DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/14 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 71.2 - - 75.6 - - 71.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 254 - - 237 - - 28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2730 - - 3856 - - 1555 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2730 - - 3536 - - 1071 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3800 - - 4926 - - 2625 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1384 - - 1919 - - 1693 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 366 - - 399 - - 148 W* B/S - - - - - - 9 - - 12 - - 3 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - 6 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 123 - - 125 - - 119 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 4 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -9 - - -4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 736 - - 112 - - -541 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3065 - - 4814 - - 3166 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 340 - - -1056 - - -2753 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3460 - - 5982 - - 5378 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 90 - - 82 - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 640 - - 470 - - 610 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 71.2 - - 75.6 - - 71.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 61.1 - - 57.9 - - 60.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 69.9 - - 74.3 - - 71.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 60.3 - - 57.3 - - 60.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 254 - - 237 - - 28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2730 - - 3856 - - 1555 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 60 - - 29 - - 37 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - 10 - - 11 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] 97995 11 150 5 119 12 102 97995 90609 5 094 6 082 6 086 90609 84942 10 099 8 059 6 074 84942 80226 7 138 4 022 10 031 80226 76161 3 093 4 076 8 010 76161 72578 6 044 5 071 5 323 72578 69339 5 044 2 310 3 334 69339 66354 1 047 7 242 4 335 66354 63576 2 061 8 197 4 263 63576 60876 4 111 9 168 7 213 60876 58059 2 147 7 158 9 188 58059 55137 5 208 6 208 7 184 55137 52343 8 208 10 215 9 212 52343 49825 13 202 12 212 14 221 49825 47567 13 191 15 212 16 211 47567 45527 11 185 16 206 12 205 45527 43669 9 203 11 207 11 219 43669 41959 8 221 7 235 10 235 41959 40375 9 241 8 269 9 269 40375 38906 11 229 12 286 10 301 38906 37532 13 202 15 278 13 301 37532 36213 16 189 15 251 15 284 36213 34877 18 184 16 224 14 272 34877 33493 15 186 15 214 12 264 33493 32058 12 194 13 211 11 255 32058 30559 10 203 11 214 11 248 30559 28982 9 214 9 217 9 244 28982 27329 9 219 8 219 10 259 27329 25599 7 217 6 227 11 272 25599 23792 8 220 7 244 11 276 23792 21913 10 227 8 250 11 281 21913 19956 9 239 8 245 9 278 19956 17920 7 241 8 239 5 278 17920 15845 6 225 7 226 4 260 15845 13846 6 198 8 207 6 215 13846 12030 6 180 7 190 9 204 12030 10417 5 167 4 184 5 217 10417 8983 3 149 2 221 3 315 8983 7705 3 130 2 274 3 017 7705 6568 4 112 2 214 3 052 6568 5558 6 102 3*174 2 071 5558 4667 6 116 4*148 1 141 4667 3879 7*124 5 136 2 146 3879 3174 7*125 6 126 5*131 3174 2549 8 124 7 121 9*123 2549 2028 8 123 7 119 10 119 2028 1627 8 122 7 117 10 118 1627 1351 8 121 7 116 10 117 1351 1183 7 121 7 116 9 116 1183 1087 6 121 6 115 7 116 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