DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/21 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 - - - - - - 76.5 - - 79.1 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 231 - - 209 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4095 - - 5340 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3699 - - 4597 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5165 - - 6410 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2604 - - 4114 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 402 - - 426 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 21 - - 21 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 314 - - 322 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 9 - - 9 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 4 - - -3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 696 - - 542 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4470 - - 5869 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 416 - - -459 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4749 - - 6869 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 97 - - 83 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 180 - - 150 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 76.5 - - 79.1 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 60.2 - - 56.8 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 75.6 - - 78.3 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 59.9 - - 56.4 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 231 - - 209 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4095 - - 5340 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 87 - - 31 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - 9 - - - 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] 99687 27 091 27 111 99687 92110 24 103 23 101 92110 86279 20 113 20 097 86279 81463 24 110 23 101 81463 77300 21 088 15 108 77300 73606 17 088 14 086 73606 70275 16 066 10 056 70275 67227 9 047 11 032 67227 64404 7 053 7 004 64404 61682 12 344 10 001 61682 58837 14 325 16 334 58837 55887 26 310 30 303 55887 53070 35 298 31 298 53070 50520 35 304 39 304 50520 48228 47 308 50 308 48228 46153 61 301 66 307 46153 44259 70 297 77 303 44259 42515 73 297 82 302 42515 40899 81 301 86 303 40899 39397 87 301 90 304 39397 37991 88 302 94 303 37991 36638 88 304 97 302 36638 35264 86 305 94 302 35264 33840 84 305 88 302 33840 32371 76 304 79 302 32371 30845 66 300 68 300 30845 29249 62 301 59 295 29249 27577 62 306 54 290 27577 25827 58 310 52 288 25827 23999 51 309 48 292 23999 22096 48 306 46 293 22096 20114 47 304 43 296 20114 18049 45 304 41 303 18049 15942 43 303 37 305 15942 13912 40 305 33 309 13912 12067 35 304 32 312 12067 10444 33 302 22 313 10444 9016 32 306 23 314 9016 7740 26 312 24 316 7740 6603 23 317 23*319 6603 5592 23*317 22*321 5592 4697 23*316 22 321 4697 3906 23 315 22 322 3906 3195 22 314 22 322 3195 2565 22 314 22 323 2565 2038 21 314 21 323 2038 1633 21 313 20 323 1633 1354 20 313 19 323 1354 1185 18 313 18 323 1185 1088 14 312 14 323 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