DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 09/16 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 - - - - - - 0955z - - 0959z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 66.9 - - 67.9 - - 62.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 41 - - 77 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1803 - - 2129 - - 677 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1070 - - 1635 - - 1070 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2873 - - 3199 - - 1747 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 878 - - 800 - - 1068 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 181 - - 233 - - 48 W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 12 - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 056 - - 075 - - 062 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 7 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - -2 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1134 - - -1202 - - -1044 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4008 - - 4401 - - 2791 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -8441 - - -9487 - - -9712 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 11314 - - 12686 - - 11459 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 90 - - 95 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 70 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 66.9 - - 67.9 - - 62.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 53.4 - - 52.7 - - 54.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 66.8 - - 67.6 - - 63.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 52.5 - - 51.7 - - 54.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 41 - - 77 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1803 - - 2129 - - 677 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 100 - - 59 - - 81 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 8 - - 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] 99163 17 089 7 084 11 091 99163 91806 12 113 5 136 13 061 91806 86087 9 127 5 171 8 026 86087 81306 4 180 2 168 2 271 81306 77189 6 253 3 173 4 195 77189 73537 8 230 7 219 6 240 73537 70212 16 257 12 238 11 270 70212 67154 21 252 14 235 13 250 67154 64334 16 259 16 256 17 254 64334 61629 24 234 26 253 22 262 61629 58836 28 232 33 253 31 266 58836 55981 35 244 38 249 38 262 55981 53303 45 255 44 246 46 255 53303 50920 47 259 48 254 48 251 50920 48780 52 265 51 257 49 253 48780 46822 60 263 56 259 53 259 46822 45014 68 260 65 257 57 256 45014 43337 73 255 68 252 61 255 43337 41767 70 255 67 253 64 256 41767 40285 66 256 67 252 65 256 40285 38880 65 252 66 251 66 255 38880 37515 66 251 63 250 66 256 37515 36123 64 247 61 251 65 256 36123 34673 61 245 61 252 64 250 34673 33170 60 247 60 252 62 255 33170 31598 59 248 57 248 57 262 31598 29941 58 249 56 242 56 264 29941 28201 57 260 59 248 61 260 28201 26384 48 259 58 259 63 251 26384 24488 41 258 50 265 49 236 24488 22520 29 252 40 263 35 240 22520 20484 25 243 36 259 28 265 20484 18369 25 237 29 256 36 270 18369 16211 27 241 28 258 30 272 16211 14134 21 254 23 269 20 264 14134 12246 15 258 16 269 16 252 12246 10569 10 259 10 261 14 237 10569 9081 7 248 11 246 13 222 9081 7759 7 238 11 241 12 224 7759 6587 6 223 11 235 13 232 6587 5552 7 223 9 234 13 233 5552 4645 4 254 2 303 6 214 4645 3850 3 013 8*057 5 129 3850 3145 8*050 11*068 11 087 3145 2526 8*052 12 073 15 066 2526 2012 8 055 12 076 15*062 2012 1618 7 058 12 077 14*062 1618 1346 7 059 12 078 13 062 1346 1181 6 059 11 078 11 062 1181 1087 5 061 9 079 7 061 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