DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/01 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 - - - 41.6 - - 44.7 - - 42.9 - - 42.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 116 - - 209 - - 61 - - 1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3906 - - 5112 - - 3618 - - 2716 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3204 - - 4436 - - 2446 - - 1068 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4976 - - 6182 - - 4688 - - 3786 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3549 - - 3819 - - 3641 - - 5406 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 319 - - 423 - - 253 - - 93 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 8 - - 7 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 9 - - 7 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 341 - - 343 - - 337 - - 326 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 6 - - 4 - - 8 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -1 - - 2 - - 21 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1737 - - 1340 - - 1128 - - 600 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3239 - - 4842 - - 3560 - - 3186 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 940 - - 223 - - 579 - - -317 ODpotential blCL - - - 4036 - - 5959 - - 4109 - - 4103 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 96 maxRH CAPE - - - 90 - - 90 - - 100 - - 120 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 41.6 - - 44.7 - - 42.9 - - 42.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 31.3 - - 27.3 - - 31.2 - - 32.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 41.1 - - 43.6 - - 42.6 - - 42.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 30.1 - - 26.1 - - 30.0 - - 31.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 116 - - 209 - - 61 - - 1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3906 - - 5112 - - 3618 - - 2716 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 100 - - 101 - - 85 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 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] 97440 11 203 13 263 12 241 14 267 97440 90057 6 219 10 210 11 233 8 264 90057 84427 6 143 11 188 9 259 4 220 84427 79745 8 179 8 179 7 252 6 221 79745 75700 6 138 5 196 8 220 6 239 75700 72115 4 159 11 217 13 216 6 239 72115 68843 5 245 10 202 14 204 9 225 68843 65803 12 241 9 221 10 214 9 231 65803 62960 14 222 16 223 16 243 9 255 62960 60189 13 218 19 218 23 238 18 269 60189 57282 12 247 15 220 24 234 18 266 57282 54260 19 267 17 268 18 252 24 272 54260 51384 29 275 25 279 22 267 28 269 51384 48800 34 263 34 273 30 274 33 271 48800 46488 32 262 37 268 35 274 35 275 46488 44391 33 276 37 269 37 272 37 274 44391 42470 39 282 40 272 39 272 37 271 42470 40697 43 281 43 273 40 273 36 270 40697 39051 45 280 45 271 42 275 35 274 39051 37518 45 277 46 270 44 274 35 277 37518 36090 45 271 44 274 42 273 34 276 36090 34728 41 268 44 275 38 276 33 276 34728 33369 38 273 40 277 35 282 30 276 33369 31986 38 281 36 278 31 289 21 288 31986 30580 34 289 30 287 29 302 24 327 30580 29131 33 297 30 293 29 313 28 333 29131 27614 36 299 31 294 30 318 30 332 27614 26023 38 298 33 294 29 318 30 333 26023 24357 37 297 33 295 28 315 29 328 24357 22618 37 296 30 295 25 314 28 322 22618 20808 33 299 28 301 24 315 26 319 20808 18923 28 303 28 302 22 310 24 316 18923 16964 25 301 28 297 23 306 25 317 16964 14976 26 300 26 294 26 302 26 317 14976 13068 25 298 26 298 28 300 28 313 13068 11344 23 301 26 303 24 302 29 301 11344 9828 22 308 17 315 18 303 23 298 9828 8487 19 315 16 317 18 304 21 303 8487 7290 21 319 15 321 17 306 19 307 7290 6225 20 323 15*323 14 310 16 311 6225 5279 18*329 12*331 12*314 14 315 5279 4444 17*333 10 342 9*325 13*316 4444 3705 16 337 9 343 8 331 12*319 3705 3043 14 342 9 345 7 337 9 321 3043 2457 12 345 9 346 7 340 8 326 2457 1968 11 345 9 346 7 343 6 331 1968 1591 11 347 8 347 6 345 6 333 1591 1332 10 346 8 348 6 346 5 336 1332 1175 10 347 7 348 6 347 5 338 1175 1085 8 347 7 348 5 348 4 341 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