DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 12/30 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 - - - 12.5 - - 16.3 - - 17.4 - - 16.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 53 - - 76 - - 12 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 947 - - 1028 - - 1050 - - 366 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1066 - - 1067 - - 1067 - - 1067 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2017 - - 2098 - - 2120 - - 1436 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 494 - - 509 - - 713 - - 1134 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 150 - - 175 - - 99 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 13 - - 14 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 278 - - 268 - - 265 - - 243 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 4 - - 8 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - -4 - - -4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -269 - - -476 - - 18 - - -49 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2286 - - 2574 - - 2103 - - 1485 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -14573 - - -13653 - - -10563 - - -911 ODpotential blCL - - - 16590 - - 15751 - - 12683 - - 2347 blCL maxRH - - - 94 - - 92 - - 97 - - 95 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 12.5 - - 16.3 - - 17.4 - - 16.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 6.7 - - 9.1 - - 12.3 - - 13.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 12.3 - - 16.1 - - 17.7 - - 16.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 5.8 - - 8.2 - - 11.8 - - 13.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 53 - - 76 - - 12 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 947 - - 1028 - - 1050 - - 366 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 75 - - 70 - - 87 - - 80 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 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] 93886 60 256 61 256 63 259 68 262 93886 86824 52 256 54 246 45 256 60 266 86824 81443 57 250 49 250 52 254 52 264 81443 76972 67 249 55 259 57 257 47 266 76972 73098 73 251 57 256 52 263 44 277 73098 69655 65 244 51 257 48 273 50 287 69655 66531 51 244 49 269 51 281 52 289 66531 63663 50 274 49 275 53 282 51 288 63663 61001 65 280 47 283 51 283 47 288 61001 58399 61 278 53 287 51 296 45 304 58399 55671 53 286 53 287 60 298 58 305 55671 52843 49 291 53 292 60 295 59 297 52843 50146 49 305 52 299 57 297 59 304 50146 47719 55 313 54 311 58 306 63 312 47719 45541 59 315 63 317 69 315 76 317 45541 43572 66 318 73 318 83 312 80 314 43572 41777 77 321 79 315 86 310 85 312 41777 40119 79 317 80 313 86 309 90 311 40119 38574 78 321 83 317 87 310 94 310 38574 37126 87 329 90 321 89 312 97 309 37126 35767 100 330 94 320 91 312 99 309 35767 34463 102 330 93 318 91 312 99 312 34463 33151 98 329 90 318 90 314 106 318 33151 31799 96 328 86 319 90 315 113 320 31799 30405 101 324 84 320 88 315 121 319 30405 28953 93 320 82 320 86 313 119 315 28953 27433 86 329 79 319 86 312 114 312 27433 25843 81 328 75 320 84 312 113 315 25843 24180 82 322 74 320 82 314 112 317 24180 22447 74 318 72 318 78 315 100 319 22447 20650 63 316 72 319 73 316 82 314 20650 18789 56 319 69 317 69 314 69 311 18789 16851 57 313 63 314 65 312 62 314 16851 14867 58 309 53 313 59 312 59 309 14867 12957 56 310 51 315 57 310 55 306 12957 11227 50 315 48 315 53 309 54 304 11227 9690 46 316 44 315 49 308 48 305 9690 8326 41 316 41 314 42 308 46 302 8326 7119 36 314 37 311 37 303 44 303 7119 6053 31 311 31 303 36 298 37 302 6053 5116 27 307 26 294 31 297 33 304 5116 4297 24 301 22 289 29 288 31 305 4297 3579 23 299 20 288 28 281 28 298 3579 2942 21 300 19 286 25 275 23 285 2942 2383 18*296 18*282 21*270 18 269 2383 1918 13*281 14*270 17*265 14 254 1918 1562 12 278 13 268 16 265 11*248 1562 1317 12 278 13 268 14 264 9*244 1317 1168 11 277 12 267 12 264 7 243 1168 1083 9 276 10 267 9 265 5 242 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