DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 01/03 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 - - - 15.3 - - 17.1 - - 19.3 - - 16.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 12 - - 37 - - 29 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 510 - - 879 - - 886 - - 13 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1067 - - 1067 - - 1067 - - 1067 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1580 - - 1949 - - 1956 - - 1083 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 390 - - 325 - - 376 - - 981 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 75 - - 131 - - 121 - - 2 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 6 - - 8 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 305 - - 313 - - 288 - - 287 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -1 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1321 - - -132 - - -88 - - -671 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2901 - - 2081 - - 2044 - - 1754 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -15315 - - -12092 - - -10892 - - -14259 ODpotential blCL - - - 16895 - - 14041 - - 12848 - - 15342 blCL maxRH - - - 95 - - 100 - - 100 - - 86 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 20 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 15.3 - - 17.1 - - 19.3 - - 16.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 6.7 - - 12.2 - - 14.5 - - 12.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 15.5 - - 17.1 - - 19.4 - - 18.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 5.9 - - 11.4 - - 14.1 - - 12.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 12 - - 37 - - 29 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 510 - - 879 - - 886 - - 13 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 78 - - 99 - - 100 - - 43 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 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] 95453 45 277 63 263 58 276 55 279 95453 88528 32 308 33 283 30 288 42 283 88528 83131 29 312 22 303 25 291 33 287 83131 78616 28 315 22 305 27 296 31 293 78616 74696 30 310 22 302 25 297 28 291 74696 71201 30 287 26 298 25 300 26 296 71201 68008 30 284 32 290 31 299 30 298 68008 65054 32 293 35 283 37 296 36 300 65054 62308 39 299 38 282 40 294 40 295 62308 59631 42 295 38 282 43 286 41 296 59631 56819 45 297 40 292 43 293 47 295 56819 53895 56 299 53 293 47 290 52 290 53895 51099 60 291 55 284 46 293 52 290 51099 48575 59 291 57 289 58 298 52 297 48575 46307 62 295 65 293 67 298 55 303 46307 44248 65 294 67 293 66 297 63 305 44248 42367 64 292 66 293 68 299 69 303 42367 40638 63 287 67 294 71 298 70 305 40638 39036 62 289 72 298 75 301 76 307 39036 37546 71 299 79 296 83 303 88 305 37546 36163 83 298 75 293 88 300 95 303 36163 34845 86 287 73 298 84 300 97 304 34845 33526 80 280 74 301 82 308 95 307 33526 32170 79 286 74 304 99 314 92 309 32170 30772 80 289 73 306 113 313 92 312 30772 29313 82 284 71 307 114 312 94 313 29313 27778 79 285 72 307 114 316 94 312 27778 26168 76 292 71 306 107 318 95 311 26168 24482 70 291 67 305 98 313 93 312 24482 22722 64 286 63 304 91 310 92 315 22722 20892 62 283 58 304 86 308 88 316 20892 18988 58 287 58 301 83 309 84 312 18988 17006 52 292 55 301 72 309 81 312 17006 14988 48 293 49 301 60 304 75 314 14988 13054 39 290 44 294 50 304 61 315 13054 11305 38 285 40 285 46 302 48 308 11305 9755 36 283 35 290 40 297 44 305 9755 8378 30 286 27 300 31 293 39 309 8378 7162 26 287 26 293 23 296 28 311 7162 6094 23 288 24 283 20 304 16 309 6094 5153 19 289 20 285 18 296 12 316 5153 4330 16 298 16 289 17 293 12 314 4330 3606 14 308 13 291 16 295 14 309 3606 2961 12 310 9 291 15 298 16 310 2961 2394 10 317 7*308 12*295 17 305 2394 1924 9*319 6*312 9*289 17 296 1924 1565 9*311 6 312 8 288 15 292 1565 1318 7 303 6 314 8 288 12 290 1318 1169 6 302 5 313 7 287 10 288 1169 1083 5 301 4 313 6 286 5*287 1083 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