DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 10/12 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 - - - - - - 78.8 - - 80.3 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 124 - - 16 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1704 - - 2237 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1696 - - 1072 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2774 - - 3307 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 795 - - 963 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 250 - - 153 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 1 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 16 - - 19 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 226 - - 220 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 11 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - -3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1437 - - -915 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4211 - - 4222 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -5248 - - -4782 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 8022 - - 8089 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 84 - - 81 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 790 - - 1230 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.8 - - 80.3 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 63.7 - - 65.0 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 78.4 - - 80.4 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 63.1 - - 64.6 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 124 - - 16 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1704 - - 2237 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 37 - - 25 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 13 - - - 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] 96897 45 275 42 282 96897 89862 33 273 38 287 89862 84422 24 279 24 292 84422 79871 25 299 17 293 79871 75929 27 304 18 303 75929 72457 24 303 18 309 72457 69329 19 302 15 300 69329 66456 17 310 13 298 66456 63779 22 309 18 312 63779 61184 30 297 25 306 61184 58486 34 290 35 292 58486 55694 40 287 39 285 55694 53028 45 290 48 291 53028 50616 52 297 56 294 50616 48438 61 299 60 292 48438 46441 66 299 61 289 46441 44591 69 297 61 286 44591 42866 66 293 60 284 42866 41248 64 290 57 282 41248 39723 61 289 55 282 39723 38281 58 290 52 280 38281 36889 55 289 46 276 36889 35475 47 288 42 277 35475 34013 44 284 40 277 34013 32517 43 278 41 272 32517 30979 39 272 43 268 30979 29378 38 271 40 271 29378 27703 37 272 36 274 27703 25955 37 276 39 273 25955 24133 36 276 40 268 24133 22241 31 272 37 266 22241 20273 29 277 33 267 20273 18222 28 280 29 270 18222 16128 28 275 24 275 16128 14107 26 269 24 273 14107 12266 25 272 30 278 12266 10623 29 277 39 277 10623 9157 32 276 40 269 9157 7847 33 266 38 262 7847 6682 34 252 36 252 6682 5647 33 241 34 242 5647 4736 28 235 29 237 4736 3932 24 238 25*232 3932 3214 23*238 21*224 3214 2579 18*229 20 221 2579 2047 17 227 19 220 2047 1639 16 226 18 219 1639 1357 15 225 17 218 1357 1186 14 225 14 218 1186 1088 11 224 11 217 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