DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 12/09 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 - - - 25.8 - - 29.3 - - 30.1 - - 28.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 1 - - 30 - - 10 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 546 - - 1191 - - 1033 - - 547 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1068 - - 1068 - - 1068 - - 1067 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1616 - - 2261 - - 2103 - - 1617 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1010 - - 769 - - 560 - - 595 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 37 - - 137 - - 91 - - 10 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 17 - - 11 - - 7 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 256 - - 273 - - 228 - - 177 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 6 - - 3 - - 7 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -1 - - -1 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 268 - - 900 - - 669 - - 533 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1348 - - 1361 - - 1434 - - 1084 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -827 - - 556 - - 299 - - 64 ODpotential blCL - - - 2443 - - 1705 - - 1804 - - 1553 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 25.8 - - 29.3 - - 30.1 - - 28.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 23.8 - - 27.0 - - 27.5 - - 27.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 26.3 - - 29.4 - - 30.4 - - 29.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 23.7 - - 26.6 - - 27.2 - - 27.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 1 - - 30 - - 10 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 546 - - 1191 - - 1033 - - 547 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 101 - - 101 - - 99 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 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] 94964 55 263 59 264 54 269 59 275 94964 88053 48 276 48 269 50 274 54 280 88053 82618 40 292 36 267 45 284 47 286 82618 78034 40 300 41 282 48 291 49 300 78034 74068 42 293 46 284 51 283 47 298 74068 70555 39 286 39 283 47 282 45 288 70555 67349 36 297 39 299 41 290 46 293 67349 64381 41 304 45 302 43 299 53 301 64381 61629 56 304 52 298 51 302 55 301 61629 58958 63 296 56 292 55 299 58 298 58958 56154 57 292 55 293 57 297 58 291 56154 53225 55 295 58 299 61 292 59 291 53225 50425 62 298 63 299 64 292 64 298 50425 47915 68 299 64 295 68 298 76 295 47915 45675 67 299 63 294 77 301 77 290 45675 43650 63 300 65 298 81 295 78 289 43650 41797 62 305 74 298 78 290 80 287 41797 40090 72 308 72 296 76 290 79 283 40090 38508 78 303 70 300 74 291 75 284 38508 37034 76 303 78 305 76 295 75 285 37034 35654 75 317 83 305 80 299 77 286 35654 34335 87 319 86 305 84 301 81 285 34335 33014 95 317 86 304 93 303 84 282 33014 31666 104 312 83 299 104 302 89 282 31666 30291 105 305 80 296 106 302 88 283 30291 28870 94 302 74 297 97 303 80 281 28870 27380 83 312 69 296 87 303 74 279 27380 25817 79 308 68 292 72 300 71 278 25817 24178 73 305 67 283 64 296 66 274 24178 22465 68 305 74 275 63 294 62 272 22465 20684 66 309 79 270 60 290 58 274 20684 18828 66 297 68 265 61 290 57 275 18828 16895 68 294 57 268 57 295 52 275 16895 14929 62 297 51 264 50 288 48 273 14929 13040 55 293 40 271 46 275 45 268 13040 11323 53 289 36 282 47 269 40 263 11323 9799 54 290 39 284 46 258 38 263 9799 8443 51 296 40 283 38 252 39 261 8443 7237 46 301 39 282 32 254 38 258 7237 6167 43 304 37 282 28 261 27 243 6167 5224 35 305 34 283 26 277 22 234 5224 4394 31 295 30 284 25 282 20 231 4394 3657 31 287 24 284 21 272 18 227 3657 2999 32 283 19 282 14 256 20 220 2999 2419 30 274 16*279 10*237 18 209 2419 1941 25*263 14*275 8*230 14*189 1941 1576 21*258 12 274 8 228 12*181 1576 1324 18 256 11 272 7 227 10 177 1324 1172 16 255 10 272 6 226 8 174 1172 1084 11 255 8 271 5 226 5 172 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