DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 10/28 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 = 15Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0653z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1554z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 57.1 - - 67.1 - - 69.6 - - 61.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 11 - - 92 - - 11 - - -50 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 235 - - 1575 - - 2246 - - 17 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1070 - - 1070 - - 1071 - - 1070 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1305 - - 2645 - - 3316 - - 1087 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 252 - - 1881 - - 2026 - - 317 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 65 - - 220 - - 133 - - 10 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 15 - - 18 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 212 - - 197 - - 201 - - 170 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 10 - - 11 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -3 - - -7 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1266 - - -1545 - - -1693 - - -1849 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2571 - - 4191 - - 5010 - - 2936 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5132 - - -4360 - - -3756 - - -5600 ODpotential blCL - - - 6437 - - 7005 - - 7072 - - 6687 blCL maxRH - - - 73 - - 88 - - 77 - - 92 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 10 - - 10 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 57.1 - - 67.1 - - 69.6 - - 61.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 49.9 - - 52.7 - - 51.6 - - 52.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 57.4 - - 66.9 - - 69.8 - - 64.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 49.0 - - 51.9 - - 51.1 - - 52.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 11 - - 92 - - 11 - - -50 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 235 - - 1575 - - 2246 - - 17 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 51 - - 9 - - 67 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 8 - - 8 - - 9 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] 96488 35 251 47 259 45 263 44 262 96488 89409 19 247 27 260 34 255 37 263 89409 83942 16 267 18 258 24 251 30 262 83942 79399 21 270 17 261 22 264 22 266 79399 75464 19 264 16 272 20 266 16 274 75464 71957 14 249 16 279 18 271 16 273 71957 68769 13 250 17 273 18 261 20 266 68769 65836 17 256 16 258 16 251 20 263 65836 63104 21 242 23 254 20 247 25 259 63104 60442 22 238 29 243 26 246 31 253 60442 57652 28 249 30 242 32 247 35 244 57652 54743 34 244 33 243 37 247 34 250 54743 51960 33 237 38 239 40 249 39 253 51960 49471 41 239 40 239 44 249 45 255 49471 47271 45 239 36 243 45 244 43 253 47271 45297 41 241 39 252 45 247 42 262 45297 43507 36 245 39 249 39 246 47 273 43507 41868 35 247 35 246 37 251 51 279 41868 40345 25 246 27 246 39 256 48 274 40345 38917 20 252 28 256 39 259 43 265 38917 37568 19 255 30 261 36 257 42 262 37568 36260 20 260 29 261 34 255 43 260 36260 34928 22 263 29 260 34 252 44 258 34928 33544 23 265 28 254 32 251 42 257 33544 32110 25 266 29 251 29 252 37 253 32110 30614 26 264 31 250 28 251 33 248 30614 29044 29 259 31 246 26 251 31 246 29044 27400 32 253 30 249 26 250 29 249 27400 25676 33 252 29 253 29 250 29 248 25676 23876 31 256 27 254 33 253 32 239 23876 22000 30 263 26 250 33 253 36 233 22000 20041 28 264 26 249 31 247 36 233 20041 17994 24 265 27 251 29 242 37 234 17994 15902 19 269 26 248 27 235 35 232 15902 13885 16 263 24 243 26 229 31 234 13885 12055 17 255 24 243 25 240 26 239 12055 10432 16 246 23 244 25 249 23 237 10432 8992 14 238 21 243 26 247 25 238 8992 7709 14 222 20 240 23 240 29 239 7709 6568 16 215 18 233 21 234 30 234 6568 5555 17 213 19 222 21 229 31 226 5555 4662 16 211 23 214 22 219 31 220 4662 3873 15 209 24 210 22*209 32 214 3873 3167 15 213 23*205 21*203 31 206 3167 2543 16 217 20*201 19 201 30 200 2543 2022 17 217 15 197 18 201 28 194 2022 1622 16 215 15 196 17 200 25 186 1622 1348 13*213 14 196 16 199 19 176 1348 1182 10*212 12 196 14 199 16*174 1182 1087 7 212 10 195 10 198 8*170 1087 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