DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/16 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 = 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 - - - - - - 68.8 - - 61.6 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 103 - - 79 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2952 - - 1868 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2559 - - 1531 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4022 - - 2938 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 7517 - - 3627 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 296 - - 231 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 19 - - 18 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 256 - - 260 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 8 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 40 - - -18 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 13 - - 19 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4009 - - 2919 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1325 - - -1930 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5347 - - 4868 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 99 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1460 - - 310 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 68.8 - - 61.6 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 54.5 - - 52.2 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 68.3 - - 61.5 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 53.4 - - 50.9 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 103 - - 79 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2952 - - 1868 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 94 - - 100 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 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] 98883 25 104 16 101 98883 91380 20 099 16 092 91380 85601 19 103 21 084 85601 80800 18 086 17 080 80800 76650 10 091 13 075 76650 72983 10 064 8 081 72983 69662 10 049 8 084 69662 66598 9 005 6 351 66598 63751 7 340 5 259 63751 60986 11 326 2 325 60986 58095 14 291 11 310 58095 55094 18 292 16 291 55094 52226 23 287 21 284 52226 49643 23 285 26 278 49643 47325 25 293 26 288 47325 45222 28 293 32 293 45222 43294 31 289 35 290 43294 41513 34 285 35 296 41513 39861 35 287 41 302 39861 38324 38 289 46 301 38324 36886 44 287 48 300 36886 35505 45 280 47 304 35505 34114 38 276 51 310 34114 32687 34 281 56 316 32687 31226 35 282 58 318 31226 29717 33 279 54 317 29717 28155 31 281 47 314 28155 26541 30 273 43 307 26541 24864 31 270 37 301 24864 23120 26 253 29 289 23120 21310 26 256 27 277 21310 19423 29 266 26 279 19423 17456 26 257 24 277 17456 15445 24 251 22 270 15445 13503 22 240 19 263 13503 11736 21 226 18 263 11736 10162 20 223 18 264 10162 8764 19 228 19 262 8764 7521 19 236 18 257 7521 6418 18 242 17 252 6418 5439 18 246 17 248 5439 4574 19*251 19 249 4574 3808 19*254 20 251 3808 3121 19 255 20*255 3121 2513 20 256 20*259 2513 2005 20 257 19 260 2005 1614 19 257 18 260 1614 1344 19 258 17 260 1344 1180 17 258 15 260 1180 1086 13 258 11 259 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