DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 09/22 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 - - - - - - 0952z - - 1000z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 58.2 - - 58.3 - - 53.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 162 - - 67 - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3343 - - 3546 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2999 - - 2551 - - 1070 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4413 - - 4616 - - 1086 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 582 - - 528 - - 2459 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 340 - - 263 - - 11 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 18 - - 17 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 079 - - 072 - - 042 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 518 - - 876 - - -1095 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3895 - - 3740 - - 2181 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -8050 - - 96 - - -2779 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 12463 - - 4520 - - 3865 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 82 - - 92 - - 81 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 58.2 - - 58.3 - - 53.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 45.2 - - 46.0 - - 47.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 57.6 - - 58.1 - - 54.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 43.9 - - 45.0 - - 47.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 162 - - 67 - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3343 - - 3546 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 26 - - 67 - - 23 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 6 - - 7 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] 98330 7 204 3 224 3 289 98330 90961 7 230 11 257 3 304 90961 85272 7 257 7 223 8 268 85272 80549 5 228 3 249 5 262 80549 76485 3 118 7 291 6 352 76485 72897 5 062 5 285 9 343 72897 69658 5 046 3 234 7 339 69658 66687 3 011 4 214 4 340 66687 63930 3 300 5 256 7 318 63930 61257 6 278 10 272 11 282 61257 58462 9 285 11 280 9 274 58462 55557 12 284 14 289 12 318 55557 52788 12 289 14 291 17 318 52788 50296 11 294 14 291 19 311 50296 48055 13 295 14 296 18 306 48055 46011 15 294 14 299 17 300 46011 44128 17 291 13 297 17 302 44128 42380 17 274 12 293 16 309 42380 40751 15 261 11 292 17 312 40751 39233 14 259 9 268 17 312 39233 37812 14 249 6 274 15 320 37812 36448 11 254 5 328 12 322 36448 35080 6 237 3 012 10 021 35080 33680 10 114 6 103 11 029 33680 32243 9 123 9 078 15 053 32243 30744 8 091 11 073 15 059 30744 29165 9 077 11 071 11 051 29165 27504 8 087 9 072 10 059 27504 25760 8 093 14 076 14 075 25760 23936 5 080 14 074 13 081 23936 22034 7 116 10 097 11 088 22034 20050 13 132 12 127 10 115 20050 17982 18 123 15 116 11 111 17982 15873 20 100 20 092 20 100 15873 13839 19 091 19 088 17 105 13839 11988 16 099 15 103 14 106 11988 10344 14 117 16 115 14 108 10344 8887 20 116 20 109 17 102 8887 7595 25 107 22 102 17 102 7595 6451 23 099 21 100 20 106 6451 5447 20 089 20*097 25 101 5447 4571 19*080 18*078 27 094 4571 3800 19*079 17 074 24 086 3800 3112 19 079 17 072 22 072 3112 2504 19 079 17 071 21 057 2504 1997 19 079 17 070 20 052 1997 1608 18 079 16 070 18 049 1608 1341 17 079 15 070 14 046 1341 1179 16 079 14 069 11 044 1179 1086 12 079 10 069 6*042 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