DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 11/24 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 - - - 38.9 - - 42.1 - - 42.7 - - 43.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -2 - - 32 - - -2 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 271 - - 202 - - 15 - - 15 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1068 - - 1068 - - 1069 - - 1069 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1341 - - 1272 - - 1085 - - 1085 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 441 - - 789 - - 972 - - 1004 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 23 - - 76 - - 0 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 12 - - 7 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 209 - - 211 - - 209 - - 207 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 0 - - 0 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 164 - - 187 - - 0 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1177 - - 1085 - - 1085 - - 1085 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8360 - - 128 - - -223 - - -428 ODpotential blCL - - - 9701 - - 1144 - - 1308 - - 1513 blCL maxRH - - - 98 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 38.9 - - 42.1 - - 42.7 - - 43.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 37.7 - - 41.9 - - 42.7 - - 43.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 39.4 - - 42.2 - - 43.2 - - 43.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 37.7 - - 41.9 - - 42.9 - - 43.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -2 - - 32 - - -2 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 271 - - 202 - - 15 - - 15 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 93 - - 101 - - 101 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 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] 95905 9 025 19 352 16 009 5 038 95905 89001 14 045 9 002 11 353 13 343 89001 83631 15 049 4 351 11 356 14 341 83631 79128 10 010 6 018 9 348 9 341 79128 75202 7 344 9 350 9 311 9 328 75202 71690 5 299 8 314 11 303 10 302 71690 68487 8 298 11 279 18 290 16 299 68487 65531 15 298 17 278 20 275 19 282 65531 62777 24 295 24 287 26 285 23 273 62777 60091 33 286 37 278 34 271 31 267 60091 57272 43 277 41 278 37 269 35 265 57272 54341 42 268 43 266 46 267 41 266 54341 51548 43 277 42 261 48 256 46 264 51548 49045 53 270 43 261 50 259 48 259 49045 46806 47 260 47 255 57 257 48 260 46806 44771 53 257 50 260 58 249 54 253 44771 42906 58 259 64 250 60 246 58 244 42906 41193 65 266 70 247 60 249 55 240 41193 39610 76 262 80 250 65 250 53 238 39610 38136 91 255 94 247 82 247 60 235 38136 36757 99 249 103 244 108 241 75 233 36757 35439 95 249 105 242 116 236 92 232 35439 34113 91 252 107 241 114 236 102 231 34113 32744 75 255 110 241 112 235 95 233 32744 31332 56 257 108 242 110 236 69 236 31332 29865 54 261 96 244 109 238 42 234 29865 28328 56 261 77 243 99 243 38 230 28328 26718 60 257 68 238 54 249 38 230 26718 25032 53 256 66 239 43 252 33 230 25032 23268 42 261 64 245 42 255 29 241 23268 21429 43 258 49 251 39 255 28 246 21429 19509 31 265 36 251 36 249 32 246 19509 17503 33 265 22 248 35 240 28 244 17503 15460 34 272 25 250 30 235 18 232 15460 13494 32 269 26 256 29 240 18 227 13494 11710 29 264 24 251 21 243 16 229 11710 10130 22 259 26 239 19 246 15 228 10130 8726 18 238 26 234 20 246 17 230 8726 7479 22 220 27 235 24 244 21 230 7479 6369 27 223 29 234 27 241 26 236 6369 5384 30 225 32 231 28 241 27 240 5384 4516 29 225 33 228 27 243 25 244 4516 3751 30 223 33 229 28 239 24 247 3751 3070 31 215 32 231 29 233 25 242 3070 2472 33 208 29 224 27 227 25 230 2472 1975 31 210 24 216 21 220 22 217 1975 1595 26*211 19 212 16 214 19 211 1595 1334 19*209 17*212 12 211 14 208 1334 1176 16 209 14*211 10 210 12 208 1176 1085 10 209 11 211 7*209 8*207 1085 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