DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 06/03 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 - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 72.1 - - 78.4 - - 80.8 - - 77.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 200 - - 341 - - 226 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2344 - - 5824 - - 6708 - - 5572 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2351 - - 5211 - - 5695 - - 1071 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3414 - - 6894 - - 7778 - - 6642 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2442 - - 1115 - - 646 - - 1099 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 319 - - 515 - - 472 - - 120 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 12 - - 13 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 8 - - 6 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 201 - - 243 - - 230 - - 198 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 2 - - 2 - - 8 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -3 - - -2 - - 24 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5160 - - -3347 - - -2624 - - -3252 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8575 - - 10241 - - 10402 - - 9895 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -14444 - - -11318 - - -10062 - - -11203 ODpotential blCL - - - 17858 - - 18212 - - 17840 - - 17845 blCL maxRH - - - 70 - - 75 - - 74 - - 89 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 72.1 - - 78.4 - - 80.8 - - 77.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 38.7 - - 37.4 - - 39.1 - - 38.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 71.0 - - 76.6 - - 79.5 - - 78.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 37.4 - - 36.2 - - 37.8 - - 37.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 200 - - 341 - - 226 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2344 - - 5824 - - 6708 - - 5572 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 57 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 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] 98735 24 097 18 116 17 084 17 064 98735 91215 18 112 12 097 9 092 18 076 91215 85482 24 106 10 112 8 055 14 081 85482 80743 25 085 17 134 2 105 9 068 80743 76653 20 067 15 100 7 156 6 053 76653 73039 11 046 13 062 9 107 5 117 73039 69767 5 035 11 033 12 073 6 098 69767 66753 7 089 7 010 13 060 7 053 66753 63956 9 068 4 027 9 043 12 012 63956 61253 7 037 7 041 6 008 12 356 61253 58446 11 354 10 011 9 339 9 350 58446 55540 16 338 18 345 15 338 11 339 55540 52768 17 334 20 321 19 323 19 321 52768 50280 21 323 23 301 26 310 28 311 50280 48058 19 310 22 288 24 294 24 292 48058 46066 20 320 19 296 26 290 34 303 46066 44275 28 302 30 298 31 293 33 296 44275 42635 29 285 29 303 29 308 26 315 42635 41108 19 266 25 313 32 308 33 312 41108 39668 22 273 26 309 35 297 35 306 39668 38297 27 269 22 295 33 291 38 308 38297 36963 25 267 19 276 37 294 41 307 36963 35599 25 267 24 267 33 291 44 304 35599 34181 19 271 24 263 31 280 48 295 34181 32717 13 263 20 260 29 274 47 288 32717 31188 17 255 16 263 24 269 36 284 31188 29579 13 254 19 270 21 265 27 276 29579 27885 15 243 21 253 20 256 27 273 27885 26110 18 243 21 237 24 248 27 269 26110 24258 17 239 16 241 21 241 25 260 24258 22335 16 236 16 233 18 230 23 239 22335 20336 11 233 14 236 16 232 23 228 20336 18249 9 234 13 235 16 238 22 228 18249 16115 9 246 12 231 17 235 21 234 16115 14056 11 229 15 220 19 231 20 244 14056 12186 17 227 16 231 16 247 15 248 12186 10526 15 238 12 253 11 262 12 236 10526 9054 6 224 10 227 9*248 11 233 9054 7755 4 229 9*232 7*233 13*217 7755 6609 4 242 8*240 7 230 12*207 6609 5594 5 231 8 241 7 229 12 206 5594 4697 10 222 8 242 7 230 12 205 4697 3903 13*218 8 243 7 229 11 201 3903 3191 12*211 8 243 7 230 11 196 3191 2561 11 204 8 244 6 230 10 189 2561 2035 10 198 8 244 6 231 10 185 2035 1631 9 197 8 245 6 231 9 182 1631 1353 9 196 7 244 6 230 8 180 1353 1184 8 196 7 244 6 230 7 179 1184 1088 7 196 6 244 5 230 6 176 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