DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 09/06 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 75.2 - - 74.1 - - 68.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 185 - - 81 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3408 - - 2717 - - 17 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3116 - - 2195 - - 1071 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4478 - - 3787 - - 1087 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 969 - - 1360 - - 1942 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 359 - - 262 - - 14 W* B/S - - - - - - 10 - - 6 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 9 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 098 - - 090 - - 108 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -6 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 352 - - -2184 - - -2536 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4126 - - 5972 - - 3623 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -5354 - - -8708 - - -9537 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9832 - - 12495 - - 10624 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 75 - - 62 - - 58 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 75.2 - - 74.1 - - 68.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 60.8 - - 51.9 - - 56.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 74.2 - - 73.7 - - 69.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 59.7 - - 50.5 - - 55.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 185 - - 81 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3408 - - 2717 - - 17 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 8 - - 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] 98921 10 199 13 221 10 217 98921 91475 9 184 9 232 10 253 91475 85702 5 105 7 176 7 263 85702 80917 6 083 2 197 1 075 80917 76824 9 034 4 040 4 038 76824 73220 8 025 6 050 7 014 73220 69967 5 060 7 062 5 029 69967 66978 4 079 5 038 6 064 66978 64199 6 072 5 025 5 011 64199 61512 9 008 8 002 6 348 61512 58715 14 344 11 319 11 321 58715 55818 21 317 13 305 18 310 55818 53071 24 309 22 322 24 321 53071 50607 40 312 45 321 45 322 50607 48399 50 294 55 304 56 299 48399 46400 39 302 48 294 45 299 46400 44568 42 322 48 311 47 317 44568 42885 49 326 58 316 60 326 42885 41324 78 321 71 312 72 320 41324 39861 83 316 76 310 76 314 39861 38478 78 315 76 310 76 313 38478 37135 76 318 73 311 72 315 37135 35762 52 318 69 311 66 314 35762 34331 44 309 53 307 66 315 34331 32844 44 308 42 298 60 322 32844 31290 41 317 40 303 47 317 31290 29663 37 316 38 310 35 316 29663 27959 34 311 35 317 31 327 27959 26173 29 320 31 326 27 333 26173 24306 22 321 24 332 23 338 24306 22367 19 316 23 342 20 346 22367 20353 20 345 19 344 19 347 20353 18259 24 349 20 347 22 354 18259 16128 24 342 21 001 21 002 16128 14077 23 350 20 011 18 014 14077 12210 25 355 21 011 19 022 12210 10546 28 358 24 008 22 023 10546 9066 29 360 25 014 22 030 9066 7754 25 010 21 023 17 039 7754 6594 18 028 16 032 13 041 6594 5572 13 045 11 039 8 036 5572 4674 7*063 7 056 5 024 4674 3882 6*090 7*076 3 039 3882 3173 6 096 8*086 4 095 3173 2547 7 099 9 089 7 109 2547 2026 7 100 9 091 8 114 2026 1626 7 101 9 092 8 113 1626 1350 7 101 9 092 8 112 1350 1183 7 102 8 092 6 110 1183 1087 6 101 7 092 4*108 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