DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 05/24 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 - - 0702z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 66.1 - - 72.0 - - 75.2 - - 72.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 183 - - 343 - - 206 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2340 - - 4227 - - 6866 - - 5499 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2321 - - 3968 - - 5777 - - 1071 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3410 - - 5297 - - 7936 - - 6569 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1449 - - 2383 - - 2072 - - 2615 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 312 - - 465 - - 465 - - 111 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 - - 3 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 16 - - 16 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 293 - - 310 - - 319 - - 300 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 8 - - 8 - - 6 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - -7 - - -3 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -515 - - -1780 - - -729 - - -1539 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3925 - - 7077 - - 8666 - - 8108 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3061 - - -4125 - - -4159 - - -5247 ODpotential blCL - - - 6471 - - 9422 - - 12095 - - 11816 blCL maxRH - - - 80 - - 51 - - 51 - - 51 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 66.1 - - 72.0 - - 75.2 - - 72.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 52.6 - - 44.7 - - 40.9 - - 41.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 65.2 - - 70.5 - - 74.2 - - 73.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 51.6 - - 43.5 - - 39.7 - - 39.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 183 - - 343 - - 206 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2340 - - 4227 - - 6866 - - 5499 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 20 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 6 - - 5 - - 5 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] 98649 13 080 12 090 13 107 8 126 98649 91138 11 122 8 070 12 123 9 051 91138 85348 9 102 6 043 5 078 11 015 85348 80564 11 075 6 068 7 038 8 014 80564 76460 10 057 10 090 9 047 7 063 76460 72836 8 064 10 086 7 041 6 077 72836 69546 4 061 6 004 4 343 7 035 69546 66527 2 034 2 276 5 263 7 312 66527 63734 6 301 2 113 7 233 5 272 63734 61010 10 247 9 252 13 254 8 287 61010 58152 13 236 16 246 20 244 14 270 58152 55184 22 240 24 239 19 236 21 268 55184 52367 24 240 22 225 26 252 32 256 52367 49844 25 246 29 257 32 239 33 250 49844 47586 39 240 39 243 32 245 39 261 47586 45543 50 227 40 231 52 253 51 259 45543 43673 54 217 46 240 62 244 59 253 43673 41944 53 224 67 234 62 239 63 248 41944 40345 76 228 71 225 63 232 67 242 40345 38861 89 219 64 221 59 229 64 236 38861 37473 81 213 52 227 52 234 52 239 37473 36134 69 212 51 233 50 249 52 250 36134 34777 70 212 54 235 58 251 59 255 34777 33375 73 210 56 234 59 244 64 253 33375 31929 73 207 56 232 53 239 65 249 31929 30424 71 206 53 231 49 239 64 246 30424 28849 66 205 51 233 47 242 60 244 28849 27203 57 203 45 236 46 245 57 246 27203 25483 52 203 43 235 46 246 53 251 25483 23689 49 207 43 234 47 247 49 258 23689 21824 48 214 39 238 45 253 45 260 21824 19885 47 222 38 246 43 257 41 265 19885 17859 42 238 32 247 38 259 40 271 17859 15789 30 243 24 254 31 271 37 282 15789 13795 23 248 24 272 27 286 32 289 13795 11982 23 250 29 276 27 297 27 297 11982 10374 22 255 25 262 26 302 21 305 10374 8947 18 276 25 295 23*308 19 306 8947 7678 20 305 32 315 18*315 12*295 7678 6549 25 313 33 317 17 317 10*294 6549 5546 22 309 26*317 17 319 9 296 5546 4659 19 298 19*312 16 319 8 299 4659 3874 17*295 17 311 16 320 8 300 3874 3170 15*295 16 310 15 321 8 301 3170 2547 14 294 16 309 15 321 8 303 2547 2026 13 293 15 309 15 322 7 304 2026 1626 12 292 15 309 14 322 7 305 1626 1350 11 292 14 309 13 322 6 305 1350 1183 10 291 13 309 12 322 5 305 1183 1087 9 292 11 309 10 322 4 304 1087 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