DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/09 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 = 15Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1553z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 58.0 - - 57.7 - - 56.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 135 - - 55 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2373 - - 2857 - - 1533 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2231 - - 1828 - - 1070 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3443 - - 3927 - - 2603 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1010 - - 2244 - - 2737 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 289 - - 233 - - 83 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 13 - - 14 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 055 - - 045 - - 024 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 7 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - -7 - - 3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 435 - - 537 - - 33 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3009 - - 3391 - - 2570 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1509 - - -987 - - -1709 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4952 - - 4914 - - 4312 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 97 - - 99 - - 95 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 10 - - 40 - - 80 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 58.0 - - 57.7 - - 56.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 48.4 - - 46.5 - - 48.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 57.4 - - 57.8 - - 57.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 47.1 - - 45.4 - - 47.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 135 - - 55 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2373 - - 2857 - - 1533 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 87 - - 96 - - 81 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 6 - - 7 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] 98178 25 243 13 265 16 232 98178 90696 19 211 16 246 14 266 90696 84963 11 175 18 211 14 278 84963 80247 0 334 10 217 6 244 80247 76189 5 312 6 233 2 242 76189 72587 5 284 5 271 5 284 72587 69322 6 270 9 288 8 298 69322 66314 8 290 11 284 14 291 66314 63517 9 279 14 275 17 282 63517 60793 11 300 14 280 15 282 60793 57933 12 275 16 281 19 288 57933 54958 11 257 17 272 24 283 54958 52108 14 292 17 280 23 278 52108 49527 18 272 18 267 21 277 49527 47202 20 251 19 267 19 285 47202 45094 24 271 21 274 24 297 45094 43170 31 280 28 275 32 293 43170 41398 34 264 29 276 32 286 41398 39753 39 257 32 271 32 280 39753 38221 41 255 30 265 31 270 38221 36795 41 255 27 265 26 260 36795 35436 44 255 25 261 17 270 35436 34070 46 250 30 267 18 297 34070 32669 41 242 38 258 31 285 32669 31245 37 237 31 252 38 273 31245 29776 37 237 26 255 35 269 29776 28237 38 236 28 255 29 274 28237 26628 37 236 30 255 24 278 26628 24946 37 237 31 253 22 262 24946 23189 37 237 30 253 24 268 23189 21361 35 238 27 253 24 288 21361 19457 31 247 25 255 22 304 19457 17469 27 243 20 256 15 305 17469 15439 12 213 13 299 12 300 15439 13486 15 345 20 345 7 331 13486 11715 19 001 16 359 11 036 11715 10146 17 021 11 029 14 039 10146 8749 15 049 12 077 10 034 8749 7505 18 076 11 062 8 049 7505 6399 19 082 12 054 8 048 6399 5420 15 075 12 060 8 033 5420 4556 13 059 12*058 11 024 4556 3793 13*051 13*050 14 023 3793 3109 13*052 14 044 15*023 3109 2504 14 054 13 044 15*024 2504 1998 13 056 13 044 15 024 1998 1610 13 057 13 044 14 025 1610 1342 13 058 12 044 13 025 1342 1180 12 058 11 044 11 024 1180 1086 10 058 9 045 8 025 1086 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