DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/29 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 - - - - - - 77.8 - - 81.7 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 301 - - 184 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3483 - - 4218 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3350 - - 3703 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4553 - - 5288 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 655 - - 988 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 418 - - 382 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 22 - - 22 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 245 - - 289 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - 1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -4978 - - -6139 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 9532 - - 11428 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -13029 - - -12833 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 17582 - - 18121 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 69 - - 60 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.8 - - 81.7 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 40.1 - - 35.4 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 76.1 - - 80.7 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 38.8 - - 34.2 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 301 - - 184 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3483 - - 4218 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 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] 98276 17 132 8 109 98276 90879 13 065 15 082 90879 85180 18 049 16 062 85180 80453 16 066 8 063 80453 76389 19 053 9 113 76389 72779 17 027 13 068 72779 69504 13 019 14 035 69504 66508 11 020 17 018 66508 63733 14 015 20 011 63733 61039 14 359 17 353 61039 58234 20 348 19 334 58234 55351 26 328 23 333 55351 52626 27 306 28 327 52626 50193 29 301 35 313 50193 48036 30 300 36 298 48036 46094 36 292 37 281 46094 44320 37 288 33 285 44320 42680 38 291 34 298 42680 41143 38 297 35 301 41143 39689 34 299 33 307 39689 38309 34 305 35 311 38309 36967 34 316 37 312 36967 35596 36 323 37 313 35596 34167 37 327 37 316 34167 32682 38 327 37 318 32682 31128 34 313 33 318 31128 29498 29 294 28 309 29498 27797 27 309 24 313 27797 26023 23 318 21 321 26023 24177 16 318 19 331 24177 22263 15 318 16 336 22263 20275 14 305 14 333 20275 18204 14 303 13 330 18204 16088 14 297 13 327 16088 14042 14 307 11 320 14042 12181 14 318 9 314 12181 10529 12 315 7 307 10529 9064 9 294 6 301 9064 7763 7 288 6 298 7763 6609 3 290 4 299 6609 5590 1 206 2*290 5590 4695 3*226 2*291 4695 3902 3*233 3 290 3902 3192 3 241 3 288 3192 2563 3 243 3 288 2563 2036 4 249 3 289 2036 1632 4 251 4 288 1632 1354 3 253 3 289 1354 1185 3 251 3 288 1185 1088 3 253 3 290 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