DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 11/05 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 - - - 48.1 - - 49.3 - - 51.4 - - 42.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -4 - - 124 - - 3 - - -32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 414 - - 2499 - - 4325 - - 15 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1069 - - 2245 - - 1069 - - 1069 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1484 - - 3569 - - 5395 - - 1085 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1045 - - 1423 - - 2360 - - 352 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 58 - - 281 - - 137 - - 9 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 17 - - 24 - - 23 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 329 - - 337 - - 307 - - 300 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 12 - - 18 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -11 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1657 - - 299 - - 81 - - -2144 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3141 - - 3270 - - 5315 - - 3229 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5646 - - -1389 - - -2419 - - -4464 ODpotential blCL - - - 7130 - - 4958 - - 7814 - - 5549 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 81 - - 61 - - 59 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 48.1 - - 49.3 - - 51.4 - - 42.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 38.2 - - 38.8 - - 32.0 - - 32.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 48.7 - - 49.1 - - 51.8 - - 45.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 37.3 - - 37.9 - - 31.1 - - 31.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -4 - - 124 - - 3 - - -32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 414 - - 2499 - - 4325 - - 15 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 23 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 3 - - 4 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] 96411 16 045 17 049 17 040 12 053 96411 89264 12 059 13 029 7 035 11 004 89264 83748 12 024 5 292 8 310 12 336 83748 79147 15 307 9 297 15 281 14 301 79147 75160 15 286 10 277 14 284 20 294 75160 71648 19 294 17 293 23 286 23 294 71648 68471 25 289 19 285 24 284 28 300 68471 65521 20 259 26 297 25 295 30 294 65521 62749 23 283 29 281 33 291 38 285 62749 60034 28 285 36 274 48 278 50 281 60034 57196 35 273 49 275 55 269 59 283 57196 54269 49 265 58 275 66 278 67 283 54269 51497 59 279 67 278 73 277 73 279 51497 49013 70 287 72 276 71 278 70 279 49013 46786 82 278 73 280 74 285 71 293 46786 44758 84 271 81 281 84 291 90 302 44758 42896 84 273 86 282 99 293 105 295 42896 41179 86 279 98 289 116 288 115 286 41179 39594 98 283 120 288 123 281 116 283 39594 38127 112 280 130 280 121 279 115 285 38127 36765 121 274 129 275 118 280 121 291 36765 35461 122 273 122 274 112 282 122 291 35461 34140 109 264 110 269 106 285 113 291 34140 32767 103 257 94 278 100 293 105 294 32767 31344 110 262 109 302 109 303 102 299 31344 29855 117 266 119 301 119 302 105 302 29855 28285 118 267 123 294 123 297 112 302 28285 26641 116 266 125 288 121 293 114 299 26641 24925 111 265 121 288 117 293 110 298 24925 23133 104 264 107 290 114 294 108 297 23133 21266 97 263 91 289 112 298 106 299 21266 19323 84 264 82 287 104 301 102 301 19323 17302 65 264 75 289 94 299 98 302 17302 15257 58 266 65 291 86 302 91 308 15257 13306 53 271 57 297 74 311 78 316 13306 11547 47 276 53 308 61 314 58 317 11547 9993 44 284 49 317 51 311 46 315 9993 8616 45 297 44 318 43 312 41 315 8616 7393 44 303 42 323 37 317 36 311 7393 6307 35 304 40 334 34*317 33 308 6307 5346 30 307 38 343 29*313 31 305 5346 4497 28 319 36 344 26 309 29 304 4497 3747 28 332 28*338 25 307 28 306 3747 3073 34 344 27*337 24 306 27 308 3073 2478 36 342 26 337 23 306 26 310 2478 1980 33 337 25 336 22 305 24 311 1980 1598 25*332 24 336 20 304 21 312 1598 1335 21*330 23 336 18 304 16 308 1335 1176 18 329 20 336 16 303 13 307 1176 1085 12 328 15 335 12 302 6*300 1085 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