DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 12/31 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 27.6 - - 25.1 - - 17.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 13 - - 10 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1259 - - 1417 - - 2503 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1067 - - 1067 - - 1067 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2329 - - 2487 - - 3573 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2036 - - 2120 - - 881 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 109 - - 102 - - 59 W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 20 - - 24 - - 27 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 297 - - 310 - - 335 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 11 - - 15 - - 15 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - -1 - - -4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 649 - - 811 - - 1321 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1680 - - 1676 - - 2252 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 271 - - 131 - - 468 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2058 - - 2356 - - 3105 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 97 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 27.6 - - 25.1 - - 17.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 24.1 - - 21.7 - - 11.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 27.7 - - 25.4 - - 18.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 23.8 - - 21.3 - - 10.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 13 - - 10 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1259 - - 1417 - - 2503 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 102 - - 89 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 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] 93442 59 261 91 251 78 259 93442 86652 57 293 58 272 67 272 86652 81310 53 291 48 297 49 284 81310 76824 39 290 46 310 51 304 76824 72957 40 307 54 314 55 307 72957 69542 47 305 59 314 52 311 69542 66456 47 305 57 312 58 320 66456 63632 47 310 58 309 63 318 63632 61021 52 315 61 308 64 313 61021 58477 63 315 64 309 67 312 58477 55788 71 315 73 312 74 313 55788 52970 82 316 82 314 81 313 52970 50262 88 315 88 313 87 314 50262 47817 90 314 90 311 88 313 47817 45622 91 312 90 309 89 310 45622 43627 91 311 90 307 90 310 43627 41795 91 312 90 309 94 311 41795 40108 96 316 95 313 100 311 40108 38544 105 316 105 315 107 312 38544 37086 109 313 110 312 116 310 37086 35720 108 314 107 310 121 309 35720 34410 108 315 105 311 123 309 34410 33087 106 315 107 311 123 310 33087 31721 102 314 109 312 123 311 31721 30314 97 312 109 312 123 311 30314 28851 94 309 109 311 120 310 28851 27322 94 307 107 310 116 309 27322 25727 94 307 106 309 111 310 25727 24067 94 306 106 307 108 311 24067 22340 94 306 107 306 104 311 22340 20544 94 308 104 307 102 311 20544 18674 91 309 94 305 99 310 18674 16727 88 307 86 297 93 308 16727 14751 86 306 86 295 85 303 14751 12850 78 307 83 299 78 300 12850 11120 70 306 78 302 76 301 11120 9583 63 303 70 303 73 304 9583 8228 57 301 60 302 63 306 8228 7035 51 299 54 301 53 308 7035 5986 46 299 47 302 43 311 5986 5065 40 295 38 301 35 311 5065 4265 35 293 33 304 28*323 4265 3565 32 293 32 308 29*333 3565 2939 29 295 31*309 29 334 2939 2384 26*296 30*310 29 335 2384 1920 24*297 27 311 28 335 1920 1563 22 297 25 310 26 335 1563 1318 20 297 22 311 22 335 1318 1169 17 297 19 310 19 334 1169 1083 13 297 14 309 14 334 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