DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 02/20 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 32.5 - - 30.6 - - 30.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 34 - - 44 - - 24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1395 - - 1480 - - 1550 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1068 - - 1068 - - 1068 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2465 - - 2550 - - 2620 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1201 - - 1066 - - 1218 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 154 - - 170 - - 144 W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 31 - - 33 - - 30 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 296 - - 288 - - 290 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 18 - - 19 - - 18 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - -5 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1087 - - 1054 - - 993 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1378 - - 1496 - - 1627 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 436 - - 464 - - 366 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2029 - - 2086 - - 2254 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 32.5 - - 30.6 - - 30.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 30.0 - - 27.8 - - 26.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 32.8 - - 30.8 - - 30.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 29.4 - - 27.1 - - 26.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 34 - - 44 - - 24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1395 - - 1480 - - 1550 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 101 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 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] 96964 28 096 31 098 31 093 96964 89758 20 098 22 091 23 091 89758 84152 19 118 14 097 12 097 84152 79479 15 101 10 119 10 082 79479 75428 10 055 7 133 4 106 75428 71826 6 082 4 117 3 162 71826 68559 7 089 4 167 6 245 68559 65555 3 072 9 166 7 226 65555 62764 1 007 6 145 8 190 62764 60042 12 278 4 196 10 171 60042 57179 20 244 16 267 7 281 57179 54190 25 250 23 251 20 251 54190 51313 30 247 28 240 22 231 51313 48706 36 253 33 245 29 248 48706 46366 45 248 41 252 33 256 46366 44246 43 248 50 247 48 255 44246 42308 49 250 56 244 55 249 42308 40527 52 247 61 246 51 250 40527 38877 52 249 62 250 51 257 38877 37343 58 257 63 255 57 260 37343 35914 66 256 67 258 60 260 35914 34552 64 251 68 256 60 256 34552 33187 53 251 66 254 56 255 33187 31791 43 257 58 255 51 256 31791 30375 34 270 45 256 42 253 30375 28928 28 272 25 259 25 245 28928 27430 22 282 14 288 12 240 27430 25867 21 308 16 299 9 252 25867 24231 20 328 15 295 10 247 24231 22522 17 330 17 293 13 257 22522 20742 15 335 23 293 15 272 20742 18886 18 324 25 305 12 303 18886 16952 23 310 27 318 15 322 16952 14980 25 305 30 321 20 308 14980 13073 23 311 29 307 26 294 13073 11334 22 312 26 301 28 290 11334 9786 22 308 30 295 28 289 9786 8414 24 314 35 287 29 294 8414 7200 30 319 38 283 32 296 7200 6128 38 313 37 294 31 306 6128 5185 35 310 36 304 29 313 5185 4359 34 316 38 309 33 312 4359 3635 37 311 40 303 36 304 3635 2990 37*301 40*292 36*294 2990 2419 36*299 39*290 35*292 2419 1944 34 297 37 289 33 290 1944 1577 31 296 34 288 30 289 1577 1325 28 295 30 287 27 288 1325 1172 24 294 26 286 23 287 1172 1084 18 293 20 285 17 286 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