DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 01/23 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 - - - -13.9 - - -9.8 - - -6.1 - - -9.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 79 - - 201 - - 123 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1502 - - 2302 - - 2524 - - 1065 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1065 - - 2301 - - 2202 - - 1065 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2572 - - 3372 - - 3594 - - 2135 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 678 - - 645 - - 783 - - 1286 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 199 - - 312 - - 273 - - 23 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 22 - - 21 - - 18 - - 14 BL Wind Direction - - - 313 - - 312 - - 312 - - 322 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 8 - - 7 - - 9 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - -6 - - -5 - - -4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1196 - - -660 - - -1247 - - -1190 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3768 - - 4033 - - 4841 - - 3325 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -21418 - - -19545 - - -19570 - - -18845 ODpotential blCL - - - 23990 - - 22917 - - 23164 - - 20980 blCL maxRH - - - 57 - - 62 - - 56 - - 66 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - -13.9 - - -9.8 - - -6.1 - - -9.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - -26.2 - - -23.3 - - -23.3 - - -19.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - -13.9 - - -10.2 - - -6.5 - - -8.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - -27.5 - - -24.4 - - -24.4 - - -19.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 79 - - 201 - - 123 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1502 - - 2302 - - 2524 - - 1065 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 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] 94076 90 253 105 255 107 256 111 251 94076 87437 69 268 78 260 83 265 85 262 87437 82223 61 270 68 273 72 271 72 272 82223 77830 50 272 54 264 66 271 68 273 77830 73992 46 278 53 267 63 274 63 276 73992 70551 56 280 60 282 64 282 63 276 70551 67393 64 279 70 285 69 284 67 275 67393 64456 69 279 73 284 73 282 71 277 64456 61709 74 282 75 281 77 278 77 279 61709 59034 78 285 78 279 80 277 83 280 59034 56229 82 285 81 279 84 278 87 280 56229 53301 85 282 83 280 90 280 90 278 53301 50487 87 279 87 279 97 280 95 275 50487 47940 87 275 91 278 101 279 99 274 47940 45648 88 273 94 277 102 278 101 273 45648 43563 90 272 98 275 104 277 102 274 43563 41655 92 273 101 274 106 276 104 275 41655 39900 95 274 102 274 107 274 108 276 39900 38277 99 275 103 273 109 274 112 275 38277 36773 102 276 104 273 112 274 118 274 36773 35372 108 276 107 274 113 274 122 273 35372 34034 115 275 111 274 115 273 127 273 34034 32691 123 274 115 274 117 274 135 273 32691 31313 126 273 120 274 123 275 139 274 31313 29902 132 275 128 275 136 277 141 275 29902 28440 140 275 137 276 148 278 141 275 28440 26908 146 274 141 276 149 277 140 274 26908 25301 144 272 138 275 145 277 138 275 25301 23619 141 273 135 275 137 277 133 277 23619 21871 138 274 132 276 124 279 118 278 21871 20067 128 275 126 277 117 282 101 280 20067 18201 112 275 107 279 102 285 90 284 18201 16269 100 276 87 280 78 286 75 285 16269 14312 84 276 74 283 59 292 57 287 14312 12443 67 282 62 288 46 300 43 294 12443 10755 52 288 44 295 35 309 33 300 10755 9265 42 295 33 303 28 316 26 309 9265 7952 36 304 30 308 24 320 22 318 7952 6796 33 312 29 311 23 323 21 327 6796 5781 31 322 27 315 24 326 21 331 5781 4893 30 330 27 323 24 327 21 332 4893 4119 28 331 28 325 21*316 22 325 4119 3442 29 326 22*315 20*312 21 314 3442 2842 28*319 22*313 19 312 19 311 2842 2313 24*313 22 312 19 312 18*315 2313 1873 24 313 21 312 19 312 17*319 1873 1536 23 312 21 311 18 312 16 322 1536 1303 21 312 19 311 17 312 14 323 1303 1162 18 312 18 311 16 312 12 323 1162 1082 14 311 14 310 13 311 8 323 1082 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