DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 02/08 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 - - 1000z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 22.7 - - 25.6 - - 25.5 - - 22.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 25 - - 67 - - 36 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1172 - - 1916 - - 1903 - - 676 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1067 - - 1067 - - 1067 - - 1067 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2242 - - 2986 - - 2973 - - 1746 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1173 - - 632 - - 369 - - 1421 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 126 - - 208 - - 169 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 14 - - 15 - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - 135 - - 139 - - 132 - - 129 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 6 - - 7 - - 8 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -3 - - -1 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 712 - - 1281 - - 1259 - - 257 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1530 - - 1705 - - 1714 - - 1489 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 512 - - 880 - - 887 - - -115 ODpotential blCL - - - 1730 - - 2106 - - 2086 - - 1861 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 101 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 22.7 - - 25.6 - - 25.5 - - 22.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 20.3 - - 22.4 - - 22.3 - - 20.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 22.9 - - 25.5 - - 25.7 - - 23.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 19.9 - - 21.4 - - 21.8 - - 20.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 25 - - 67 - - 36 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1172 - - 1916 - - 1903 - - 676 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 101 - - 102 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 96275 33 270 38 264 37 269 45 276 96275 89296 20 279 24 270 24 296 23 305 89296 83818 17 325 15 287 20 307 16 326 83818 79202 19 341 13 297 19 300 22 335 79202 75202 21 327 15 307 17 298 26 325 75202 71660 25 312 17 307 21 304 28 323 71660 68444 26 312 21 304 25 308 28 319 68444 65470 27 318 26 304 30 306 28 315 65470 62695 33 313 33 304 32 305 28 311 62695 59995 39 303 37 304 34 306 35 310 59995 57169 42 305 41 302 39 301 43 307 57169 54228 50 303 44 297 44 296 50 301 54228 51420 57 297 50 298 47 299 52 297 51420 48898 59 296 57 299 51 302 48 296 48898 46638 60 297 57 299 52 300 46 297 46638 44586 61 298 53 299 53 297 47 301 44586 42710 62 300 53 300 51 295 48 302 42710 40984 62 301 55 300 49 296 48 300 40984 39389 64 299 56 303 48 301 46 299 39389 37913 65 297 58 304 50 306 46 303 37913 36544 59 302 58 306 53 311 48 309 36544 35246 55 308 60 310 54 315 47 314 35246 33947 61 316 63 312 53 320 45 318 33947 32606 67 316 63 314 50 320 42 319 32606 31215 68 315 62 314 48 318 44 317 31215 29758 66 313 60 315 46 317 48 315 29758 28224 66 310 58 318 46 317 51 315 28224 26611 66 309 56 320 47 318 51 317 26611 24918 59 317 54 323 46 321 49 321 24918 23146 57 324 53 324 45 327 46 327 23146 21295 54 324 51 329 42 324 40 327 21295 19363 49 323 46 328 38 328 36 325 19363 17345 43 314 42 321 36 326 35 324 17345 15284 43 315 39 320 36 321 30 319 15284 13296 35 314 32 323 33 321 23 318 13296 11489 23 309 25 319 26 321 17 317 11489 9887 15 297 14 319 18 320 14 310 9887 8472 7 208 4 255 7 287 9 268 8472 7228 4 165 8 187 10 225 10 252 7228 6136 4 152 7 158 11 201 9 235 6136 5180 5 190 7 165 10 174 11 189 5180 4343 8 187 11 178 11 177 13 175 4343 3612 15 155 15*154 15 156 19 158 3612 2967 21 141 16*142 16*137 20 140 2967 2403 21*139 15 140 16*134 19 136 2403 1932 19*137 15 139 16 133 18*133 1932 1570 17 135 14 138 15 132 15*131 1570 1321 15 134 14 138 14 131 13 129 1321 1170 13 134 12 137 12 131 11 127 1170 1084 10 133 10 136 10 130 7 126 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