DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 01/24 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 - - - - - - -4.6 - - -0.6 - - -1.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 134 - - 74 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 922 - - 1303 - - 223 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1065 - - 1066 - - 1065 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1992 - - 2373 - - 1293 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 389 - - 448 - - 949 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 201 - - 186 - - 12 W* B/S - - - - - - 9 - - 12 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 270 - - 256 - - 304 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -2 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1800 - - -1334 - - -1756 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3792 - - 3707 - - 3049 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -20494 - - -19684 - - -19694 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 22486 - - 22057 - - 20987 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 85 - - 79 - - 72 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - -4.6 - - -0.6 - - -1.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - -16.8 - - -12.6 - - -10.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - -5.1 - - -0.8 - - -0.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - -17.8 - - -13.4 - - -10.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 134 - - 74 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 922 - - 1303 - - 223 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 40 - - 15 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 1 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] 93968 129 258 128 255 131 249 93968 87277 99 256 102 260 101 255 87277 82116 81 253 87 259 90 261 82116 77781 69 255 75 259 82 261 77781 73986 67 259 69 263 75 262 73986 70581 68 262 67 264 70 264 70581 67460 68 264 66 265 69 266 67460 64561 70 266 69 265 71 267 64561 61855 72 265 73 266 76 267 61855 59223 77 265 78 266 81 265 59223 56460 84 264 82 263 86 260 56460 53576 88 264 86 261 90 259 53576 50801 91 263 93 261 97 260 50801 48281 96 263 100 261 100 260 48281 46003 104 262 104 262 102 260 46003 43930 108 261 107 261 105 260 43930 42033 110 260 111 261 111 260 42033 40287 110 259 117 260 118 257 40287 38674 110 260 120 257 120 254 38674 37180 114 261 119 255 117 254 37180 35795 121 260 119 255 123 255 35795 34477 127 259 122 256 139 257 34477 33154 131 257 129 259 154 257 33154 31787 137 256 135 260 162 257 31787 30368 142 254 139 257 166 258 30368 28884 141 252 139 254 152 259 28884 27334 138 257 138 254 134 251 27334 25719 126 254 134 253 131 249 25719 24031 117 254 120 255 120 253 24031 22271 104 258 107 257 107 255 22271 20443 100 257 99 260 98 258 20443 18546 85 257 84 258 82 260 18546 16581 73 258 71 257 61 260 16581 14588 59 262 54 264 49 258 14588 12674 44 264 42 267 37 261 12674 10947 32 260 30 259 30 257 10947 9431 24 263 21 254 24 255 9431 8099 18 252 17 248 17 250 8099 6923 15 235 15 238 12 228 6923 5889 13 223 14 221 12 199 5889 4984 12 210 13 207 13 183 4984 4194 13 204 15 220 13 186 4194 3500 13 202 15 225 13 193 3500 2882 11 206 11*224 13 205 2882 2339 5*240 3*249 9 218 2339 1888 4*269 3 254 4 262 1888 1544 4 270 3 258 4 302 1544 1308 4 271 3 259 5*304 1308 1164 4 272 3 261 4*304 1164 1082 3 272 2 259 3 303 1082 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