DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 05/30 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 - - - - - - 67.6 - - 68.6 - - 65.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 387 - - 247 - - 14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1705 - - 1963 - - 839 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2088 - - 2155 - - 1070 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2775 - - 3033 - - 1909 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 559 - - 704 - - 1412 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 356 - - 323 - - 101 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 16 - - 17 - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 102 - - 097 - - 086 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 6 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - -6 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -5848 - - -6186 - - -5226 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 8624 - - 9219 - - 7136 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -15858 - - -16095 - - -15040 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 18633 - - 19128 - - 16949 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 75 - - 82 - - 37 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 67.6 - - 68.6 - - 65.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 34.1 - - 32.4 - - 38.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 65.8 - - 67.5 - - 65.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 32.8 - - 31.2 - - 37.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 387 - - 247 - - 14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1705 - - 1963 - - 839 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 2 - - 26 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - 5 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] 98512 23 108 15 097 11 080 98512 91053 20 098 17 102 19 069 91053 85342 17 115 14 099 16 076 85342 80602 20 094 14 114 11 080 80602 76510 21 076 14 100 8 077 76510 72875 17 064 15 075 11 052 72875 69578 16 050 12 063 12 026 69578 66562 15 027 11 043 12 027 66562 63783 12 001 12 018 13 023 63783 61096 11 334 14 004 14 010 61096 58294 14 336 16 359 16 349 58294 55392 20 342 19 343 17 337 55392 52636 25 329 23 331 20 340 52636 50170 28 320 26 318 24 323 50170 47986 32 310 30 318 28 311 47986 46031 31 296 36 304 30 310 46031 44249 27 298 29 293 28 305 44249 42605 23 296 22 303 22 304 42605 41074 20 299 22 294 22 313 41074 39630 21 307 21 295 22 312 39630 38258 24 325 23 308 21 309 38258 36922 22 330 22 319 20 311 36922 35556 18 317 20 318 20 313 35556 34132 20 299 23 301 19 328 34132 32654 23 301 26 305 16 324 32654 31106 26 304 26 312 18 312 31106 29476 23 309 24 323 19 332 29476 27770 13 335 15 336 13 348 27770 25988 7 358 8 355 7 343 25988 24133 6 011 5 022 4 334 24133 22207 7 015 7 016 5 337 22207 20203 9 004 8 014 6 006 20203 18114 11 005 7 015 5 005 18114 15984 7 360 5 348 4 351 15984 13935 5 014 6 004 5 008 13935 12075 5 046 7 020 7 029 12075 10428 6 032 8 024 8 039 10428 8969 7 046 6 028 5 048 8969 7675 9 085 6 081 3 092 7675 6527 15 103 12 102 8 110 6527 5513 22 094 18 093 14 109 5513 4623 23 092 20 090 17 111 4623 3840 20 108 19 098 21 113 3840 3142 19*109 18*098 22 108 3142 2525 17*104 18*098 22 105 2525 2011 17 103 17 097 18*094 2011 1616 17 102 17 097 14*087 1616 1346 16 101 16 097 13 086 1346 1181 15 101 15 097 12 086 1181 1087 12 101 12 096 9 086 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