DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 11/21 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 37.4 - - 41.2 - - 41.4 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 36 - - 91 - - 1 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 978 - - 1519 - - 1440 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1068 - - 1068 - - 1068 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - 2048 - - 2589 - - 2510 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 446 - - 528 - - 791 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 137 - - 215 - - 77 - - - W* B/S - - - 3 - - 5 - - 1 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 8 - - 9 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - 333 - - 285 - - 295 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 2 - - 5 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - -2 - - -7 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 11 - - -753 - - -523 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2037 - - 3342 - - 3033 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11276 - - -10990 - - -10664 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - 13324 - - 13579 - - 13174 - - - blCL maxRH - - - 88 - - 84 - - 92 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - 37.4 - - 41.2 - - 41.4 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 32.5 - - 30.5 - - 32.0 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 37.4 - - 40.8 - - 41.8 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 31.8 - - 29.3 - - 30.8 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 36 - - 91 - - 1 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 978 - - 1519 - - 1440 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 50 - - 35 - - 67 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 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] 95798 33 004 30 002 29 004 95798 88939 26 021 20 009 28 357 88939 83569 29 019 21 013 22 001 83569 79041 29 003 21 003 18 355 79041 75109 25 327 25 332 25 341 75109 71628 20 290 21 316 26 326 71628 68470 20 309 22 325 22 322 68470 65566 32 317 31 317 26 314 65566 62874 37 310 36 296 34 298 62874 60255 36 305 36 288 42 292 60255 57505 39 301 36 288 44 287 57505 54642 46 291 40 295 45 285 54642 51910 48 288 52 295 57 283 51910 49452 61 285 69 289 62 284 49452 47235 63 287 73 284 66 282 47235 45208 63 286 72 281 72 281 45208 43335 63 275 67 284 73 278 43335 41593 59 274 64 280 73 275 41593 39966 58 270 67 273 73 275 39966 38444 57 263 75 267 72 274 38444 37021 60 267 62 256 77 266 37021 35672 71 268 55 264 67 263 35672 34326 69 259 57 260 61 264 34326 32941 65 255 52 257 55 248 32941 31515 62 259 51 262 47 254 31515 30028 59 269 48 261 47 270 30028 28465 58 277 47 264 47 273 28465 26822 58 288 47 275 43 275 26822 25098 49 285 42 273 40 273 25098 23297 47 270 44 256 40 266 23297 21427 43 271 46 255 42 263 21427 19481 40 268 46 264 41 270 19481 17454 40 270 41 273 36 279 17454 15393 40 272 37 281 33 281 15393 13415 37 276 33 276 32 277 13415 11623 33 289 30 268 31 275 11623 10037 32 295 28 270 29 277 10037 8630 31 290 26 278 26 287 8630 7382 30 291 25 290 24 297 7382 6277 27 306 23 302 22 307 6277 5306 23 320 20 311 20 316 5306 4454 17 329 15 316 17 319 4454 3706 13 321 11 313 14 312 3706 3041 13 309 10*304 12*301 3041 2454 11*326 9*287 11*297 2454 1966 11*333 9 285 10 295 1966 1591 10 334 8 284 10 294 1591 1332 9 333 8 283 9 294 1332 1175 8 332 7 283 8 294 1175 1085 6 331 6 284 6 294 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