DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 01/22 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 - - - 9.4 - - 14.8 - - 13.7 - - 3.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 28 - - 44 - - 8 - - -39 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1345 - - 4541 - - 3658 - - 737 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1066 - - 2581 - - 1066 - - 1066 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2415 - - 5611 - - 4728 - - 1807 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2604 - - 1110 - - 2029 - - 3248 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 138 - - 243 - - 137 - - 34 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 18 - - 30 - - 33 - - 25 BL Wind Direction - - - 253 - - 263 - - 269 - - 278 Direction Wind Shear - - - 12 - - 18 - - 22 - - 15 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -7 - - -2 - - -4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -90 - - 2103 - - 1824 - - -984 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2505 - - 3508 - - 2904 - - 2791 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1253 - - 1083 - - 933 - - -1688 ODpotential blCL - - - 3668 - - 4528 - - 3795 - - 3495 blCL maxRH - - - 98 - - 101 - - 100 - - 88 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 9.4 - - 14.8 - - 13.7 - - 3.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 2.6 - - 3.4 - - 5.0 - - -4.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 9.6 - - 15.0 - - 14.0 - - 5.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 2.2 - - 2.3 - - 4.4 - - -4.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 28 - - 44 - - 8 - - -39 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1345 - - 4541 - - 3658 - - 737 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 93 - - 103 - - 101 - - 52 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 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] 94630 50 252 64 256 75 255 78 261 94630 87830 42 263 52 262 58 254 67 257 87830 82499 37 282 45 261 46 265 52 259 82499 77994 41 284 40 254 47 269 54 273 77994 74066 48 273 44 265 56 266 57 269 74066 70558 47 273 51 267 53 264 57 266 70558 67333 54 281 58 270 57 276 57 278 67333 64332 59 278 66 274 67 279 64 279 64332 61537 58 270 65 273 68 277 68 275 61537 58817 54 272 63 272 67 272 69 270 58817 55953 58 272 64 270 67 266 70 269 55953 52954 67 272 67 269 68 264 73 269 52954 50084 73 272 70 270 71 268 75 269 50084 47508 76 276 75 273 77 272 79 270 47508 45211 83 278 81 273 85 273 83 273 45211 43143 88 274 85 272 90 271 90 273 43143 41260 88 268 88 269 90 269 95 272 41260 39527 87 266 89 267 89 269 97 271 39527 37919 88 265 90 266 91 270 98 270 37919 36418 90 265 89 266 96 270 100 271 36418 35012 92 267 92 267 100 269 103 270 35012 33662 95 269 95 266 103 267 106 271 33662 32308 100 271 95 264 106 267 110 272 32308 30926 104 271 94 266 110 268 117 274 30926 29518 108 272 101 272 114 269 125 273 29518 28069 116 275 115 276 120 271 129 271 28069 26560 127 277 126 275 124 272 129 270 26560 24992 133 277 129 274 125 271 126 269 24992 23363 134 277 128 273 125 270 122 269 23363 21672 130 277 126 273 123 269 120 270 21672 19914 122 277 121 272 119 268 117 270 19914 18084 106 277 116 271 115 267 115 270 18084 16182 94 276 110 271 110 269 108 271 16182 14255 84 277 99 273 100 272 95 272 14255 12411 72 279 85 275 85 274 85 273 12411 10747 62 279 70 277 72 276 76 276 10747 9280 56 278 59 277 62 277 66 278 9280 7989 52 278 51 276 53 276 59 278 7989 6850 48 280 42 274 45 271 55 279 6850 5845 43 280 35*265 40 269 51 279 5845 4961 37 274 34*264 39*269 45 276 4961 4186 32 272 33 264 38*269 42 277 4186 3503 28 270 33 263 37 269 41 278 3503 2892 25*265 32 263 36 269 40 279 2892 2350 22*258 30 263 34 269 38 280 2350 1898 20 254 29 263 32 269 35*279 1898 1550 18 251 27 262 29 269 31*279 1550 1311 15 249 24 262 26 268 26 278 1311 1166 14 249 21 262 22 268 22 278 1166 1083 11 249 16 262 17 268 16 277 1083 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