DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 09/11 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 74.1 - - 75.3 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 158 - - 73 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4590 - - 4081 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3922 - - 3075 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5660 - - 5151 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 813 - - 1171 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 379 - - 290 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 13 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 197 - - 191 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 4 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -8 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1235 - - 382 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4425 - - 4770 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3000 - - -3529 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 8660 - - 8680 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 87 - - 78 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 20 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 74.1 - - 75.3 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 58.4 - - 58.0 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 73.3 - - 75.0 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 57.3 - - 57.0 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 158 - - 73 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4590 - - 4081 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 46 - - 13 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 9 - - 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] 98758 14 229 10 219 98758 91328 12 232 17 264 91328 85599 9 238 20 247 85599 80826 12 255 15 240 80826 76683 15 254 13 254 76683 73022 12 224 15 257 73022 69728 7 243 13 261 69728 66714 9 280 11 244 66714 63917 17 280 15 253 63917 61206 23 266 21 263 61206 58390 26 260 26 267 58390 55492 29 256 34 266 55492 52753 30 256 34 261 52753 50304 32 263 30 259 50304 48114 35 268 33 266 48114 46136 41 269 37 275 46136 44332 48 265 38 276 44332 42664 48 260 39 271 42664 41111 46 257 42 263 41111 39652 46 257 40 262 39652 38274 46 257 39 260 38274 36935 44 257 38 257 36935 35568 41 257 38 254 35568 34147 37 257 38 251 34147 32673 34 259 35 248 32673 31135 30 261 30 250 31135 29519 26 261 28 249 29519 27824 24 262 26 247 27824 26050 22 259 24 250 26050 24203 19 256 21 255 24203 22282 16 259 19 262 22282 20280 14 262 17 260 20280 18192 11 249 16 247 18192 16061 10 234 16 237 16061 14008 10 224 15 233 14008 12143 8 220 14 228 12143 10492 6 238 10 225 10492 9033 4 291 4 222 9033 7738 3 346 1 129 7738 6590 4*195 5 189 6590 5577 13*201 12*194 5577 4685 14 200 14*193 4685 3895 14 198 14 192 3895 3186 14 196 14 192 3186 2558 13 195 14 191 2558 2034 13 194 13 191 2034 1631 12 193 13 190 1631 1353 12 193 12 190 1353 1184 11 193 11 189 1184 1087 9 193 9 189 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