348 12596 10926 41 345 54 006 41 346 43 346 10926 9451 39 344 52 006 41 349 37 343 9451 8144 41 353 48 005 42 354 34 346 8144 6983 41 356 42 006 42 359 34 354 6983 5953 37 356 35 004 41 002 34 356 5953 5046 34 349 31*355 29*348 33*348 5046 4254 34*347 32*353 28*346 31*345 4254 3556 35*347 32 352 28 346 30 345 3556 2931 35 346 32 351 28 345 29 346 2931 2378 34 346 32 350 28 345 28 346 2378 1916 33 346 31 350 27 345 26 346 1916 1561 32 346 30 349 26 345 24 347 1561 1317 29 346 28 349 24 344 21 347 1317 1168 26 345 24 348 21 344 18 347 1168 1083 19 345 18 348 16 343 14 347 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