DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 12/10 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 - - - 25.1 - - 26.2 - - 24.7 - - 23.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -1 - - 23 - - 0 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 572 - - 1996 - - 2713 - - 188 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1067 - - 1068 - - 1067 - - 1068 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1642 - - 3066 - - 3783 - - 1258 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1009 - - 1170 - - 1530 - - 4130 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 33 - - 152 - - 74 - - 21 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 21 - - 26 - - 23 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 353 - - 342 - - 337 - - 322 Direction Wind Shear - - - 13 - - 17 - - 16 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - -5 - - -10 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 42 - - 820 - - 1232 - - -767 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1600 - - 2246 - - 2551 - - 2025 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2213 - - 251 - - 387 - - -1538 ODpotential blCL - - - 3855 - - 2815 - - 3396 - - 2796 blCL maxRH - - - 92 - - 101 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 25.1 - - 26.2 - - 24.7 - - 23.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 21.9 - - 20.2 - - 17.4 - - 18.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 25.7 - - 26.4 - - 25.1 - - 25.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 21.6 - - 19.5 - - 16.8 - - 18.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -1 - - 23 - - 0 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 572 - - 1996 - - 2713 - - 188 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 69 - - 102 - - 102 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 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] 94659 53 286 56 279 32 277 44 275 94659 87757 47 293 50 277 51 286 57 284 87757 82453 31 299 43 276 53 278 41 290 82453 78004 34 306 35 291 44 273 35 301 78004 74092 42 302 41 303 41 289 50 303 74092 70611 46 295 45 306 49 305 57 300 70611 67457 43 292 53 304 59 306 56 297 67457 64539 47 298 59 296 62 298 55 300 64539 61804 54 300 59 290 61 293 55 302 61804 59126 57 303 56 288 58 292 55 299 59126 56303 58 304 55 291 58 294 56 294 56303 53345 56 299 56 293 61 294 56 293 53345 50505 55 296 59 292 64 293 59 298 50505 47947 56 293 60 289 63 293 64 300 47947 45657 59 292 59 289 61 295 67 299 45657 43580 61 290 57 291 59 296 68 299 43580 41677 61 290 56 292 58 298 68 302 41677 39923 58 289 56 291 59 299 68 306 39923 38298 55 290 55 291 60 299 67 308 38298 36787 55 292 54 290 62 299 65 310 36787 35377 55 293 52 290 61 299 67 312 35377 34029 55 294 49 292 60 299 71 312 34029 32672 52 290 48 299 59 299 72 311 32672 31280 46 289 52 303 55 301 68 310 31280 29860 36 284 50 304 53 303 61 311 29860 28397 30 306 46 300 51 300 56 312 28397 26881 25 321 34 300 46 298 51 308 26881 25313 24 345 31 307 41 295 46 302 25313 23692 31 346 35 310 39 292 38 296 23692 22016 30 348 37 312 39 295 36 303 22016 20281 30 352 37 314 37 304 39 310 20281 18476 32 354 36 317 39 312 39 305 18476 16589 31 357 36 323 43 310 41 301 16589 14663 29 357 37 330 41 314 42 305 14663 12804 29 353 36 335 41 324 40 307 12804 11110 32 350 36 336 40 328 38 316 11110 9601 32 352 36 333 38 327 37 321 9601 8265 34 354 34 331 36 325 34 325 8265 7083 36 359 30 343 34 326 33 330 7083 6040 34 007 26 355 32 328 32 329 6040 5123 30 011 27 004 30 331 27 326 5123 4320 29 017 29 359 29*333 27 327 4320 3609 31 018 31*349 27*335 26 328 3609 2971 37 012 31*346 26 337 26 328 2971 2406 37 008 29 344 24 337 25 328 2406 1935 32*001 28 342 22 337 22 327 1935 1572 26*355 25 341 20 337 19 325 1572 1322 23 353 23 339 18 337 15*324 1322 1171 19 352 19 338 15 336 13*323 1171 1084 14 351 14 337 11 335 8 321 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