DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 01/08 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1335z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 46.5 - - 48.4 - - 46.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - -2 - - -9 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 289 - - 154 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1069 - - 1069 - - 1069 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1359 - - 1224 - - 1086 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 644 - - 1397 - - 585 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 45 - - 18 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 6 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 184 - - 151 - - 128 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -245 - - 138 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1604 - - 1086 - - 1086 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -6584 - - -586 - - -3469 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7943 - - 1810 - - 4555 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 87 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 30 - - 30 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 46.5 - - 48.4 - - 46.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 43.1 - - 47.4 - - 46.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 46.9 - - 49.3 - - 48.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 42.3 - - 47.2 - - 47.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - -2 - - -9 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 289 - - 154 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 47 - - 101 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 7 - - 7 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] 96160 53 255 54 262 48 265 96160 89036 34 248 33 264 31 242 89036 83573 27 245 25 250 20 251 83573 79020 22 239 26 237 17 259 79020 75078 14 225 22 232 15 235 75078 71591 11 238 18 241 20 243 71591 68431 23 250 24 262 24 271 68431 65511 28 262 35 267 33 259 65511 62777 38 266 39 253 38 257 62777 60099 47 258 44 256 48 259 60099 57278 46 261 54 254 58 247 57278 54333 48 254 60 250 57 248 54333 51526 48 253 58 249 56 250 51526 49014 51 252 58 248 59 246 49014 46773 56 256 57 247 56 241 46773 44740 62 251 61 251 55 244 44740 42877 58 250 64 254 64 249 42877 41166 74 258 76 261 84 248 41166 39588 98 252 110 253 103 236 39588 38130 99 247 115 240 95 224 38130 36778 90 243 114 234 87 219 36778 35479 85 239 104 233 83 218 35479 34162 86 240 98 233 78 215 34162 32795 85 241 93 232 71 212 32795 31382 82 242 83 231 68 210 31382 29904 71 242 75 228 64 211 29904 28349 62 247 66 227 63 212 28349 26717 61 255 62 227 65 215 26717 25010 58 251 59 230 68 218 25010 23230 55 246 51 231 71 221 23230 21381 56 241 52 231 69 226 21381 19458 55 232 57 228 63 231 19458 17457 38 223 57 220 56 228 17457 15422 28 215 53 213 52 215 15422 13466 25 218 38 205 53 204 13466 11692 27 224 25 188 51 197 11692 10120 30 224 18 206 46 189 10120 8725 41 224 23 213 43 186 8725 7485 42 216 26 210 43 185 7485 6382 35 201 30 201 44 184 6382 5404 33 189 30 191 45 183 5404 4540 28 183 29 192 44 181 4540 3776 23 186 30 198 43 179 3776 3093 24 199 29 197 39 178 3093 2489 29 198 24 190 34 173 2489 1986 27 194 17 177 28 162 1986 1601 18*187 14 168 22 150 1601 1337 14*184 10*158 16 136 1337 1177 12 184 8*154 13*132 1177 1086 8 183 5 148 8*128 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