DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 06/28 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.8 - - 80.0 - - 73.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 113 - - 172 - - 1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3731 - - 3626 - - 1048 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3090 - - 3238 - - 1071 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4801 - - 4696 - - 2118 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1410 - - 874 - - 941 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 316 - - 357 - - 72 W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 10 - - 14 - - 14 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 160 - - 141 - - 131 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 9 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - -3 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 780 - - -1338 - - -984 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4022 - - 6034 - - 3102 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 91 - - -7276 - - -8210 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4710 - - 11972 - - 10328 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 81 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 120 - - 0 - - 110 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.8 - - 80.0 - - 73.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 63.6 - - 57.3 - - 63.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 77.2 - - 79.2 - - 74.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 62.8 - - 56.3 - - 63.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 113 - - 172 - - 1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3731 - - 3626 - - 1048 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 23 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 10 - - 13 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] 99305 31 082 21 082 28 070 99305 91761 24 081 27 096 24 068 91761 85964 22 082 22 084 23 075 85964 81167 19 086 17 079 18 062 81167 77046 14 099 12 070 11 077 77046 73407 14 082 10 075 9 084 73407 70114 10 067 7 088 4 074 70114 67089 8 054 5 118 4 068 67089 64286 4 314 2 131 8 034 64286 61568 5 246 3 239 4 284 61568 58741 5 271 5 261 6 201 58741 55827 10 242 13 264 12 274 55827 53070 19 264 29 271 29 259 53070 50622 30 262 38 263 34 262 50622 48457 29 276 29 264 31 269 48457 46505 38 284 24 281 39 287 46505 44710 31 292 26 283 48 266 44710 43044 53 297 26 275 58 248 43044 41490 65 295 35 277 47 250 41490 40025 60 296 39 286 41 257 40025 38636 54 296 41 291 40 266 38636 37286 48 300 43 291 38 272 37286 35909 46 299 42 289 33 278 35909 34475 44 299 39 286 32 296 34475 32988 40 297 37 284 36 301 32988 31433 29 303 38 282 37 298 31433 29798 35 326 35 280 35 294 29798 28087 38 314 24 292 32 294 28087 26300 37 302 23 302 30 299 26300 24435 34 293 28 291 31 303 24435 22492 30 267 34 284 37 292 22492 20472 26 274 31 276 35 295 20472 18381 17 301 26 280 36 298 18381 16255 16 287 15 293 38 288 16255 14199 14 268 15 282 30 274 14199 12325 6 237 15 265 21 255 12325 10655 4 151 13 238 17 240 10655 9167 5 143 13 222 13 235 9167 7843 6 164 13 213 13 218 7843 6668 9 178 13 199 15 197 6668 5631 11*170 14 175 17 181 5631 4718 11*168 14*153 20 175 4718 3914 11 164 14*148 21 166 3914 3195 11 160 14 144 21 153 3195 2562 11 158 14 141 20*144 2562 2036 10 156 14 139 17*136 2036 1632 10 155 14 138 15 131 1632 1354 10 154 13 137 13 129 1354 1184 9 153 12 136 11 127 1184 1088 8 152 10 136 8 126 1088 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