DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 06/26 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 69.7 - - 70.6 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 219 - - 158 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2583 - - 2759 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2581 - - 2577 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3653 - - 3829 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1624 - - 1484 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 346 - - 319 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 6 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 10 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 080 - - 091 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -500 - - -1299 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4154 - - 5128 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3062 - - -4026 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6715 - - 7855 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 95 - - 95 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 69.7 - - 70.6 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 55.3 - - 52.0 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 68.6 - - 69.8 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 53.9 - - 50.7 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 219 - - 158 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2583 - - 2759 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 80 - - 81 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 9 - - 8 - - - 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] 99285 31 099 19 091 99285 91749 26 096 19 098 91749 85951 23 093 20 102 85951 81163 19 101 20 107 81163 77037 16 085 16 109 77037 73365 11 095 12 094 73365 70034 7 123 2 139 70034 66983 3 157 4 205 66983 64155 5 258 2 230 64155 61423 10 297 8 303 61423 58574 24 297 16 292 58574 55620 34 272 34 272 55620 52810 35 254 38 268 52810 50285 30 277 44 270 50285 48027 49 277 50 274 48027 45984 56 272 58 270 45984 44120 61 275 58 272 44120 42412 67 271 65 276 42412 40838 68 267 67 275 40838 39373 68 264 69 273 39373 37998 68 262 68 273 37998 36672 55 260 66 273 36672 35323 51 266 64 273 35323 33917 52 269 62 273 33917 32458 52 264 59 274 32458 30931 50 262 54 274 30931 29324 48 266 48 269 29324 27638 48 269 48 267 27638 25869 49 263 45 264 25869 24020 45 264 40 266 24020 22098 35 267 44 270 22098 20102 28 260 37 278 20102 18025 17 261 24 266 18025 15915 13 265 19 267 15915 13886 12 252 14 262 13886 12042 7 237 9 252 12042 10408 5 161 6 202 10408 8961 4 135 6 166 8961 7679 3 099 3 132 7679 6540 3 079 4 078 6540 5532 5 083 6 068 5532 4643 9 076 9 081 4643 3860 10*076 9*087 3860 3159 10*077 10*089 3159 2539 10 079 10 091 2539 2021 9 080 11 092 2021 1623 9 081 10 092 1623 1349 9 081 10 093 1349 1182 8 082 10 093 1182 1087 7 082 8 094 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