DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/22 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 71.3 - - 72.0 - - 66.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 284 - - 88 - - 38 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4970 - - 6339 - - 1320 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4477 - - 4769 - - 1071 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6040 - - 7409 - - 2390 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1544 - - 809 - - 1873 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 465 - - 345 - - 157 W* B/S - - - - - - 11 - - 8 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - 8 - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 015 - - 008 - - 080 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 10 - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 4 - - 23 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 435 - - 1555 - - -2448 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5605 - - 5855 - - 4838 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1103 - - 909 - - -4280 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7143 - - 6500 - - 6670 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 82 - - 100 - - 85 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 10 - - 30 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 71.3 - - 72.0 - - 66.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 50.5 - - 50.1 - - 49.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 69.9 - - 71.5 - - 66.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 49.1 - - 49.2 - - 48.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 284 - - 88 - - 38 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4970 - - 6339 - - 1320 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 28 - - 99 - - 41 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 7 - - 7 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] 99555 27 104 20 098 29 082 99555 91972 27 101 23 113 19 083 91972 86107 24 105 22 101 17 116 86107 81237 18 106 19 099 18 103 81237 77054 16 098 15 109 14 089 77054 73373 10 084 14 094 12 098 73373 70047 6 148 7 063 11 102 70047 66995 8 159 3 257 4 078 66995 64169 3 181 8 211 3 262 64169 61436 3 269 6 215 5 261 61436 58595 7 247 11 244 12 283 58595 55651 16 283 13 262 17 275 55651 52835 25 268 21 273 24 261 52835 50298 31 258 31 265 37 250 50298 48022 37 252 40 255 40 249 48022 45962 37 260 41 251 41 256 45962 44086 45 265 41 253 47 261 44086 42364 53 264 47 265 50 258 42364 40771 55 265 50 266 48 258 40771 39291 49 260 41 267 45 260 39291 37908 43 253 37 270 43 259 37908 36576 37 256 36 267 40 257 36576 35222 34 261 34 265 35 254 35222 33816 34 265 34 266 33 253 33816 32359 34 271 33 269 32 257 32359 30836 32 278 29 269 32 261 30836 29234 29 280 26 268 30 262 29234 27554 27 280 26 269 28 264 27554 25795 26 280 27 272 30 268 25795 23959 28 285 28 282 30 274 23959 22049 30 285 26 294 28 279 22049 20059 26 289 20 292 22 280 20059 17987 19 300 16 279 19 275 17987 15878 17 311 15 288 15 278 15878 13850 15 319 14 304 13 290 13850 12007 10 329 14 314 10 312 12007 10372 10 343 11 331 11 344 10372 8927 11 344 12 329 14 321 8927 7652 9 346 11*327 16 312 7652 6523 7*355 11*331 15 326 6523 5519 7*003 9 351 14 341 5519 4633 7 007 8 357 12 355 4633 3850 8 011 8 008 10 020 3850 3149 8 016 8 020 10 051 3149 2530 8 019 8 027 12*072 2530 2014 8 021 8 030 13*077 2014 1619 8 023 8 033 13 080 1619 1347 7 024 8 036 12 081 1347 1182 7 025 7 036 11 082 1182 1087 6 026 6 037 9 082 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