DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 11/30 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 - - - 23.6 - - 28.8 - - 28.2 - - 23.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 4 - - 38 - - -11 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 585 - - 2152 - - 4129 - - 14 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1067 - - 1068 - - 1068 - - 1067 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1655 - - 3222 - - 5199 - - 1084 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1051 - - 1897 - - 1302 - - 956 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 56 - - 181 - - 91 - - 3 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 19 - - 26 - - 21 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 332 - - 354 - - 338 - - 294 Direction Wind Shear - - - 12 - - 20 - - 16 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -3 - - -5 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -7 - - 1184 - - 2036 - - -731 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1662 - - 2038 - - 3163 - - 1815 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2228 - - 611 - - 672 - - -2436 ODpotential blCL - - - 3883 - - 2611 - - 4527 - - 3520 blCL maxRH - - - 95 - - 99 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 23.6 - - 28.8 - - 28.2 - - 23.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 20.4 - - 24.0 - - 18.5 - - 19.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 23.9 - - 29.0 - - 29.2 - - 26.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 20.2 - - 23.5 - - 17.6 - - 19.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 4 - - 38 - - -11 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 585 - - 2152 - - 4129 - - 14 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 82 - - 98 - - 101 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 3 - - 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] 96290 55 035 40 044 49 024 48 041 96290 89171 45 039 37 045 39 021 42 035 89171 83626 39 042 39 041 37 034 40 034 83626 78984 36 034 35 031 37 036 38 033 78984 74920 27 016 27 024 31 035 29 029 74920 71269 17 339 16 355 19 007 24 024 71269 67948 18 311 16 319 17 300 25 333 67948 64897 18 298 19 292 20 291 32 304 64897 62066 23 292 26 276 29 269 34 286 62066 59322 33 279 32 276 36 269 34 278 59322 56448 38 260 38 272 41 268 36 274 56448 53452 37 250 43 264 44 269 40 277 53452 50592 40 267 47 265 48 270 49 275 50592 48024 51 271 52 267 52 271 54 273 48024 45735 56 267 60 267 58 272 57 275 45735 43671 58 264 67 264 62 270 61 276 43671 41791 61 262 67 262 63 271 64 275 41791 40063 63 260 66 264 63 272 66 276 40063 38465 63 259 65 267 62 274 69 278 38465 36984 63 261 68 270 65 280 70 281 36984 35605 66 261 70 269 73 281 71 283 35605 34287 66 260 72 269 72 279 74 282 34287 32956 65 261 71 268 67 281 73 284 32956 31586 64 263 70 267 65 284 73 288 31586 30182 62 264 66 268 63 286 71 290 30182 28729 59 266 61 268 60 286 69 292 28729 27210 56 269 55 269 54 286 65 293 27210 25624 50 272 50 272 49 287 58 296 25624 23975 39 272 44 272 44 290 52 302 23975 22264 33 272 39 270 42 292 48 306 22264 20489 35 277 34 269 41 296 46 311 20489 18642 32 284 29 273 39 295 44 316 18642 16716 24 306 25 281 34 293 42 322 16716 14754 28 314 21 297 32 295 39 317 14754 12872 29 322 25 304 27 297 36 305 12872 11169 27 324 27 314 28 311 31 303 11169 9661 25 332 23 325 25 306 28 303 9661 8328 27 344 23 341 27 311 27 302 8328 7148 29 346 28 355 33 330 27 311 7148 6103 29 346 31 001 29*338 18 315 6103 5178 29 353 33 005 25*338 17 316 5178 4362 31 358 34 004 24 338 16 318 4362 3640 34 000 34*002 23 339 16 319 3640 2993 35 356 33*360 22 339 15 322 2993 2421 33 349 30 356 21 338 13 324 2421 1943 28*339 26 352 19 338 11 326 1943 1577 24*335 24 351 17 338 10 324 1577 1324 20 332 21 349 15 337 8 316 1324 1171 17 331 18 348 13 336 7*307 1171 1084 12 329 14 348 9 336 4*294 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