DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 07/17 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 - - - - - - 90.3 - - 91.4 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 323 - - 204 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6210 - - 6173 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 5496 - - 5231 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 7280 - - 7243 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2083 - - 3702 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 519 - - 446 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 10 - - 7 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 12 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 230 - - 252 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 5 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -7 - - -3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 181 - - 287 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 7099 - - 6957 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2021 - - -553 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9301 - - 7796 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 62 - - 76 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 360 - - 900 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 90.3 - - 91.4 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 62.8 - - 64.4 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 88.5 - - 90.3 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 62.1 - - 63.8 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 323 - - 204 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6210 - - 6173 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 3 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - 13 - - - 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] 99710 34 098 27 075 99710 92191 33 099 21 099 92191 86390 25 085 21 093 86390 81564 22 078 19 077 81564 77405 18 094 13 081 77405 73730 19 090 14 102 73730 70399 20 062 14 084 70399 67338 20 037 15 077 67338 64507 13 003 16 037 64507 61793 7 325 15 347 61793 58990 12 299 23 320 58990 56101 20 298 27 300 56101 53355 24 322 24 305 53355 50900 44 315 38 313 50900 48712 45 296 51 302 48712 46727 41 284 51 285 46727 44907 37 292 44 289 44907 43223 35 300 38 289 43223 41654 30 305 27 276 41654 40177 26 314 21 299 40177 38778 25 326 18 301 38778 37418 26 328 16 278 37418 36030 27 309 19 259 36030 34588 31 302 23 268 34588 33095 33 302 27 282 33095 31534 30 294 28 291 31534 29894 29 294 28 294 29894 28176 27 292 25 293 28176 26379 27 275 23 284 26379 24504 26 268 23 279 24504 22557 26 263 24 273 22557 20535 24 264 24 278 20535 18434 20 271 20 276 18434 16297 16 278 18 265 16297 14237 12 260 17 255 14237 12367 13 242 16 253 12367 10711 14 244 16 257 10711 9240 13 233 16 260 9240 7927 11*233 16*260 7927 6756 10*233 13*255 6756 5716 10 231 13 254 5716 4797 10 230 13 253 4797 3983 9 230 13 252 3983 3253 9 229 12 251 3253 2606 9 228 12 250 2606 2065 9 228 11 250 2065 1649 9 228 11 249 1649 1362 8 228 10 249 1362 1188 8 227 10 249 1188 1089 7 227 8 249 1089 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