DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 01/28 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 - - - 1.1 - - 6.9 - - 11.0 - - 4.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 32 - - 155 - - 77 - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 838 - - 1855 - - 2511 - - 121 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1066 - - 1875 - - 1796 - - 1066 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1908 - - 2925 - - 3581 - - 1191 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1002 - - 378 - - 631 - - 2212 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 122 - - 268 - - 236 - - 9 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 19 - - 19 - - 20 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 295 - - 298 - - 299 - - 325 Direction Wind Shear - - - 12 - - 8 - - 8 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -3 - - -1 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -639 - - -292 - - -444 - - -901 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2547 - - 3217 - - 4025 - - 2092 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9815 - - -6930 - - -6657 - - -8201 ODpotential blCL - - - 11723 - - 9855 - - 10238 - - 9392 blCL maxRH - - - 82 - - 80 - - 77 - - 89 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 1.1 - - 6.9 - - 11.0 - - 4.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - -5.9 - - -3.2 - - -2.7 - - -0.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 1.4 - - 6.4 - - 10.9 - - 6.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - -6.4 - - -4.0 - - -3.7 - - -0.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 32 - - 155 - - 77 - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 838 - - 1855 - - 2511 - - 121 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 27 - - 18 - - 10 - - 54 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 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] 93920 148 236 137 229 148 239 148 240 93920 86970 125 239 123 239 121 247 122 246 86970 81460 111 249 107 248 106 254 108 256 81460 76842 114 260 96 257 96 263 100 269 76842 72912 109 264 90 264 89 269 98 274 72912 69474 92 262 88 266 87 276 91 276 69474 66368 80 268 79 268 83 280 83 279 66368 63505 74 276 69 274 78 281 79 284 63505 60837 70 283 68 284 74 281 79 288 60837 58235 69 288 68 287 71 285 81 289 58235 55514 67 290 67 291 72 289 84 290 55514 52690 61 290 68 293 73 291 89 294 52690 49979 54 292 69 295 76 296 95 298 49979 47513 51 296 72 297 85 301 100 299 47513 45285 58 300 75 298 94 301 104 299 45285 43263 64 298 77 300 94 299 106 297 43263 41426 65 302 78 301 91 300 105 299 41426 39745 74 306 81 304 93 302 111 305 39745 38191 80 305 87 307 99 307 123 307 38191 36741 82 307 96 309 111 311 135 305 36741 35384 86 312 105 310 122 312 142 304 35384 34078 93 314 110 310 131 311 150 305 34078 32753 96 314 115 311 138 311 157 307 32753 31378 97 316 124 313 142 312 160 308 31378 29951 100 318 130 313 141 312 156 309 29951 28462 102 317 133 312 138 311 150 310 28462 26904 95 314 134 312 137 310 143 309 26904 25282 84 310 129 312 138 311 135 309 25282 23598 79 310 114 311 133 311 133 310 23598 21850 72 311 88 310 111 310 120 312 21850 20057 63 311 71 308 89 309 96 311 20057 18222 58 309 66 307 75 307 76 313 18222 16334 51 310 59 311 67 307 65 315 16334 14418 45 312 47 309 57 311 55 316 14418 12576 43 314 38 306 47 314 49 318 12576 10902 40 313 36 306 40 313 44 319 10902 9418 37 315 35 308 36 311 41 317 9418 8102 34 316 32 309 35 309 39 315 8102 6937 32 315 30 312 36 309 39 316 6937 5907 31 313 29 316 35 311 37 315 5907 5001 31 310 28 318 32 313 34 312 5001 4208 32 307 28 318 28*309 32 302 4208 3514 30 306 27*315 21*300 28 298 3514 2897 28 306 21*303 21 299 26 307 2897 2353 27*304 20 299 20 299 25 318 2353 1899 24*299 19 298 20 299 24 323 1899 1551 20 295 18 297 19 299 21 325 1551 1311 18 293 17 297 18 299 18*326 1311 1166 16 292 16 296 16 298 15*326 1166 1083 12 290 13 295 13 298 10 325 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