DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 10/17 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 - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 49.0 - - 50.5 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 128 - - 11 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2076 - - 2116 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1977 - - 1069 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3146 - - 3186 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 787 - - 822 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 269 - - 144 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 1 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 16 - - 19 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 229 - - 229 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 11 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - -5 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1427 - - -1456 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4573 - - 4643 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -11897 - - -13310 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 15043 - - 16496 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 61 - - 55 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 49.0 - - 50.5 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 33.2 - - 34.4 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 48.5 - - 50.6 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 32.0 - - 33.2 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 128 - - 11 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2076 - - 2116 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - - 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] 97514 14 267 8 252 97514 90252 7 178 12 271 90252 84670 3 061 9 243 84670 80009 4 334 5 259 80009 75969 9 290 10 278 75969 72388 14 273 18 278 72388 69146 14 277 18 285 69146 66171 12 299 17 282 66171 63413 16 296 18 282 63413 60732 24 306 24 298 60732 57941 34 299 34 290 57941 55058 36 296 31 282 55058 52307 37 309 35 303 52307 49828 47 318 46 314 49828 47601 61 319 61 316 47601 45582 71 315 70 315 45582 43738 71 314 72 316 43738 42044 65 319 67 318 42044 40481 64 325 58 323 40481 39032 66 326 53 329 39032 37676 63 325 54 331 37676 36366 59 328 53 327 36366 35032 55 335 48 326 35032 33642 50 336 43 325 33642 32198 44 336 40 323 32198 30686 39 335 38 322 30686 29095 36 332 36 323 29095 27425 37 330 36 325 27425 25674 39 332 35 325 25674 23844 39 336 33 325 23844 21935 37 343 28 328 21935 19942 35 348 24 329 19942 17860 32 344 23 325 17860 15741 30 335 24 324 15741 13709 29 331 24 321 13709 11870 28 325 23 320 11870 10239 26 315 23 313 10239 8792 22 302 22 305 8792 7509 19 281 22 288 7509 6377 16 262 23 268 6377 5383 16 252 24 253 5383 4515 18 245 25 242 4515 3756 19*236 24*235 3756 3079 18*230 22*231 3079 2482 17 229 20 229 2482 1984 17 229 19 229 1984 1601 16 229 18 228 1601 1337 15 228 16 227 1337 1177 14 228 14 227 1177 1085 11 228 11 227 1085 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