DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 10/29 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 - - - 0653z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 59.1 - - 59.9 - - 59.7 - - 49.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 44 - - 172 - - 55 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2053 - - 2052 - - 2251 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1070 - - 2083 - - 1070 - - 1069 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3123 - - 3122 - - 3321 - - 1086 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 488 - - 637 - - 822 - - 1591 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 189 - - 291 - - 208 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 17 - - 18 - - 19 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 316 - - 304 - - 305 - - 308 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 8 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -9 - - -7 - - -6 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 636 - - -1923 - - -2417 - - -2037 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2487 - - 5045 - - 5739 - - 3123 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 54 - - -7882 - - -8135 - - -8340 ODpotential blCL - - - 3069 - - 11004 - - 11456 - - 9426 blCL maxRH - - - 93 - - 62 - - 55 - - 66 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 59.1 - - 59.9 - - 59.7 - - 49.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 52.0 - - 41.8 - - 38.7 - - 40.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 59.1 - - 59.2 - - 59.7 - - 51.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 51.5 - - 41.0 - - 38.1 - - 40.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 44 - - 172 - - 55 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2053 - - 2052 - - 2251 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 73 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 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] 96370 54 256 64 251 63 257 66 264 96370 89314 38 251 47 252 54 255 48 270 89314 83869 24 250 36 255 43 253 40 261 83869 79338 20 260 24 253 34 248 31 256 79338 75418 21 260 23 259 25 239 26 267 75418 71926 24 258 26 251 23 249 22 271 71926 68744 27 255 28 269 24 250 28 267 68744 65811 28 269 32 269 29 261 29 253 65811 63069 31 256 32 259 32 264 26 261 63069 60388 25 242 37 244 39 269 33 273 60388 57582 34 261 39 249 46 263 41 266 57582 54668 45 264 46 254 49 262 50 265 54668 51889 51 263 52 260 58 261 58 264 51889 49391 61 265 62 262 62 260 63 265 49391 47159 66 263 67 260 60 260 69 269 47159 45150 66 259 65 261 65 264 75 268 45150 43330 70 260 68 262 73 268 76 270 43330 41675 77 258 71 261 78 268 75 272 41675 40151 81 254 73 259 80 269 76 277 40151 38723 78 250 72 258 86 270 83 282 38723 37375 73 251 71 257 88 268 91 283 37375 36070 69 250 71 257 87 266 95 282 36070 34739 67 250 69 259 84 265 94 280 34739 33354 66 253 66 261 82 266 90 283 33354 31917 67 257 64 262 78 269 88 286 31917 30414 65 257 62 263 72 269 85 287 30414 28834 60 254 61 263 67 265 77 286 28834 27179 56 257 61 262 66 264 70 283 27179 25450 54 261 61 263 66 266 66 281 25450 23648 52 263 59 264 63 268 62 282 23648 21773 48 261 56 266 59 269 57 283 21773 19818 49 263 49 268 54 271 52 282 19818 17778 47 262 46 266 50 276 48 281 17778 15695 49 253 39 266 44 277 46 283 15695 13689 43 249 34 267 39 274 43 281 13689 11868 37 246 29 270 29 277 38 280 11868 10256 35 259 22 283 26 282 33 287 10256 8828 34 272 21 286 25 287 32 294 8828 7558 27 273 21 280 25 292 30 297 7558 6430 21 266 22 275 25 300 28 300 6430 5434 18 276 23 280 26 308 27 308 5434 4558 18 285 24 294 25 309 27 315 4558 3785 17*299 24*303 22*305 27 320 3785 3097 18*313 20*304 21*304 22 315 3097 2493 18 316 20 304 21 305 19 311 2493 1991 18 316 19 304 20 305 19 314 1991 1604 17 316 18 304 20 305 18 315 1604 1339 16 316 17 303 18 305 14 314 1339 1178 14 316 16 304 16 305 12*312 1178 1086 11 316 12 303 12 305 6*308 1086 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