DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 02/01 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 18.5 - - 23.5 - - 17.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 82 - - 23 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 816 - - 1405 - - 13 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1067 - - 1067 - - 1067 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1886 - - 2475 - - 1083 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 316 - - 673 - - 473 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 166 - - 132 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 14 - - 17 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 203 - - 208 - - 180 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 10 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -3 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -305 - - -472 - - -884 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2191 - - 2947 - - 1967 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -7706 - - -6781 - - -9183 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9592 - - 9256 - - 10266 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 84 - - 75 - - 86 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 18.5 - - 23.5 - - 17.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 13.1 - - 14.6 - - 12.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 18.4 - - 23.6 - - 20.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 12.5 - - 13.9 - - 12.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 82 - - 23 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 816 - - 1405 - - 13 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 37 - - 1 - - 45 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 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] 95079 100 234 105 242 99 243 95079 88009 71 243 78 253 75 259 88009 82594 52 252 52 253 63 259 82594 78075 44 264 48 277 47 273 78075 74160 39 272 50 279 45 292 74160 70684 37 289 40 285 45 294 70684 67502 38 299 35 291 34 289 67502 64534 39 307 36 298 33 308 64534 61766 44 311 35 317 37 310 61766 59069 46 313 46 328 43 310 59069 56240 44 317 54 322 46 316 56240 53310 47 323 56 322 51 328 53310 50524 54 324 58 324 56 327 50524 48015 54 322 56 327 56 322 48015 45758 49 322 53 329 52 322 45758 43709 45 328 51 330 49 326 43709 41839 43 333 50 328 48 328 41839 40121 47 336 46 329 47 329 40121 38535 48 328 44 334 47 331 38535 37065 43 317 43 335 46 331 37065 35707 30 327 41 328 37 334 35707 34423 26 353 23 329 30 328 34423 33133 25 002 23 019 22 328 33133 31796 18 004 26 029 13 360 31796 30411 15 359 16 008 12 025 30411 28963 17 356 11 332 10 005 28963 27439 16 350 11 325 6 307 27439 25845 16 323 15 312 9 277 25845 24178 14 303 16 295 12 273 24178 22442 16 279 17 276 11 276 22442 20645 15 271 14 264 9 270 20645 18780 12 269 8 255 10 256 18780 16837 10 248 9 234 10 248 16837 14855 12 225 11 228 11 239 14855 12950 15 218 16 214 14 235 12950 11222 17 216 22 208 15 225 11222 9694 18 212 27 204 17 211 9694 8342 20 212 28 204 21 209 8342 7145 20 215 26 204 30 206 7145 6085 19 218 26 206 33 203 6085 5150 19 218 26 208 33 206 5150 4328 19 214 29 214 33 214 4328 3607 22 213 29 216 30 217 3607 2967 25 213 27*216 25 209 2967 2402 25 210 20*210 23 207 2402 1931 21*207 18 208 22 205 1931 1569 15*204 17 208 19 200 1569 1320 14 203 15 208 15 191 1320 1170 13 203 13 207 12 187 1170 1083 11 203 10 207 6*180 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