DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 05/05 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 = 15Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0654z - - 0702z - - 1002z - - 1555z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 50.1 - - 54.7 - - 55.8 - - 53.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 345 - - 467 - - 234 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6287 - - 6805 - - 7461 - - 6251 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5573 - - 6125 - - 6301 - - 1069 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7357 - - 7875 - - 8531 - - 7321 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 777 - - 1003 - - 811 - - 2015 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 527 - - 600 - - 494 - - 113 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 7 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 18 - - 16 - - 17 - - 18 BL Wind Direction - - - 283 - - 274 - - 277 - - 300 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 6 - - 6 - - 8 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - -7 - - 2 - - 3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -155 - - -1548 - - -105 - - -1082 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7513 - - 9423 - - 8637 - - 8403 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9545 - - -10438 - - -7899 - - -9966 ODpotential blCL - - - 16902 - - 18313 - - 16430 - - 17287 blCL maxRH - - - 68 - - 73 - - 80 - - 72 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 50.1 - - 54.7 - - 55.8 - - 53.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 20.5 - - 16.5 - - 21.1 - - 19.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 48.8 - - 52.9 - - 54.9 - - 53.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 19.7 - - 15.3 - - 20.0 - - 18.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 345 - - 467 - - 234 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6287 - - 6805 - - 7461 - - 6251 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 19 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 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] 97889 13 213 9 244 2 300 4 236 97889 90492 4 005 11 189 15 232 6 240 90492 84760 3 145 13 179 13 203 5 234 84760 79983 10 186 9 218 11 196 8 230 79983 75851 7 178 8 205 4 212 6 176 75851 72179 5 232 7 181 13 225 6 253 72179 68844 13 225 10 215 10 240 6 269 68844 65772 11 229 11 223 19 241 17 258 65772 62924 9 262 11 263 16 226 19 246 62924 60161 20 284 19 281 21 281 21 272 60161 57284 28 265 26 263 32 266 33 272 57284 54303 25 259 27 259 31 255 37 260 54303 51457 38 280 33 267 36 271 42 263 51457 48899 51 270 47 271 52 272 47 259 48899 46612 56 267 58 269 59 266 54 263 46612 44550 62 266 64 270 67 266 67 269 44550 42671 67 266 74 271 77 267 83 268 42671 40945 74 267 87 269 91 264 95 260 40945 39355 81 267 99 267 98 264 101 261 39355 37881 90 268 106 267 104 267 112 266 37881 36503 102 271 106 267 113 268 122 267 36503 35177 112 267 111 264 116 265 121 265 35177 33840 116 256 115 258 112 261 114 265 33840 32465 117 253 119 250 106 253 107 262 32465 31058 113 254 125 248 103 247 97 256 31058 29593 109 256 123 249 102 245 92 252 29593 28052 103 256 111 255 102 244 90 252 28052 26434 98 255 103 258 102 245 87 251 26434 24738 94 256 99 260 99 246 84 250 24738 22967 91 257 94 262 95 252 81 249 22967 21122 90 261 85 264 89 260 79 251 21122 19204 91 265 80 264 78 264 71 257 19204 17206 91 267 79 261 72 259 69 257 17206 15174 83 266 75 266 64 268 58 263 15174 13232 73 265 58 266 43 265 40 261 13232 11484 55 266 41 266 32 255 31 250 11484 9944 37 274 32 272 23 258 25 256 9944 8585 27*282 19*268 17*268 17 281 8585 7379 19*282 17*271 17*272 17*286 7379 6302 19 282 17 272 17 274 18*296 6302 5347 19 283 17 273 17 275 18 298 5347 4501 18 283 17 274 17 277 19 300 4501 3751 18 284 17 275 17 278 19 301 3751 3078 18 284 17 275 17 279 19 302 3078 2483 18 284 16 276 17 280 18 302 2483 1984 17 284 16 276 16 280 18 303 1984 1601 16 284 15 276 16 281 17 302 1601 1338 16 284 14 277 15 280 16 302 1338 1177 14 284 13 277 14 281 14 302 1177 1085 12 284 11 277 12 280 10 303 1085 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