DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 12/18 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 - - - - - - 41.3 - - 35.1 - - 32.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - -61 - - -20 - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 15 - - 199 - - 1414 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1069 - - 1068 - - 1068 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1085 - - 1269 - - 2484 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 538 - - 1512 - - 2169 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 50 W* B/S - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 13 - - 26 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 175 - - 258 - - 271 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 0 - - 5 - - 18 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - -1 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 0 - - 184 - - 1009 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1085 - - 1085 - - 1475 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -5407 - - -301 - - 62 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6492 - - 1570 - - 2422 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 80 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 41.3 - - 35.1 - - 32.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 41.6 - - 34.6 - - 29.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 44.6 - - 36.6 - - 34.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 44.3 - - 35.2 - - 29.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - -61 - - -20 - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 15 - - 199 - - 1414 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 102 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - 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] 96129 24 283 21 287 17 271 96129 89180 24 271 25 284 19 266 89180 83701 18 250 24 262 22 266 83701 79096 20 246 19 241 21 258 79096 75116 19 255 18 259 18 254 75116 71574 17 266 22 262 20 280 71574 68347 16 257 24 254 28 289 68347 65363 18 272 24 264 30 284 65363 62577 27 281 24 267 23 258 62577 59872 31 264 27 264 17 249 59872 57039 33 253 34 257 18 263 57039 54074 33 256 43 248 36 255 54074 51220 44 249 50 234 52 235 51220 48630 53 245 48 235 46 222 48630 46298 54 239 53 238 40 226 46298 44188 59 231 55 232 40 233 44188 42260 60 216 61 229 42 234 42260 40484 51 205 66 230 42 232 40484 38844 51 208 66 224 42 232 38844 37319 63 215 64 215 46 230 37319 35893 83 211 69 214 53 220 35893 34532 89 201 80 208 60 214 34532 33169 93 198 89 197 71 210 33169 31779 97 195 99 201 83 206 31779 30370 97 194 106 203 104 200 30370 28919 95 195 102 202 123 195 28919 27404 90 196 92 198 116 190 27404 25818 83 196 88 198 108 187 25818 24156 79 200 87 199 106 186 24156 22421 81 207 82 200 112 190 22421 20618 75 212 79 200 115 196 20618 18747 75 217 75 196 96 200 18747 16806 71 218 66 193 76 202 16806 14835 80 207 56 199 68 200 14835 12942 76 197 65 212 61 200 12942 11226 64 199 59 218 51 203 11226 9707 55 207 45 217 43 211 9707 8362 55 212 42 221 45 223 8362 7171 54 212 39 230 52 228 7171 6117 56 209 34 236 51 232 6117 5188 59 208 28 251 37 241 5188 4372 62 206 33 264 34 247 4372 3650 63 203 35 266 32 257 3650 3003 60 199 35 266 32*267 3003 2430 53 194 32 264 31*269 2430 1951 42 187 28 261 30 271 1951 1582 34 182 24 260 27 271 1582 1328 25 178 19*258 22 271 1328 1173 22 177 16*258 19 271 1173 1084 13*175 11 257 13 271 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