DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 07/18 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 83.3 - - 86.1 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 353 - - 269 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4817 - - 6837 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4440 - - 5896 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5887 - - 7907 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1072 - - 914 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 491 - - 504 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 8 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 15 - - 12 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 338 - - 331 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - -5 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -194 - - 388 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6081 - - 7519 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -6423 - - -3929 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 12310 - - 11836 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 65 - - 69 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 10 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 83.3 - - 86.1 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 60.1 - - 56.7 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 81.7 - - 84.8 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 59.4 - - 56.0 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 353 - - 269 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4817 - - 6837 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 9 - - - 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] 99679 32 092 22 093 99679 92098 23 086 25 064 92098 86308 25 095 18 071 86308 81523 21 084 16 102 81523 77375 14 071 19 087 77375 73689 14 056 14 064 73689 70364 13 059 12 048 70364 67321 7 058 9 029 67321 64510 9 020 6 020 64510 61786 19 333 10 005 61786 58946 23 325 21 311 58946 56018 23 316 28 313 56018 53236 29 314 41 322 53236 50748 49 317 49 315 50748 48526 56 308 51 314 48526 46511 55 305 54 313 46511 44666 55 305 53 310 44666 42959 57 308 54 310 42959 41367 60 308 57 310 41367 39872 61 305 58 310 39872 38462 62 304 58 311 38462 37098 60 303 58 312 37098 35715 58 302 58 313 35715 34281 56 297 61 314 34281 32800 55 292 63 309 32800 31254 59 282 64 302 31254 29628 63 281 64 299 29628 27925 61 288 66 299 27925 26142 59 300 67 305 26142 24282 54 304 58 311 24282 22352 46 301 45 314 22352 20351 42 297 38 311 20351 18269 37 295 35 308 18269 16143 32 297 33 305 16143 14095 30 300 32 302 14095 12235 29 295 28 300 12235 10585 29 292 25 301 10585 9123 28 297 19*314 9123 7826 24 315 12*324 7826 6674 18*336 12 327 6674 5649 16*338 12 330 5649 4743 16 338 12 332 4743 3941 16 339 12 333 3941 3221 16 338 13 334 3221 2584 16 339 13 334 2584 2050 16 339 13 335 2050 1640 15 339 12 335 1640 1358 14 339 12 335 1358 1187 13 338 11 335 1187 1088 11 339 10 335 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