DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 10/26 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 = 15Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0653z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1554z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 53.2 - - 56.6 - - 54.7 - - 47.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 80 - - 152 - - 86 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1811 - - 2307 - - 2349 - - 1068 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1069 - - 2188 - - 1796 - - 1069 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2881 - - 3377 - - 3419 - - 2138 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 601 - - 788 - - 595 - - 854 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 214 - - 287 - - 239 - - 29 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 5 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 11 - - 14 - - 18 BL Wind Direction - - - 045 - - 056 - - 063 - - 057 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 3 - - 4 - - 13 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -2 - - 0 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1884 - - -1390 - - -972 - - -519 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4766 - - 4768 - - 4392 - - 2657 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10476 - - -8197 - - -8384 - - -8875 ODpotential blCL - - - 13357 - - 11574 - - 11803 - - 11013 blCL maxRH - - - 97 - - 99 - - 91 - - 89 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 53.2 - - 56.6 - - 54.7 - - 47.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 36.6 - - 39.9 - - 39.7 - - 40.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 52.9 - - 55.9 - - 54.5 - - 48.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 36.3 - - 39.5 - - 39.4 - - 40.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 80 - - 152 - - 86 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1811 - - 2307 - - 2349 - - 1068 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 90 - - 96 - - 65 - - 58 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 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] 96862 13 244 21 262 27 265 29 281 96862 89744 8 241 14 242 18 258 17 276 89744 84243 5 232 13 240 12 242 11 262 84243 79674 3 274 12 226 11 230 11 266 79674 75723 4 258 8 229 10 233 11 253 75723 72218 5 285 7 244 9 263 11 248 72218 69036 10 257 9 237 12 264 16 247 69036 66109 12 256 10 250 12 264 13 249 66109 63389 15 268 15 264 15 256 16 266 63389 60744 20 277 22 266 22 251 19 262 60744 57981 29 258 26 266 23 260 22 257 57981 55119 30 260 29 263 29 265 32 255 55119 52388 38 269 40 260 42 260 40 256 52388 49922 44 252 48 251 46 255 42 257 49922 47698 41 246 43 253 48 257 41 257 47698 45673 38 261 43 260 56 255 44 265 45673 43835 48 260 51 255 57 256 60 265 43835 42164 50 258 52 253 62 258 73 257 42164 40616 56 264 52 256 56 261 64 248 40616 39170 59 260 53 256 52 263 64 279 39170 37813 57 258 53 257 51 258 85 285 37813 36499 54 258 54 254 50 257 82 286 36499 35158 53 254 51 249 49 260 60 277 35158 33762 53 254 48 247 48 258 52 262 33762 32312 52 256 45 251 49 256 49 263 32312 30791 44 260 42 256 46 256 47 257 30791 29191 41 263 36 264 45 257 41 258 29191 27513 37 264 33 264 43 262 43 258 27513 25754 37 263 31 266 41 265 43 259 25754 23914 35 264 31 257 34 253 42 264 23914 22002 36 256 31 251 38 251 42 262 22002 20011 36 256 34 252 36 251 38 263 20011 17932 32 265 36 255 34 257 33 266 17932 15820 33 271 35 264 34 258 32 262 15820 13795 34 269 34 267 33 270 28 258 13795 11958 28 266 31 265 31 277 25 264 11958 10326 22 267 27 263 26 276 21 268 10326 8878 19 275 23 272 24 270 18 262 8878 7590 19 279 22 280 22 271 17 255 7590 6445 19 290 20 274 20 276 17 251 6445 5430 20 287 12 281 14 273 14 247 5430 4540 12 289 6 323 3 315 5 223 4540 3762 7 059 8*049 11*059 9 117 3762 3076 17*054 11*055 14*062 20 072 3076 2478 17*048 11 056 15 063 23*060 2478 1981 16 046 11 056 15 063 22*058 1981 1599 16 045 11 056 15 064 20 057 1599 1336 15 044 10 056 14 064 17 056 1336 1177 13 043 10 056 13 064 14 056 1177 1086 10 043 8 057 10 065 9 056 1086 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