DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/17 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 - - - 63.2 - - 67.6 - - 71.8 - - 69.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 127 - - 169 - - 122 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 706 - - 3034 - - 4490 - - 1261 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1070 - - 2821 - - 3712 - - 1070 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1776 - - 4104 - - 5560 - - 2331 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2953 - - 1738 - - 1627 - - 3795 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 189 - - 340 - - 349 - - 75 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 46 - - 17 - - 3 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 1 - - 4 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 086 - - 245 - - 216 - - 123 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 3 - - 4 - - 1 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -8 - - -7 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -351 - - 938 - - 835 - - -1290 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2127 - - 3166 - - 4725 - - 3621 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1980 - - -887 - - -1848 - - -3326 ODpotential blCL - - - 3756 - - 4991 - - 7408 - - 5657 blCL maxRH - - - 87 - - 82 - - 77 - - 66 maxRH CAPE - - - 210 - - 400 - - 390 - - 520 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 63.2 - - 67.6 - - 71.8 - - 69.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 57.3 - - 57.2 - - 54.6 - - 57.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 62.5 - - 66.7 - - 71.1 - - 70.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 56.2 - - 55.8 - - 53.3 - - 56.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 127 - - 169 - - 122 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 706 - - 3034 - - 4490 - - 1261 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 47 - - 26 - - 7 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 10 - - 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] 98588 27 094 22 092 20 071 24 074 98588 91213 22 092 22 092 22 089 20 076 91213 85537 18 100 13 095 21 088 14 079 85537 80810 18 118 11 126 13 083 13 108 80810 76699 13 116 13 155 5 120 7 107 76699 73033 3 100 17 149 10 208 3 339 73033 69718 8 196 8 145 15 194 9 257 69718 66674 15 217 11 207 14 200 14 216 66674 63846 13 219 18 218 20 226 14 237 63846 61092 16 253 20 254 20 231 21 233 61092 58200 25 252 32 242 27 247 24 251 58200 55196 34 252 35 237 37 245 36 260 55196 52336 42 243 37 245 41 244 39 254 52336 49766 36 238 38 241 36 243 34 257 49766 47469 35 256 32 247 28 256 33 267 47469 45402 38 261 29 255 28 255 31 264 45402 43528 37 261 27 272 27 253 29 262 43528 41808 37 272 32 273 25 256 25 261 41808 40222 41 268 36 262 23 262 11 285 40222 38750 38 260 38 257 18 270 17 337 38750 37373 36 263 39 255 19 303 26 352 37373 36046 35 262 36 250 25 316 31 354 36046 34700 33 267 34 249 27 312 31 350 34700 33305 34 275 32 248 24 297 26 341 33305 31866 34 272 25 252 22 289 23 338 31866 30365 29 265 22 256 24 285 18 339 30365 28793 24 255 23 259 26 286 16 335 28793 27151 21 260 23 257 25 289 14 307 27151 25437 25 276 22 250 23 290 18 282 25437 23651 23 270 21 241 20 283 20 276 23651 21791 16 262 21 231 19 274 17 273 21791 19853 15 261 16 243 18 258 13 272 19853 17834 17 276 13 238 17 250 13 264 17834 15775 14 282 13 240 15 248 14 258 15775 13788 9 277 16 249 14 264 11 256 13788 11979 8 259 15 254 15 263 9 277 11979 10372 12 271 11 264 13 257 10 285 10372 8944 14 286 8 276 8 264 10 281 8944 7674 14 288 5 288 7 274 11 277 7674 6545 12 278 4 289 6*256 12 273 6545 5543 6 252 3 258 5*235 11 270 5543 4657 2 197 3*251 5 228 10 265 4657 3873 1 157 3*251 4 220 6 260 3873 3171 2 091 2 249 4 213 3 242 3171 2547 3 074 1 248 3 206 2*173 2547 2027 4*082 1 236 3 200 4*130 2027 1627 4*086 1 231 3 199 4 123 1627 1351 4 086 0 200 3 194 5 121 1351 1183 3 086 0 175 3 194 4 120 1183 1087 3 087 0 139 3 196 4 120 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