DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 01/31 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 - - - 14.9 - - 18.0 - - 18.7 - - 17.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 24 - - 81 - - 40 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 676 - - 1464 - - 1905 - - 14 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1067 - - 1067 - - 1067 - - 1067 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1746 - - 2534 - - 2975 - - 1084 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1034 - - 1088 - - 524 - - 2141 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 103 - - 201 - - 173 - - 4 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 3 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 14 - - 9 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 352 - - 343 - - 010 - - 332 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 5 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -5 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -67 - - 725 - - 986 - - -505 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1813 - - 1809 - - 1989 - - 1589 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7252 - - 359 - - 690 - - -840 ODpotential blCL - - - 8998 - - 2175 - - 2285 - - 1924 blCL maxRH - - - 101 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 14.9 - - 18.0 - - 18.7 - - 17.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 11.5 - - 14.5 - - 14.4 - - 14.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 15.2 - - 17.8 - - 18.7 - - 18.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 11.2 - - 13.5 - - 13.5 - - 14.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 24 - - 81 - - 40 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 676 - - 1464 - - 1905 - - 14 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 103 - - 101 - - 100 - - 101 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] 94769 107 230 101 235 114 234 115 234 94769 87609 89 248 83 244 89 247 85 247 87609 82121 86 262 76 256 74 258 80 266 82121 77560 73 269 74 261 70 266 77 277 77560 73615 60 271 65 264 64 273 71 283 73615 70117 52 271 55 266 61 283 63 284 70117 66941 50 271 45 274 59 287 54 290 66941 64012 46 274 42 287 54 285 47 298 64012 61286 43 275 46 293 45 292 43 305 61286 58631 43 294 47 296 42 305 40 309 58631 55841 52 308 41 309 42 315 39 315 55841 52929 47 312 44 320 45 316 41 319 52929 50135 37 319 42 324 45 318 43 324 50135 47618 34 325 39 325 45 325 46 322 47618 45367 35 333 38 329 43 326 44 323 45367 43333 40 339 35 339 39 332 44 327 43333 41485 46 342 38 349 39 338 45 330 41485 39798 49 341 44 350 41 344 43 338 39798 38253 45 349 49 351 44 351 42 348 38253 36827 49 001 51 357 50 360 44 354 36827 35501 53 002 54 002 59 005 48 005 35501 34236 47 007 63 005 70 002 57 008 34236 32960 47 016 63 002 73 357 62 005 32960 31636 51 024 53 009 69 356 58 006 31636 30267 54 024 54 021 64 001 52 004 30267 28839 49 023 54 023 57 008 45 357 28839 27340 45 027 49 017 47 013 40 351 27340 25768 47 036 46 009 40 009 39 349 25768 24122 53 032 42 005 38 353 39 347 24122 22404 51 029 34 002 35 345 38 344 22404 20618 48 030 29 006 31 339 37 343 20618 18760 45 032 28 017 25 346 34 340 18760 16827 40 034 29 023 22 358 29 340 16827 14859 37 030 28 026 22 001 23 349 14859 12962 34 025 26 029 21 002 21 002 12962 11237 33 023 25 031 19 008 20 010 11237 9706 33 024 24 031 18 017 18 016 9706 8348 31 026 23 029 18 024 16 024 8348 7144 30 026 23 025 17 028 15 032 7144 6079 28 028 23 021 17 031 14 039 6079 5137 29 031 21 021 17 031 14 040 5137 4311 26 037 15 025 14 033 13 041 4311 3587 23 042 14 024 11*032 10 028 3587 2949 22 038 14*009 9*016 9 356 2949 2390 20 021 15*350 9 012 9 353 2390 1924 18*005 15 344 9 010 8 351 1924 1565 16*355 15 341 8 008 8 350 1565 1319 14 352 14 341 8 007 7 347 1319 1169 13 351 13 340 7 007 5*342 1169 1084 10 349 10 339 6 006 3*332 1084 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