DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 08/28 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 - - - - - - 77.8 - - 78.8 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 183 - - 93 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6015 - - 5620 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 5073 - - 4349 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 7085 - - 6690 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1222 - - 1337 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 433 - - 345 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 10 - - 7 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - 9 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 246 - - 244 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 4 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - -4 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -72 - - -1040 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 7157 - - 7731 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4965 - - -5829 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 12050 - - 12519 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 67 - - 63 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.8 - - 78.8 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 50.2 - - 48.7 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 76.9 - - 78.4 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 48.9 - - 47.4 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 183 - - 93 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6015 - - 5620 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 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] 99251 8 133 17 115 99251 91783 15 105 12 123 91783 86008 12 116 9 114 86008 81205 12 100 5 096 81205 77074 9 088 2 122 77074 73424 5 102 1 158 73424 70115 7 119 4 205 70115 67065 2 059 3 285 67065 64232 8 334 5 280 64232 61484 12 280 6 274 61484 58603 10 327 5 263 58603 55604 23 318 17 319 55604 52754 33 299 32 308 52754 50211 34 295 41 305 50211 47950 37 303 46 304 47950 45913 45 309 47 306 45913 44058 48 312 49 311 44058 42355 49 318 51 314 42355 40787 54 321 53 319 40787 39334 56 320 59 321 39334 37972 56 323 60 321 37972 36654 57 326 61 322 36654 35309 57 326 58 323 35309 33908 55 326 51 321 33908 32456 51 325 45 315 32456 30939 47 322 42 310 30939 29345 43 320 41 306 29345 27674 42 316 39 304 27674 25924 44 315 38 305 25924 24096 42 314 37 306 24096 22193 39 313 35 307 22193 20211 34 313 32 306 20211 18142 30 312 28 304 18142 16031 26 308 27 300 16031 13994 23 306 25 299 13994 12143 22 309 22 301 12143 10501 19 308 19 303 10501 9045 15 305 15 296 9045 7753 9*282 11*265 7753 6608 8*252 10*246 6608 5594 8 249 9 245 5594 4697 8 247 9 244 4697 3904 8 247 9 244 3904 3192 8 245 9 244 3192 2563 8 245 8 244 2563 2036 8 244 8 243 2036 1632 7 243 7 243 1632 1353 7 243 7 243 1353 1184 7 242 7 243 1184 1088 6 242 6 243 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