DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/22 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 - - - - - - 68.4 - - 73.3 - - 71.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 202 - - 286 - - 25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6647 - - 7693 - - 6940 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 5567 - - 6593 - - 2969 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 7717 - - 8763 - - 8010 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1337 - - 550 - - 1258 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 450 - - 531 - - 234 W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 9 - - 5 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 11 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 357 - - 338 - - 340 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 7 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - 10 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1379 - - 606 - - 432 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6338 - - 8157 - - 7578 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 740 - - 226 - - -287 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6977 - - 8537 - - 8297 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 85 - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 50 - - 10 - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 68.4 - - 73.3 - - 71.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 44.5 - - 41.3 - - 42.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 67.5 - - 72.0 - - 71.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 44.0 - - 40.6 - - 42.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 202 - - 286 - - 25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6647 - - 7693 - - 6940 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 102 - - 41 - - 35 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - 6 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] 99748 25 101 26 081 30 085 99748 92210 24 104 27 084 25 094 92210 86394 24 091 25 094 23 085 86394 81566 22 081 23 088 21 083 81566 77406 18 080 14 074 21 064 77406 73719 11 083 10 087 13 044 73719 70383 10 084 9 082 8 034 70383 67317 8 098 6 125 2 006 67317 64477 9 047 10 316 12 344 64477 61745 11 331 13 276 22 308 61745 58894 18 330 14 287 26 287 58894 55923 35 319 29 316 28 302 55923 53090 47 303 49 311 45 311 53090 50555 56 294 63 301 59 307 50555 48288 62 296 70 296 70 303 48288 46233 73 302 77 302 86 304 46233 44352 93 302 94 303 99 305 44352 42615 104 301 98 301 107 304 42615 41001 104 302 101 302 108 303 41001 39491 109 304 109 304 107 305 39491 38073 112 301 112 303 108 305 38073 36708 109 299 109 301 106 302 36708 35325 107 300 107 301 104 298 35325 33889 109 300 106 300 102 300 33889 32400 111 299 106 299 99 300 32400 30846 108 298 104 299 94 299 30846 29218 97 299 91 303 83 300 29218 27525 75 299 65 304 59 304 27525 25768 56 304 46 305 40 306 25768 23943 46 307 42 310 34 315 23943 22042 39 306 42 309 35 319 22042 20059 36 307 41 311 35 322 20059 17987 35 305 37 314 33 322 17987 15871 31 304 33 314 30 319 15871 13832 25 298 30 315 26 318 13832 11986 24 303 23 316 20 321 11986 10355 19 310 18 312 18 307 10355 8924 10*344 10*324 11*304 8924 7661 10*346 10*329 9*312 7661 6535 11 352 10 332 8 321 6535 5534 11 355 11 335 8 335 5534 4650 12 357 11 338 8 341 4650 3866 13 359 11 339 8 346 3866 3165 13 000 11 341 8 350 3165 2543 13 001 11 342 8 355 2543 2023 13 002 11 343 8 357 2023 1624 13 002 11 343 8 358 1624 1349 12 002 11 343 7 359 1349 1183 12 002 10 343 7 359 1183 1087 10 002 9 344 5 001 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