DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 02/02 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 - - - 21.3 - - 23.5 - - 24.7 - - 21.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 23 - - 66 - - 30 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 877 - - 1725 - - 2593 - - 14 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1067 - - 1067 - - 1067 - - 1067 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1947 - - 2795 - - 3663 - - 1084 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1356 - - 1326 - - 396 - - 2764 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 112 - - 200 - - 177 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 4 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 10 - - 13 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 291 - - 288 - - 285 - - 277 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 3 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -2 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 448 - - 918 - - 840 - - -1048 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1499 - - 1877 - - 2823 - - 2132 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 168 - - 527 - - 317 - - -1823 ODpotential blCL - - - 1779 - - 2268 - - 3346 - - 2907 blCL maxRH - - - 99 - - 100 - - 100 - - 95 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 21.3 - - 23.5 - - 24.7 - - 21.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 18.9 - - 19.4 - - 16.4 - - 16.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 21.4 - - 23.4 - - 24.9 - - 23.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 18.6 - - 18.4 - - 15.6 - - 15.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 23 - - 66 - - 30 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 877 - - 1725 - - 2593 - - 14 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 95 - - 101 - - 99 - - 79 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 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] 95250 91 229 82 233 86 243 86 242 95250 88209 66 246 65 251 70 248 62 261 88209 82850 51 264 54 257 54 265 56 266 82850 78383 38 279 39 266 50 273 48 268 78383 74496 28 295 34 283 43 278 44 272 74496 71027 30 309 35 290 40 285 38 278 71027 67861 37 311 35 300 37 288 36 288 67861 64930 40 306 39 308 34 295 37 289 64930 62191 40 303 41 309 37 302 39 286 62191 59514 46 301 44 305 40 301 38 293 59514 56704 48 301 44 303 45 303 47 297 56704 53775 55 307 49 304 51 294 54 291 53775 50956 60 309 55 303 49 296 53 286 50956 48395 62 315 58 308 54 297 47 291 48395 46089 73 312 65 299 58 291 53 293 46089 44003 76 302 63 296 61 289 60 284 44003 42112 71 303 66 304 62 290 63 278 42112 40384 70 310 74 302 61 295 59 282 40384 38790 73 312 79 297 67 300 61 292 38790 37309 78 307 83 292 84 295 67 301 37309 35929 78 306 80 291 93 286 86 294 35929 34616 77 309 73 293 98 286 108 288 34616 33302 78 311 73 297 104 288 126 285 33302 31948 80 310 76 297 107 289 128 283 31948 30547 78 310 77 295 102 289 118 284 30547 29090 74 310 76 294 94 290 102 286 29090 27565 72 309 75 294 92 291 92 287 27565 25973 67 307 73 296 85 292 84 288 25973 24310 59 310 69 299 83 291 75 290 24310 22576 59 313 67 299 81 290 70 292 22576 20774 61 312 69 299 69 293 69 292 20774 18904 65 312 63 306 64 296 57 291 18904 16959 60 315 57 305 58 300 55 299 16959 14971 50 316 55 307 59 300 58 300 14971 13046 43 316 48 309 52 303 56 300 13046 11294 38 316 40 307 46 306 47 302 11294 9742 32 317 36 307 39 305 40 304 9742 8372 27 321 31 310 34 302 34 306 8372 7159 23 319 26 313 29 304 30 308 7159 6088 23 314 23 312 24 306 25 310 6088 5144 20 312 21 308 21 307 22 315 5144 4320 17 305 16 309 17*297 20 312 4320 3603 18 294 12 301 14*287 18 304 3603 2966 19 292 11*296 14 286 17 299 2966 2403 18*296 11*291 14 285 16 296 2403 1932 17*295 11 289 13 284 15 292 1932 1570 13 291 10 288 13 283 13 288 1570 1321 12 290 10 287 12 283 11 283 1321 1170 11 289 9 287 11 282 9*280 1170 1084 8 288 8 286 9 282 5*277 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