DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 01/25 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 - - - -3.0 - - 4.6 - - 4.6 - - 2.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 28 - - 108 - - 71 - - 2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 374 - - 640 - - 627 - - 369 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1065 - - 1066 - - 1066 - - 1066 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1444 - - 1710 - - 1697 - - 1439 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 236 - - 404 - - 400 - - 943 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 89 - - 167 - - 144 - - 41 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 3 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 11 - - 12 - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - 353 - - 352 - - 338 - - 325 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 3 - - 4 - - 6 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -2 - - -3 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1371 - - -595 - - -1051 - - -1714 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2815 - - 2305 - - 2748 - - 3153 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -22390 - - -15205 - - -14557 - - -12934 ODpotential blCL - - - 23834 - - 16915 - - 16254 - - 14373 blCL maxRH - - - 91 - - 89 - - 89 - - 94 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - -3.0 - - 4.6 - - 4.6 - - 2.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - -11.0 - - -1.3 - - -3.2 - - -6.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - -2.8 - - 4.2 - - 4.5 - - 3.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - -11.5 - - -2.3 - - -3.9 - - -7.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 28 - - 108 - - 71 - - 2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 374 - - 640 - - 627 - - 369 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 63 - - 56 - - 55 - - 77 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 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] 94045 145 242 141 253 137 248 137 244 94045 87261 117 245 117 251 109 255 116 249 87261 82099 90 256 100 252 90 261 96 254 82099 77785 71 263 79 251 77 258 80 257 77785 74018 65 265 63 252 68 250 72 263 74018 70648 62 261 57 255 61 251 67 263 70648 67560 60 255 57 257 58 258 64 258 67560 64694 60 253 58 254 60 259 58 254 64694 62007 61 255 58 253 63 257 58 255 62007 59370 66 256 63 253 66 255 64 257 59370 56594 73 256 71 253 72 250 72 252 56594 53688 83 255 77 250 79 245 77 246 53688 50884 89 253 78 246 84 241 79 244 50884 48331 92 251 80 246 88 241 82 244 48331 46023 97 249 88 248 90 242 87 244 46023 43917 100 246 96 244 93 241 93 243 43917 41983 100 244 95 239 97 238 98 239 41983 40197 101 243 97 240 99 236 100 235 40197 38539 105 242 106 240 100 235 94 235 38539 36994 107 239 113 236 102 235 90 236 36994 35549 108 237 113 231 105 233 89 235 35549 34167 121 235 110 230 103 228 89 234 34167 32781 136 232 114 228 98 226 90 233 32781 31369 150 227 123 224 101 230 90 232 31369 29934 149 226 135 219 103 231 89 231 29934 28463 139 223 142 216 101 229 93 230 28463 26935 136 221 132 219 99 228 98 229 26935 25345 131 229 119 226 97 228 97 228 25345 23687 115 233 99 229 95 229 92 230 23687 21958 101 235 91 229 88 231 83 232 21958 20162 88 238 78 234 77 231 70 234 20162 18297 73 238 67 237 66 234 65 232 18297 16364 59 243 56 247 58 236 55 233 16364 14416 47 249 47 244 48 239 37 235 14416 12554 28 233 36 244 35 245 25 240 12554 10867 25 229 26 246 25 247 20 248 10867 9378 20 247 16 252 15 255 12 284 9378 8069 12 271 9 272 8 287 9 304 8069 6913 6 300 7 330 7 336 9 331 6913 5890 2 316 8 339 10 348 12 344 5890 4991 1 093 7 342 12 333 16 316 4991 4205 6 077 7 019 10 346 14 303 4205 3512 8 064 11 048 10 002 13 317 3512 2892 10 044 12 049 10 005 17 330 2892 2346 12 024 13 040 13 354 22 331 2346 1894 19 001 13*002 14*343 22 330 1894 1547 19*356 12*354 13*340 19*328 1547 1309 16*353 12 352 12 338 15*326 1309 1165 14 352 11 351 12 338 13 325 1165 1082 10 351 9 349 9 337 9 324 1082 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