DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/30 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 - - 0702z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 84.9 - - 90.0 - - 91.6 - - 89.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 152 - - 260 - - 174 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2526 - - 3531 - - 3441 - - 3269 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2379 - - 3346 - - 3120 - - 1072 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3596 - - 4601 - - 4511 - - 4339 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1718 - - 1064 - - 1403 - - 2541 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 303 - - 405 - - 355 - - 129 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 4 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 16 - - 18 - - 23 - - 25 BL Wind Direction - - - 236 - - 221 - - 217 - - 231 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 6 - - 10 - - 17 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -7 - - -5 - - -7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 839 - - 511 - - -393 - - 183 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2757 - - 4091 - - 4904 - - 4157 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 503 - - -3208 - - -3971 - - -1167 ODpotential blCL - - - 3093 - - 7809 - - 8482 - - 5506 blCL maxRH - - - 97 - - 83 - - 83 - - 88 maxRH CAPE - - - 3980 - - 4210 - - 3660 - - 3790 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 84.9 - - 90.0 - - 91.6 - - 89.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 75.8 - - 75.1 - - 73.3 - - 73.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 84.3 - - 88.8 - - 91.0 - - 89.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 75.4 - - 74.5 - - 72.7 - - 73.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 152 - - 260 - - 174 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2526 - - 3531 - - 3441 - - 3269 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 88 - - 30 - - 31 - - 52 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 19 - - 18 - - 17 - - 18 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] 99371 31 092 39 104 24 110 22 070 99371 91785 34 092 30 086 25 098 22 102 91785 85975 30 087 22 092 20 086 25 097 85975 81195 22 093 15 096 17 091 20 083 81195 77087 18 083 16 092 20 094 14 076 77087 73449 15 060 13 079 22 091 10 081 73449 70152 10 038 9 070 14 095 11 091 70152 67125 6 081 5 064 7 108 6 063 67125 64336 2 123 6 102 5 101 3 077 64336 61654 7 220 2 168 2 205 1 003 61654 58857 11 225 9 255 7 270 9 348 58857 55971 9 231 13 249 20 251 27 271 55971 53270 13 258 21 278 14 242 23 242 53270 50877 23 263 32 277 15 276 15 226 50877 48728 30 261 36 279 22 283 23 264 48728 46764 35 252 32 266 38 270 36 259 46764 44956 36 242 30 253 38 251 40 247 44956 43276 31 229 31 252 37 241 41 238 43276 41701 29 242 38 264 38 243 40 236 41701 40217 31 250 45 267 44 255 41 241 40217 38813 31 252 44 264 45 251 44 245 38813 37452 35 255 44 246 44 255 43 242 37452 36065 38 254 42 235 38 251 41 238 36065 34623 37 246 40 228 40 236 38 237 34623 33129 35 236 40 230 43 232 36 243 33129 31569 35 235 39 237 40 231 37 243 31569 29932 34 237 40 248 39 238 36 242 29932 28219 33 236 40 253 39 241 35 242 28219 26431 33 237 37 250 38 240 34 241 26431 24568 35 243 33 242 38 238 37 237 24568 22632 36 239 38 236 35 239 36 238 22632 20622 35 235 37 231 28 245 29 241 20622 18534 32 234 34 239 23 257 22 257 18534 16411 24 233 27 244 21 260 21 259 16411 14360 14 235 20 253 17 262 20 261 14360 12484 14 249 18 260 18 264 20 260 12484 10808 18 251 19 258 19 264 19 248 10808 9312 19 245 20 251 22 264 22 243 9312 7980 19 235 23 251 28 259 32 247 7980 6797 20 234 27 251 32 248 33 246 6797 5750 17 240 25 245 31 239 32 242 5750 4825 17 242 20*228 25*221 31*240 4825 4005 17*240 19*223 25*218 29*236 4005 3269 17*238 19 221 25 217 28 233 3269 2618 17 237 19 221 24 217 27 231 2618 2072 16 236 18 220 24 216 25 229 2072 1653 16 236 18 220 23 216 23 228 1653 1365 15 235 17 219 22 216 20 227 1365 1190 14 235 16 219 20 216 17 227 1190 1089 11 235 13 219 15 215 12 226 1089 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