DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 09/05 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 76.6 - - 70.6 - - 69.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 116 - - 87 - - 6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2966 - - 1483 - - 1086 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2553 - - 1071 - - 1071 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4036 - - 2553 - - 2156 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2144 - - 887 - - 1084 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 294 - - 210 - - 82 W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 3 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 10 - - 12 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 012 - - 049 - - 059 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 5 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - -3 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1017 - - 643 - - 363 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3019 - - 1910 - - 1793 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 315 - - 414 - - -544 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3721 - - 2139 - - 2700 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 96 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 630 - - 180 - - 50 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 76.6 - - 70.6 - - 69.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 66.8 - - 65.7 - - 65.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 75.9 - - 70.2 - - 69.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 66.1 - - 65.3 - - 65.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 116 - - 87 - - 6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2966 - - 1483 - - 1086 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 86 - - 100 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 13 - - 14 - - 14 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] 98927 7 117 5 240 8 042 98927 91489 2 011 5 134 3 343 91489 85741 5 005 5 004 5 048 85741 80964 3 096 7 355 10 022 80964 76864 5 103 4 018 11 021 76864 73256 7 066 6 005 9 022 73256 69997 5 042 6 033 5 021 69997 67008 6 038 7 051 5 037 67008 64236 12 020 11 014 9 019 64236 61546 13 345 13 354 13 001 61546 58749 14 319 13 334 16 338 58749 55871 19 336 16 317 18 317 55871 53140 25 314 23 299 27 316 53140 50692 31 313 32 318 41 316 50692 48502 40 305 43 322 47 309 48502 46513 39 306 48 314 46 305 46513 44692 41 311 50 305 44 307 44692 43007 41 317 48 301 43 306 43007 41432 42 320 45 306 40 312 41432 39948 37 317 43 312 41 321 39948 38549 30 311 39 314 44 324 38549 37194 26 315 35 313 46 322 37194 35815 24 319 31 315 46 319 35815 34381 24 321 28 312 44 318 34381 32894 25 321 30 308 40 312 32894 31341 25 321 32 306 37 310 31341 29713 25 320 31 310 31 315 29713 28007 25 315 29 315 32 312 28007 26220 23 311 29 319 31 312 26220 24352 19 321 26 321 31 322 24352 22414 21 320 22 324 33 324 22414 20406 27 324 22 329 27 316 20406 18317 27 327 23 328 25 319 18317 16184 25 339 25 324 27 331 16184 14126 29 340 29 328 31 341 14126 12252 32 339 29 339 32 345 12252 10585 30 342 26 345 28 348 10585 9107 24 347 20 343 21 352 9107 7796 20 353 16 342 17 357 7796 6633 13 357 11 357 12 007 6633 5602 10 354 10 030 9 039 5602 4696 10*358 11 049 10 057 4696 3898 10*008 13 044 11 060 3898 3184 10 010 15 039 13 058 3184 2555 10 013 14*042 12*056 2555 2030 10 013 14*046 10*057 2030 1628 10 014 13 049 9 059 1628 1352 9 014 12 050 8 060 1352 1184 9 014 11 051 7 061 1184 1087 7 014 9 051 5 060 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