DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 05/26 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 - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 83.4 - - 86.0 - - 82.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 272 - - 153 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4760 - - 5861 - - 253 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4297 - - 4847 - - 1071 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5830 - - 6931 - - 1323 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2387 - - 2918 - - 7454 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 452 - - 405 - - 43 W* B/S - - - - - - 11 - - 10 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 7 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 233 - - 212 - - 170 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 6 - - -3 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1802 - - -2344 - - -6640 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 7632 - - 9275 - - 7964 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -5078 - - -4912 - - -8925 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 10908 - - 11843 - - 10248 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 74 - - 81 - - 47 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 20 - - 0 - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 83.4 - - 86.0 - - 82.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 53.6 - - 49.0 - - 51.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 81.8 - - 85.1 - - 84.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 52.4 - - 47.7 - - 50.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 272 - - 153 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4760 - - 5861 - - 253 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 26 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 7 - - 8 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] 98687 8 105 12 099 19 053 98687 91221 9 125 6 113 7 066 91221 85469 12 127 8 079 6 113 85469 80709 9 103 12 090 8 102 80709 76622 8 088 10 098 11 061 76622 73006 10 093 6 105 11 035 73006 69727 4 101 4 040 7 005 69727 66718 3 161 2 180 5 334 66718 63925 3 244 5 204 6 330 63925 61202 9 242 10 246 8 289 61202 58348 15 255 15 254 13 260 58348 55398 24 238 23 251 20 247 55398 52606 25 231 29 245 27 256 52606 50107 25 249 30 236 32 249 50107 47885 33 252 32 241 34 247 47885 45889 40 237 39 233 36 238 45889 44081 50 236 46 232 38 234 44081 42423 54 239 50 229 43 230 42423 40884 53 238 44 231 40 227 40884 39441 52 233 44 228 35 227 39441 38077 56 226 44 231 38 230 38077 36752 61 228 45 239 40 232 36752 35398 52 234 42 240 38 234 35398 33987 39 230 37 234 32 239 33987 32524 23 243 33 228 27 235 32524 30998 18 269 26 212 21 218 30998 29394 22 260 27 217 16 229 29394 27710 25 268 17 246 10 256 27710 25949 22 267 14 280 14 280 25949 24116 19 243 15 274 16 287 24116 22214 16 235 19 254 15 285 22214 20232 16 242 19 254 17 284 20232 18164 13 257 15 262 14 267 18164 16062 9 286 11 281 11 263 16062 14046 11 322 9 311 7 288 14046 12212 12 323 10 335 5 345 12212 10580 7 336 6 345 3 020 10580 9125 3 033 0 274 3 091 9125 7828 1 158 5*219 3 218 7828 6674 5*237 7*216 8 220 6674 5649 7*237 7 215 8 214 5649 4742 7 235 7 213 8 210 4742 3939 7 234 7 212 8 203 3939 3219 7 233 7 212 9 196 3219 2582 7 232 7 211 9 187 2582 2049 7 230 7 211 9 181 2049 1639 7 230 7 210 9 176 1639 1358 7 229 7 210 8*174 1358 1186 6 228 6 210 7*170 1186 1088 6 228 6 208 4 169 1088 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