DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 08/09 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 73.9 - - 82.4 - - 83.4 - - 77.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 76 - - 217 - - 146 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1081 - - 2542 - - 2759 - - 1049 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1071 - - 2533 - - 2515 - - 1071 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2151 - - 3612 - - 3829 - - 2119 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 945 - - 1262 - - 1658 - - 2516 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 184 - - 339 - - 306 - - 64 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 14 - - 15 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 186 - - 188 - - 208 - - 183 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 14 - - 23 - - 3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1171 - - -1789 - - -865 - - -225 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3322 - - 5401 - - 4695 - - 2344 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5843 - - -5132 - - -3023 - - -1773 ODpotential blCL - - - 7994 - - 8744 - - 6852 - - 3892 blCL maxRH - - - 97 - - 87 - - 99 - - 86 maxRH CAPE - - - 1600 - - 680 - - 1870 - - 2670 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 73.9 - - 82.4 - - 83.4 - - 77.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 62.9 - - 62.3 - - 66.3 - - 70.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 73.7 - - 81.4 - - 82.7 - - 78.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 62.2 - - 61.7 - - 65.8 - - 70.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 76 - - 217 - - 146 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1081 - - 2542 - - 2759 - - 1049 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 89 - - 47 - - 96 - - 45 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 12 - - 12 - - 14 - - 16 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] 99639 24 094 27 103 24 083 24 071 99639 92094 26 085 22 106 15 100 15 068 92094 86274 19 079 17 096 13 097 14 076 86274 81452 14 087 12 098 12 105 12 078 81452 77305 11 086 8 090 12 093 9 089 77305 73631 10 081 8 107 11 079 9 114 73631 70294 9 049 9 111 6 103 6 114 70294 67228 6 010 6 103 4 157 2 143 67228 64384 6 268 3 228 3 244 3 260 64384 61635 5 219 10 273 10 277 9 287 61635 58787 10 319 14 243 21 246 21 258 58787 55831 24 280 16 267 19 253 22 271 55831 53009 32 269 38 285 32 278 35 271 53009 50496 44 271 48 271 44 277 42 263 50496 48259 43 261 44 261 53 267 44 265 48259 46233 43 263 48 264 57 258 55 271 46233 44387 46 274 54 263 59 256 59 268 44387 42695 48 275 54 261 60 261 61 264 42695 41130 45 269 51 262 60 266 63 264 41130 39667 43 266 49 267 57 266 61 264 39667 38289 44 268 47 271 53 270 55 258 38289 36953 49 273 47 272 48 277 51 258 36953 35593 53 277 48 270 47 275 49 261 35593 34178 51 278 47 268 47 271 48 264 34178 32711 49 279 47 268 42 262 48 267 32711 31177 48 283 48 265 40 261 48 269 31177 29566 45 284 47 262 40 259 49 271 29566 27877 40 277 47 260 41 261 48 272 27877 26111 38 268 46 260 43 266 47 275 26111 24271 39 271 44 262 42 270 42 274 24271 22361 39 260 39 264 41 275 37 275 22361 20373 38 243 33 263 41 278 36 271 20373 18302 30 234 27 254 40 280 36 266 18302 16190 29 228 30 248 39 281 38 263 16190 14154 34 228 36 247 44 276 31 248 14154 12297 32 233 39 256 44 274 21 257 12297 10639 29 243 35 267 39 273 23 247 10639 9163 26 253 29 271 30 273 22 245 9163 7854 22 263 25 271 22 278 21 236 7854 6692 20 266 20 273 21 289 21 226 6692 5660 18 269 18 264 17 281 21 217 5660 4750 16 268 16 240 13 253 23 209 4750 3944 14 260 15*213 14*218 22 204 3944 3222 12 245 15*189 15*209 19 201 3222 2584 12*216 15 189 15 208 14*194 2584 2050 10*189 14 188 15 208 10*186 2050 1640 9 187 14 187 15 208 9 184 1640 1358 9 185 13 187 14 207 8 182 1358 1186 8 185 12 187 13 208 7 180 1186 1088 7 184 10 187 10 208 5 180 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