DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 05/09 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 - - - - - - 62.8 - - 60.2 - - 58.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 138 - - 171 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 7776 - - 4828 - - 6358 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 6201 - - 4102 - - 1069 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 8846 - - 5898 - - 7428 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1153 - - 4213 - - 1698 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 425 - - 386 - - 122 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 26 - - 21 - - 21 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 268 - - 312 - - 314 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 23 - - 9 - - 10 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 10 - - -13 - - -7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 352 - - -410 - - 245 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 8495 - - 6308 - - 7184 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1247 - - -1571 - - -1473 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 10093 - - 7469 - - 8901 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 98 - - 96 - - 73 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 20 - - 30 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 62.8 - - 60.2 - - 58.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 28.8 - - 36.0 - - 30.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 62.4 - - 59.7 - - 58.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 27.7 - - 35.3 - - 29.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 138 - - 171 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 7776 - - 4828 - - 6358 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 94 - - 84 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - 3 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] 97638 7 149 7 146 3 112 97638 90295 9 167 4 162 1 104 90295 84616 7 155 5 216 2 224 84616 79863 4 132 7 214 3 283 79863 75756 2 154 6 200 6 312 75756 72130 3 194 2 214 7 288 72130 68839 9 246 7 299 6 314 68839 65797 8 278 14 292 17 319 65797 62976 9 278 18 261 17 283 62976 60233 12 323 11 257 14 283 60233 57356 24 301 20 304 24 292 57356 54365 35 277 33 275 27 276 54365 51506 32 264 26 286 28 282 51506 48936 36 291 41 287 38 286 48936 46647 46 290 51 281 47 281 46647 44585 55 287 54 278 55 278 44585 42705 64 281 59 278 62 275 42705 40978 67 275 65 278 68 276 40978 39387 66 279 73 279 76 277 39387 37916 72 289 80 280 82 278 37916 36549 90 293 87 284 87 278 36549 35240 104 291 95 286 92 277 35240 33919 108 289 101 286 95 276 33919 32549 109 289 104 285 96 277 32549 31129 108 289 106 285 96 279 31129 29645 107 289 106 284 97 280 29645 28087 100 292 103 285 99 282 28087 26455 77 288 101 284 98 283 26455 24749 61 279 95 283 94 280 24749 22973 54 279 88 281 91 279 22973 21135 53 280 82 279 87 282 21135 19232 53 278 68 282 71 284 19232 17265 54 276 51 281 54 284 17265 15271 54 276 45 278 47 284 15271 13348 51 279 45 276 45 282 13348 11599 45 276 40 270 38 284 11599 10047 41*271 29 260 27 292 10047 8672 37*269 28 263 20 304 8672 7451 33 268 23 275 20*310 7451 6363 29 267 22*286 21*312 6363 5396 26 267 21*299 21 313 5396 4540 25 267 22 303 22 314 4540 3782 24 268 22 310 22 314 3782 3102 23 268 22 314 21 315 3102 2500 22 268 22 316 21 315 2500 1996 21 268 22 317 20 315 1996 1608 20 268 22 318 19 315 1608 1341 19 269 20 318 18 315 1341 1179 18 269 19 319 15 315 1179 1086 14 269 14 319 11 315 1086 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