DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 01/30 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 11.0 - - 12.0 - - 8.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 91 - - 34 - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1103 - - 1626 - - 13 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1066 - - 1066 - - 1067 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2173 - - 2696 - - 1083 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1540 - - 1992 - - 2604 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 189 - - 156 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 17 - - 17 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 019 - - 008 - - 347 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 8 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - -5 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -323 - - -784 - - -998 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2496 - - 3480 - - 2081 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1835 - - -2416 - - -2288 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4008 - - 5112 - - 3371 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 83 - - 71 - - 87 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 11.0 - - 12.0 - - 8.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 4.5 - - 1.1 - - 4.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 11.0 - - 12.2 - - 10.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 3.4 - - 0.1 - - 4.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 91 - - 34 - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1103 - - 1626 - - 13 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 33 - - 0 - - 46 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 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] 94531 104 237 107 236 122 242 94531 87392 88 251 92 254 101 255 87392 81895 82 262 88 264 94 264 81895 77359 76 266 78 269 85 270 77359 73466 70 270 73 277 76 271 73466 70004 63 270 71 277 69 272 70004 66833 57 274 69 276 65 277 66833 63892 59 287 65 281 62 284 63892 61151 64 290 65 286 63 289 61151 58485 63 287 64 288 59 293 58485 55694 57 285 62 288 56 295 55694 52785 54 285 55 289 50 295 52785 49997 49 289 48 291 43 299 49997 47481 44 292 41 293 40 298 47481 45218 43 293 38 296 34 301 45218 43158 40 294 34 295 32 310 43158 41270 35 297 32 302 34 314 41270 39534 33 305 30 302 29 314 39534 37930 32 309 27 304 26 321 37930 36438 32 307 23 311 22 332 36438 35044 29 305 20 320 22 348 35044 33710 25 301 18 331 23 007 33710 32369 22 304 18 343 26 004 32369 30994 23 308 19 359 25 019 30994 29592 24 303 19 014 35 043 29592 28156 24 294 20 021 46 051 28156 26670 21 291 23 035 51 057 26670 25128 18 296 27 050 56 062 25128 23521 16 309 32 058 57 061 23521 21849 13 336 38 063 54 059 21849 20114 13 010 41 065 52 060 20114 18306 15 024 39 066 51 060 18306 16421 14 031 35 065 47 059 16421 14502 11 038 28 059 42 056 14502 12653 10 046 24 050 39 053 12653 10969 12 048 19 045 38 053 10969 9473 8 017 20 039 37 051 9473 8148 7 097 19 000 31 045 8148 6977 12 088 12 317 28 036 6977 5948 16 072 7 342 27 032 5948 5043 19 064 9 029 24 028 5043 4248 20 056 11 027 23 023 4248 3548 20 046 17 014 22 014 3548 2922 22 034 20*010 23 002 2922 2370 22*027 19*009 22 356 2370 1910 19*020 19 008 21 354 1910 1557 19 019 18 009 19 353 1557 1314 17 018 17 008 15 350 1314 1167 15 018 15 008 12*349 1167 1083 12 018 11 007 7*347 1083 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