DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/18 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 - - - - - - 65.8 - - 67.8 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 191 - - 71 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4011 - - 4386 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3596 - - 3300 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5081 - - 5456 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2221 - - 3027 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 388 - - 298 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 17 - - 14 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 313 - - 295 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 9 - - 5 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -7 - - -1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1156 - - 1003 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3925 - - 4453 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -17 - - -80 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5098 - - 5536 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 80 - - 93 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 60 - - 100 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 65.8 - - 67.8 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 52.0 - - 51.9 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 65.1 - - 67.6 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 50.8 - - 50.5 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 191 - - 71 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4011 - - 4386 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 19 - - 73 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 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] 99208 28 093 21 095 99208 91674 19 093 22 083 91674 85866 16 106 17 097 85866 81038 14 107 12 099 81038 76885 10 133 12 100 76885 73224 11 099 10 123 73224 69906 5 001 7 121 69906 66858 5 165 4 197 66858 64038 5 093 7 170 64038 61313 12 319 5 303 61313 58477 24 276 12 272 58477 55524 30 249 33 263 55524 52700 37 257 40 263 52700 50164 53 260 53 262 50164 47899 55 250 57 250 47899 45825 59 271 53 259 45825 43908 78 272 69 269 43908 42144 84 266 80 264 42144 40509 90 262 91 260 40509 38981 97 261 96 258 38981 37541 105 261 97 260 37541 36153 110 260 104 263 36153 34748 114 260 110 264 34748 33296 117 260 116 263 33296 31803 119 261 118 262 31803 30252 115 264 117 261 30252 28635 100 267 103 264 28635 26960 77 268 81 264 26960 25235 56 270 55 264 25235 23456 44 269 36 267 23456 21611 41 267 35 271 21611 19685 38 268 36 275 19685 17674 37 275 36 278 17674 15625 37 281 33 284 15625 13653 33 285 27 287 13653 11859 29 297 25 295 11859 10264 27 312 25 301 10264 8850 29 334 17 305 8850 7597 27 338 15 300 7597 6483 24 336 15 299 6483 5493 21*331 15*297 5493 4618 19*324 15*297 4618 3843 18 314 14 296 3843 3148 17 312 14 295 3148 2532 17 311 14 294 2532 2017 16 311 14 293 2017 1621 16 310 13 293 1621 1348 15 310 13 293 1348 1182 14 310 12 293 1182 1087 11 309 9 292 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