DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 02/04 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 19.1 - - 18.3 - - 14.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 73 - - 46 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1234 - - 1381 - - 13 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1067 - - 1067 - - 1067 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2304 - - 2451 - - 1083 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 690 - - 404 - - 1029 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 183 - - 164 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 5 - - 10 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 285 - - 291 - - 227 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1020 - - 630 - - -642 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3324 - - 1821 - - 1725 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -11159 - - 370 - - -12369 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 13463 - - 2081 - - 13452 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 81 - - 100 - - 82 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 19.1 - - 18.3 - - 14.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 8.9 - - 14.8 - - 11.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 18.9 - - 18.3 - - 16.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 7.8 - - 14.1 - - 12.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 73 - - 46 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1234 - - 1381 - - 13 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 23 - - 102 - - 30 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 1 - - 2 - - 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] 95508 63 254 69 256 60 265 95508 88527 43 274 43 260 41 262 88527 83112 30 276 34 272 38 273 83112 78553 26 280 31 277 41 284 78553 74600 25 292 28 275 37 283 74600 71079 26 294 27 275 35 288 71079 67881 30 289 30 286 36 292 67881 64937 33 288 34 289 31 295 64937 62188 34 292 35 288 30 303 62188 59502 39 301 31 287 31 305 59502 56685 37 300 30 296 32 307 56685 53754 30 301 34 301 35 317 53754 50949 29 312 34 303 38 320 50949 48415 31 317 32 304 41 321 48415 46137 32 321 31 314 44 323 46137 44072 32 326 34 323 43 328 44072 42194 33 331 38 329 45 334 42194 40476 34 337 39 340 43 339 40476 38891 37 343 45 351 46 351 38891 37423 40 349 51 357 53 353 37423 36064 43 354 58 002 53 356 36064 34779 47 357 65 009 61 359 34779 33487 50 358 76 018 64 357 33487 32145 49 358 82 019 60 359 32145 30750 44 001 83 017 57 000 30750 29291 40 359 80 017 54 002 29291 27758 32 348 77 019 55 004 27758 26152 25 320 62 018 58 006 26152 24471 26 297 47 006 56 009 24471 22713 26 292 41 355 44 017 22713 20888 26 296 34 347 36 359 20888 18994 26 307 29 346 37 341 18994 17026 27 317 26 345 32 333 17026 15019 23 319 25 341 29 332 15019 13086 18 315 22 332 25 332 13086 11332 15 317 19 323 23 327 11332 9779 15 325 16 320 20 319 9779 8404 16 326 14 323 18 312 8404 7186 14 318 14 322 16 311 7186 6108 11 314 16 315 14 315 6108 5160 8 319 16 312 13 318 5160 4330 7 316 15 309 12 323 4330 3602 8 299 14 307 11 321 3602 2958 7 291 12*295 10 313 2958 2393 6*289 11*291 9 298 2393 1924 5*286 10 291 8 276 1924 1565 5 285 10 291 9 257 1565 1319 5 284 9 291 9 245 1319 1169 4 284 9 290 8 237 1169 1083 4 283 7 291 5*227 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