DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 05/18 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 - - 1000z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 72.4 - - 79.2 - - 82.2 - - 78.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 105 - - 210 - - 126 - - -33 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1053 - - 5683 - - 5561 - - 18 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1071 - - 4901 - - 4520 - - 1071 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2123 - - 6753 - - 6631 - - 1088 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3908 - - 1268 - - 1495 - - 6334 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 205 - - 446 - - 378 - - 19 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 6 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 14 - - 15 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 198 - - 210 - - 195 - - 199 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 6 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -3 - - -18 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -964 - - 1005 - - -425 - - -4476 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3087 - - 5748 - - 7057 - - 5564 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2628 - - -1854 - - -3307 - - -6870 ODpotential blCL - - - 4751 - - 8607 - - 9938 - - 7958 blCL maxRH - - - 74 - - 68 - - 71 - - 71 maxRH CAPE - - - 880 - - 560 - - 490 - - 790 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 72.4 - - 79.2 - - 82.2 - - 78.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 62.2 - - 57.5 - - 54.8 - - 57.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 71.8 - - 78.1 - - 81.6 - - 80.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 61.1 - - 56.2 - - 53.6 - - 56.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 105 - - 210 - - 126 - - -33 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1053 - - 5683 - - 5561 - - 18 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 12 - - 9 - - 8 - - 10 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] 98615 22 076 19 082 18 074 21 068 98615 91226 24 088 15 086 21 082 20 076 91226 85537 26 095 16 111 13 098 20 077 85537 80805 17 086 16 110 14 125 10 090 80805 76721 11 114 9 111 13 124 6 115 76721 73096 7 166 7 153 5 120 6 171 73096 69797 7 164 9 175 3 196 8 208 69797 66753 6 226 12 189 12 232 12 242 66753 63921 12 223 13 197 21 218 17 242 63921 61173 15 243 13 231 23 211 23 237 61173 58310 24 251 20 238 22 227 25 235 58310 55341 30 246 23 238 25 239 27 243 55341 52510 25 246 24 245 26 242 25 240 52510 49980 26 254 23 251 23 241 23 243 49980 47738 19 261 24 251 21 251 25 246 47738 45724 12 288 18 245 24 249 26 245 45724 43896 16 308 12 265 21 232 32 236 43896 42216 21 303 21 288 23 242 35 237 42216 40653 22 308 27 284 29 257 37 247 40653 39183 22 311 32 287 36 269 43 260 39183 37793 26 309 38 287 44 277 49 267 37793 36451 29 306 40 286 42 277 44 264 36451 35092 32 304 40 284 38 277 37 262 35092 33684 32 300 33 280 36 273 35 265 33684 32230 32 295 28 277 32 267 36 266 32230 30716 30 293 24 266 31 265 37 268 30716 29127 25 290 20 254 33 266 34 272 29127 27465 21 282 21 254 33 267 30 274 27465 25732 21 274 22 257 27 260 25 276 25732 23929 22 268 21 261 21 258 23 279 23929 22056 20 278 19 269 20 276 23 279 22056 20105 14 288 16 286 24 288 21 284 20105 18073 10 285 13 294 22 283 21 289 18073 16000 10 299 13 296 23 281 20 286 16000 13997 6 324 14 298 20 283 22 276 13997 12170 7 003 8 278 20 286 22 266 12170 10541 4 319 8 243 15 270 22 260 10541 9091 7 242 11 242 16 256 22 256 9091 7799 8 216 15*227 16*224 23 236 7799 6651 9 219 15*213 16*203 25 221 6651 5631 11 232 15 211 16 198 24 216 5631 4729 14 214 15 210 16 196 24 214 4729 3930 16 208 14 210 16 194 23 212 3930 3213 17 208 14 209 15 193 23 211 3213 2577 16*206 14 209 15 193 22 209 2577 2046 14*202 13 209 14 192 20 207 2046 1638 10 197 12 209 14 191 18 204 1638 1357 9 197 12 209 13 191 15 202 1357 1185 9 196 11 209 12 191 12*200 1185 1088 7 195 9 208 10 190 7*199 1088 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