DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/01 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 - - - - - - 44.5 - - 44.9 - - 46.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 44 - - 22 - - 5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 424 - - 511 - - 776 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1069 - - 1069 - - 1069 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1494 - - 1581 - - 1846 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 828 - - 1063 - - 1580 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 111 - - 94 - - 68 W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 14 - - 10 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 040 - - 324 - - 306 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 4 - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -1 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 409 - - 496 - - 706 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1085 - - 1085 - - 1140 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 332 - - 332 - - 292 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1162 - - 1249 - - 1554 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 90 - - 60 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 44.5 - - 44.9 - - 46.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 44.1 - - 44.2 - - 45.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 44.5 - - 45.0 - - 47.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 43.8 - - 44.0 - - 44.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 44 - - 22 - - 5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 424 - - 511 - - 776 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 101 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 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] 97644 2 329 5 107 6 019 97644 90265 7 138 11 111 9 123 90265 84593 10 128 7 114 10 127 84593 79884 11 127 7 142 4 116 79884 75830 9 136 4 162 2 095 75830 72246 7 138 7 221 1 279 72246 68989 3 179 12 197 3 283 68989 65979 9 226 10 201 7 231 65979 63179 14 229 11 246 10 207 63179 60465 15 241 15 246 15 215 60465 57633 18 241 17 239 19 227 57633 54689 22 241 24 232 25 234 54689 51864 28 225 27 230 27 233 51864 49313 33 224 32 232 33 234 49313 47032 35 235 37 226 39 234 47032 44974 48 227 48 221 41 230 44974 43094 60 208 62 206 47 228 43094 41360 71 212 68 201 59 216 41360 39756 90 202 75 199 62 206 39756 38264 108 196 91 192 60 210 38264 36870 103 195 101 187 65 211 36870 35537 96 193 94 190 64 205 35537 34194 89 191 80 191 52 213 34194 32816 81 190 74 199 45 227 32816 31407 84 198 76 202 38 233 31407 29943 82 205 65 200 35 249 29943 28404 72 204 57 206 37 249 28404 26788 68 195 46 224 38 247 26788 25093 66 196 31 239 37 247 25093 23321 56 200 23 239 34 251 23321 21478 43 208 23 231 35 254 21478 19556 30 217 28 232 35 256 19556 17551 19 205 29 245 35 259 17551 15503 25 207 24 248 32 258 15503 13528 30 214 22 251 31 264 13528 11733 30 215 24 255 30 270 11733 10140 32 218 24 254 26 269 10140 8725 33 220 19 263 25 268 8725 7466 26 211 19 287 25 275 7466 6349 16 211 18 291 24 278 6349 5360 9 227 15 301 22 280 5360 4495 4 224 15 309 19 293 4495 3739 7 109 13 307 16 308 3739 3066 17 075 13 336 14 310 3066 2473 21 053 15 336 14 310 2473 1978 21 043 15 332 13*309 1978 1597 19*042 14*329 11*307 1597 1336 17*041 12*326 10 306 1336 1177 14 040 11 324 9 305 1177 1086 11 040 8 323 7 304 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