DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/08 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 53.8 - - 59.8 - - 63.0 - - 61.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 126 - - 172 - - 200 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1255 - - 6459 - - 8481 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1318 - - 5355 - - 7016 - - 1070 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2325 - - 7529 - - 9551 - - 1086 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3054 - - 2655 - - 1395 - - 9922 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 227 - - 430 - - 494 - - 14 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 7 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 12 - - 15 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 228 - - 254 - - 240 - - 217 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 10 - - 14 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -9 - - -12 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3533 - - -1231 - - -30 - - -6674 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5858 - - 8760 - - 9582 - - 7760 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5629 - - -5927 - - -3295 - - -7765 ODpotential blCL - - - 7954 - - 13456 - - 12846 - - 8851 blCL maxRH - - - 62 - - 93 - - 83 - - 96 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 53.8 - - 59.8 - - 63.0 - - 61.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 31.9 - - 24.7 - - 24.1 - - 31.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 53.2 - - 59.1 - - 62.2 - - 63.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 30.7 - - 23.6 - - 23.0 - - 30.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 126 - - 172 - - 200 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1255 - - 6459 - - 8481 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 73 - - 32 - - 84 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 2 - - 2 - - 4 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] 97561 9 058 9 328 7 025 3 220 97561 90198 13 042 6 197 6 290 9 343 90198 84542 7 030 5 148 8 274 7 346 84542 79816 4 338 3 182 9 245 9 331 79816 75716 8 004 1 256 6 229 14 316 75716 72091 8 272 7 299 5 225 9 283 72091 68782 7 268 17 280 11 301 8 323 68782 65713 8 273 23 249 21 284 20 309 65713 62868 15 310 15 247 21 263 24 283 62868 60114 28 290 23 289 22 273 24 276 60114 57233 33 272 33 280 32 282 25 278 57233 54228 32 272 38 272 40 282 33 279 54228 51357 40 276 43 269 46 277 42 281 51357 48784 45 273 44 268 50 271 49 277 48784 46493 48 274 45 268 51 266 50 271 46493 44422 53 278 46 271 49 263 50 268 44422 42528 57 279 49 273 48 266 49 269 42528 40784 59 275 55 274 52 272 49 269 40784 39170 60 271 62 272 57 274 50 269 39170 37670 63 272 71 272 61 273 52 269 37670 36270 72 274 75 270 63 272 56 269 36270 34936 78 270 74 271 67 271 62 268 34936 33605 79 269 82 270 70 269 70 265 33605 32250 80 270 84 264 71 268 79 262 32250 30863 77 272 81 263 69 267 83 261 30863 29418 75 276 79 265 66 268 79 262 29418 27900 69 276 74 269 63 269 71 264 27900 26312 61 273 67 268 60 271 61 265 26312 24652 56 274 61 266 56 273 53 269 24652 22923 52 276 54 268 53 276 50 275 22923 21127 49 277 52 267 50 278 48 280 21127 19256 48 277 49 265 48 279 47 283 19256 17304 45 278 42 269 46 279 44 285 17304 15313 41 282 36 275 39 278 40 286 15313 13400 39 291 31 278 35 283 37 284 13400 11663 31 295 27 279 31 281 31 273 11663 10118 25 294 21 272 22*264 26 259 10118 8742 21 294 17*274 20*258 25 259 8742 7513 19 297 15*273 19 256 23 257 7513 6415 17 297 14 271 18 251 22 255 6415 5439 14 291 13 263 16 240 20 253 5439 4576 13 284 12 256 15 233 19 250 4576 3810 12 277 11 245 14 228 18 247 3810 3123 11 266 11 240 14 226 17 243 3123 2514 10*249 11 238 13 223 16 238 2514 2005 9*231 11 236 13 221 15 234 2005 1613 8 227 10 236 13 220 13 229 1613 1344 8 227 10 234 12 219 11 224 1344 1180 7 226 9 234 11 218 8 221 1180 1086 6 226 8 234 10 218 5*217 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