DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 02/06 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 - - - 32.6 - - 32.8 - - 23.8 - - 17.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -11 - - 9 - - 18 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 463 - - 1606 - - 2859 - - 3234 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1068 - - 1068 - - 1067 - - 1067 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1533 - - 2676 - - 3929 - - 4304 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3158 - - 2875 - - 1366 - - 425 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 37 - - 111 - - 161 - - 79 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 19 - - 26 - - 29 - - 27 BL Wind Direction - - - 336 - - 334 - - 345 - - 347 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 16 - - 16 - - 15 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 3 - - -5 - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -168 - - 857 - - 1360 - - 1238 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1701 - - 1819 - - 2570 - - 3066 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -882 - - 217 - - 527 - - 468 ODpotential blCL - - - 2415 - - 2459 - - 3402 - - 3836 blCL maxRH - - - 98 - - 100 - - 100 - - 97 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 32.6 - - 32.8 - - 23.8 - - 17.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 29.0 - - 28.7 - - 16.6 - - 8.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 33.4 - - 33.1 - - 24.1 - - 18.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 28.7 - - 28.1 - - 15.7 - - 7.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -11 - - 9 - - 18 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 463 - - 1606 - - 2859 - - 3234 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 93 - - 100 - - 101 - - 89 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 - - 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] 95746 60 271 62 264 66 271 59 271 95746 88833 32 290 41 272 39 270 39 281 88833 83424 28 309 31 278 32 276 32 291 83424 78856 28 296 31 297 35 290 33 300 78856 74880 24 289 25 293 34 280 32 303 74880 71334 29 305 21 299 30 293 38 310 71334 68110 37 304 33 309 44 301 42 310 68110 65143 40 299 47 297 47 299 44 308 65143 62381 37 306 45 290 46 295 49 299 62381 59686 44 318 41 299 44 297 46 294 59686 56848 62 315 51 311 49 306 48 304 56848 53885 66 309 62 310 59 310 61 311 53885 51053 71 314 73 307 73 310 74 313 51053 48501 82 316 81 309 86 310 82 313 48501 46213 90 314 91 310 93 309 90 313 46213 44145 93 311 95 309 98 310 97 314 44145 42257 91 311 95 310 104 311 102 315 42257 40514 87 314 95 313 107 311 106 317 40514 38898 87 319 97 316 109 313 113 317 38898 37396 91 325 103 319 112 314 119 317 37396 35994 98 327 110 321 117 314 122 317 35994 34649 103 327 119 323 122 316 125 318 34649 33292 105 327 131 324 131 318 132 320 33292 31896 107 329 139 324 131 318 138 322 31896 30464 112 329 137 325 125 318 140 323 30464 28977 109 329 132 326 125 319 140 325 28977 27424 99 330 128 327 125 317 144 324 27424 25806 88 329 120 326 120 317 140 323 25806 24125 81 328 115 327 112 319 129 325 24125 22383 78 329 109 329 110 321 127 327 22383 20573 62 327 94 330 108 324 126 329 20573 18683 47 326 78 327 99 326 119 331 18683 16717 48 330 66 323 87 326 102 330 16717 14725 51 331 60 321 76 325 87 327 14725 12817 50 329 56 321 70 322 80 326 12817 11087 50 329 53 321 67 320 74 326 11087 9558 48 334 50 321 65 320 66 328 9558 8211 47 341 48 322 59 324 54 331 8211 7026 46 344 43 328 50 328 45 338 7026 5985 41 347 28 340 38 324 39 344 5985 5070 33 352 28 343 33 327 32*341 5070 4271 33 354 30 341 32*334 29*344 4271 3570 36 351 32 337 32*342 29 346 3570 2942 37 348 31*336 32 344 29 347 2942 2385 36 345 30*335 31 345 28 348 2385 1921 31 340 29 335 30 346 27 349 1921 1564 28*339 26 334 28 346 25 350 1564 1318 23*337 23 334 25 346 22 350 1318 1169 20 337 20 334 22 346 20 350 1169 1084 14 335 15 333 16 346 15 350 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