DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 02/05 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 24.9 - - 27.8 - - 28.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 24 - - 7 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 962 - - 898 - - 111 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1067 - - 1067 - - 1067 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2032 - - 1968 - - 1181 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 755 - - 1261 - - 1904 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 120 - - 78 - - 4 W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 18 - - 14 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 233 - - 253 - - 257 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 11 - - 8 - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 312 - - 506 - - -14 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1721 - - 1462 - - 1195 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -9269 - - 131 - - -887 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 11301 - - 1837 - - 2068 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 101 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 24.9 - - 27.8 - - 28.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 21.4 - - 25.3 - - 26.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 25.2 - - 28.0 - - 29.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 20.9 - - 25.0 - - 26.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 24 - - 7 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 962 - - 898 - - 111 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 102 - - 103 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 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] 95401 76 252 69 260 68 266 95401 88508 54 269 54 268 52 287 88508 83121 44 284 48 278 49 290 83121 78593 36 305 40 278 45 300 78593 74672 34 311 34 284 45 298 74672 71181 34 313 34 292 40 292 71181 67994 34 311 31 298 38 298 67994 65043 33 307 35 308 38 306 65043 62293 36 312 33 306 38 315 62293 59617 44 316 41 316 42 323 59617 56814 46 313 48 314 48 323 56814 53896 39 319 43 317 49 326 53896 51091 47 342 49 331 51 332 51091 48547 68 341 61 335 59 331 48547 46263 76 335 64 335 62 328 46263 44197 73 330 65 333 65 331 44197 42305 69 329 66 326 72 330 42305 40561 67 329 65 322 73 327 40561 38949 69 334 66 326 71 327 38949 37449 76 340 68 335 73 327 37449 36047 83 341 68 343 76 328 36047 34710 93 339 74 346 81 330 34710 33377 95 337 88 339 85 330 33377 32018 100 340 93 330 82 327 32018 30629 109 342 85 329 77 327 30629 29189 113 345 79 338 74 328 29189 27679 112 346 80 341 71 327 27679 26095 105 344 80 342 72 326 26095 24432 99 339 84 344 72 325 24432 22693 97 337 85 344 68 321 22693 20881 86 338 76 342 63 323 20881 18993 62 336 63 337 66 331 18993 17025 50 330 52 334 65 336 17025 15025 41 337 43 334 57 335 15025 13107 31 336 39 328 46 331 13107 11371 30 328 36 322 40 323 11371 9831 31 318 34 313 36 318 9831 8460 29 307 35 315 35 314 8460 7238 23 280 35 324 34 309 7238 6152 20 258 24 318 33 310 6152 5200 19 262 20 303 22 311 5200 4371 24 268 21 294 18 292 4371 3643 30 257 22 281 22 287 3643 2994 30 245 21 269 22 277 2994 2422 28*240 20*264 21 272 2422 1944 22*235 16*256 18 265 1944 1577 20 233 15 254 16 261 1577 1325 18 232 13 252 12*257 1325 1172 15 232 11 252 10*256 1172 1084 12 231 8 250 6 257 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