DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 01/26 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 - - - -2.7 - - 1.5 - - 4.2 - - 2.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 48 - - 171 - - 101 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 911 - - 1703 - - 1791 - - 175 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1065 - - 1814 - - 1494 - - 1066 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1981 - - 2773 - - 2861 - - 1245 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1006 - - 468 - - 468 - - 1475 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 143 - - 269 - - 230 - - 19 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 16 - - 16 - - 17 - - 13 BL Wind Direction - - - 302 - - 270 - - 245 - - 226 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 5 - - 6 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - -4 - - -4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1306 - - -438 - - -292 - - -2219 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3287 - - 3211 - - 3153 - - 3464 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -15597 - - -13782 - - -12482 - - -14975 ODpotential blCL - - - 17578 - - 16555 - - 15343 - - 16220 blCL maxRH - - - 61 - - 76 - - 76 - - 75 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - -2.7 - - 1.5 - - 4.2 - - 2.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - -13.0 - - -8.5 - - -5.6 - - -9.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - -2.7 - - 0.9 - - 3.9 - - 3.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - -13.9 - - -9.5 - - -6.7 - - -9.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 48 - - 171 - - 101 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 911 - - 1703 - - 1791 - - 175 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 4 - - 5 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 0 - - 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] 93881 157 237 141 237 147 243 162 241 93881 87060 120 244 113 244 124 251 122 244 87060 81892 90 246 97 250 98 253 106 250 81892 77582 69 247 79 253 85 257 92 256 77582 73823 62 246 69 255 73 257 76 260 73823 70440 61 249 68 255 65 256 70 255 70440 67311 63 250 60 252 61 257 66 255 67311 64386 59 249 56 250 60 257 62 259 64386 61641 56 254 55 250 60 256 58 261 61641 58957 61 258 57 251 62 256 59 263 58957 56139 66 254 62 250 65 257 59 261 56139 53195 66 249 66 247 65 255 60 259 53195 50362 64 249 64 245 58 256 67 261 50362 47800 62 255 58 254 63 260 69 263 47800 45499 65 258 62 260 65 260 67 265 45499 43412 64 256 66 260 60 258 64 269 43412 41505 62 253 60 259 56 260 63 272 41505 39752 57 254 56 263 55 266 65 274 39752 38134 54 260 58 268 56 274 66 275 38134 36638 51 267 58 271 60 279 65 277 36638 35250 50 270 60 273 56 278 63 279 35250 33923 48 274 56 274 49 292 61 283 33923 32585 43 278 47 284 60 303 66 289 32585 31212 39 286 46 299 68 309 72 294 31212 29812 39 314 54 307 71 310 82 296 29812 28368 47 334 59 307 71 308 86 296 28368 26865 54 338 59 304 68 305 90 298 26865 25297 53 338 57 305 65 303 92 299 25297 23664 44 340 50 310 61 301 87 298 23664 21970 39 340 44 309 57 300 76 294 21970 20214 38 338 42 308 53 299 67 292 20214 18385 40 335 41 308 51 295 62 290 18385 16480 39 340 38 308 48 297 58 286 16480 14543 36 339 34 304 43 306 51 281 14543 12680 29 328 32 303 40 304 44 283 12680 10983 25 320 30 306 37 299 41 285 10983 9476 23 314 28 305 32 298 38 279 9476 8143 22 306 26 304 27 297 38 273 8143 6965 22 300 24 299 23 294 35 265 6965 5925 22 297 23 293 21 286 34 260 5925 5009 21 298 23 287 21 277 35 258 5009 4208 20 300 23 283 23 268 35 258 4208 3508 22 307 21 280 23 259 35 253 3508 2888 24 310 17*273 19*247 33 241 2888 2345 23*310 17*271 18*245 30 232 2345 1894 21*307 16 270 18 245 27 230 1894 1548 17 302 16 270 17 245 24 228 1548 1310 16 301 15 269 17 244 19*226 1310 1165 14 300 14 269 15 245 16*226 1165 1082 11 299 12 269 12 245 11 225 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