DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 09/20 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 60.6 - - 61.7 - - 57.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - -1 - - 31 - - -37 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1259 - - 2351 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1070 - - 1070 - - 1070 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2329 - - 3421 - - 1086 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1638 - - 906 - - 2860 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 79 - - 193 - - 13 W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 22 - - 24 - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 048 - - 045 - - 037 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 14 - - 13 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -6 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 646 - - 858 - - -739 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1684 - - 2563 - - 1825 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 94 - - -129 - - -1441 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2235 - - 3550 - - 2527 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 92 - - 95 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 60.6 - - 61.7 - - 57.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 56.9 - - 54.3 - - 52.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 60.9 - - 62.0 - - 58.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 56.5 - - 53.4 - - 52.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - -1 - - 31 - - -37 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1259 - - 2351 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 67 - - 79 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 9 - - 9 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] 98238 8 269 5 241 11 295 98238 90873 8 276 11 296 7 311 90873 85148 7 262 18 292 8 331 85148 80410 6 298 12 286 9 297 80410 76356 7 317 9 310 9 294 76356 72794 10 318 7 329 8 307 72794 69567 17 310 8 320 8 315 69567 66594 22 300 18 311 19 317 66594 63843 18 284 21 290 21 299 63843 61181 12 279 17 287 20 296 61181 58402 18 297 17 289 22 283 58402 55518 23 296 21 285 22 281 55518 52778 27 290 30 289 30 286 52778 50332 38 276 39 277 35 281 50332 48145 45 259 42 271 36 282 48145 46157 44 256 47 266 44 280 46157 44332 46 267 51 257 54 266 44332 42644 49 266 54 254 59 253 42644 41076 50 265 49 260 59 248 41076 39612 50 262 52 262 57 248 39612 38231 41 257 53 258 63 251 38231 36888 40 263 51 249 66 254 36888 35516 38 280 44 247 61 260 35516 34088 33 276 32 260 55 264 34088 32606 33 268 30 258 41 252 32606 31056 33 263 36 263 36 242 31056 29427 36 253 37 262 28 260 29427 27722 44 260 36 267 26 266 27722 25942 37 275 28 284 17 270 25942 24089 23 280 21 288 14 277 24089 22163 11 280 17 279 11 282 22163 20159 5 313 8 288 4 274 20159 18073 6 346 6 352 5 064 18073 15948 6 352 8 009 8 065 15948 13898 5 330 9 008 6 061 13898 12038 7 346 9 007 5 035 12038 10389 8 000 7 023 4 013 10389 8929 8 023 10 045 6 040 8929 7634 16 047 14 070 11 065 7634 6487 18 055 17 078 16 084 6487 5475 21 073 17 076 17 087 5475 4589 25 069 19 067 22 070 4589 3815 28 061 25*051 30 054 3815 3124 29 053 26*046 33 045 3124 2514 28*051 26 045 32 042 2514 2004 27*050 25 044 30 040 2004 1613 24 048 24 044 26 039 1613 1344 21 047 22 044 22 038 1344 1180 18 047 18 044 19 038 1180 1086 13 047 14 044 12*037 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