DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 01/06 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 - - - - - - 34.5 - - 34.2 - - 34.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 0 - - 3 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 250 - - 15 - - 14 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1068 - - 1068 - - 1068 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1320 - - 1085 - - 1084 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 506 - - 471 - - 1107 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 20 - - 14 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 3 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 320 - - 302 - - 284 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 235 - - 0 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1085 - - 1085 - - 1084 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 38 - - -4966 - - -831 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1282 - - 6051 - - 1915 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 34.5 - - 34.2 - - 34.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 34.2 - - 34.0 - - 34.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 35.1 - - 35.1 - - 35.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 34.2 - - 34.2 - - 34.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 0 - - 3 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 250 - - 15 - - 14 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 100 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 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] 96006 47 262 57 266 59 274 96006 88913 29 269 30 273 37 281 88913 83438 24 286 20 289 20 276 83438 78881 23 286 28 299 15 306 78881 74936 24 269 33 284 22 310 74936 71441 22 265 31 276 33 294 71441 68263 30 278 35 287 34 290 68263 65304 38 278 44 284 41 291 65304 62538 41 280 45 267 44 285 62538 59844 43 281 43 271 43 280 59844 57006 44 274 42 281 43 279 57006 54026 46 274 49 285 51 281 54026 51164 54 272 57 274 58 276 51164 48592 59 267 60 266 63 269 48592 46298 61 266 59 267 59 265 46298 44223 62 267 61 273 55 268 44223 42326 64 266 65 276 54 273 42326 40576 62 266 67 275 55 276 40576 38949 60 268 65 272 56 277 38949 37430 59 270 58 269 55 278 37430 36007 61 272 53 272 54 278 36007 34645 64 271 54 277 53 278 34645 33277 63 267 57 277 56 274 33277 31879 55 264 56 273 50 271 31879 30463 39 266 44 265 42 277 30463 29019 36 263 30 256 41 274 29019 27522 36 258 27 252 32 257 27522 25964 33 262 29 262 29 272 25964 24339 29 269 34 275 32 277 24339 22642 25 268 34 278 29 276 22642 20874 22 255 30 274 30 280 20874 19028 24 264 31 273 32 278 19028 17097 22 290 33 278 33 275 17097 15120 21 298 33 282 32 279 15120 13208 14 290 25 291 28 285 13208 11463 9 329 24 300 25 291 11463 9912 9 332 25 302 27 302 9912 8534 8 330 25 302 24 306 8534 7314 5 325 25 298 21 304 7314 6233 2 286 24 291 19 306 6233 5276 3 249 21 288 22 304 5276 4433 2 184 18 288 24 292 4433 3689 1 154 18 293 21 284 3689 3026 4 330 17 298 20 288 3026 2443 12 318 16 304 23 297 2443 1957 18 319 14 317 22 294 1957 1585 17 324 12 329 19 291 1585 1329 14*322 8 323 16 287 1329 1173 12*321 6*315 13 286 1173 1084 8 319 3*302 8*284 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