DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/14 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 83.6 - - 93.5 - - 96.4 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 169 - - 261 - - 171 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1389 - - 2755 - - 4142 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1615 - - 2760 - - 3615 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - 2459 - - 3825 - - 5212 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 704 - - 1662 - - 1935 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 256 - - 371 - - 372 - - - W* B/S - - - 4 - - 9 - - 9 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 8 - - 8 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - 295 - - 272 - - 279 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 2 - - 1 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -1 - - -1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2382 - - -5178 - - -4623 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4841 - - 9004 - - 9836 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8930 - - -10143 - - -9300 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - 11389 - - 13968 - - 14512 - - - blCL maxRH - - - 63 - - 46 - - 52 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - 410 - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - 83.6 - - 93.5 - - 96.4 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 66.2 - - 58.1 - - 57.2 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 82.8 - - 91.9 - - 95.4 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 65.6 - - 56.9 - - 56.1 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 169 - - 261 - - 171 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1389 - - 2755 - - 4142 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 14 - - 10 - - 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] 99698 45 080 39 094 28 102 99698 92175 31 089 32 099 31 090 92175 86370 28 089 26 103 25 083 86370 81561 25 084 22 096 19 089 81561 77436 22 078 18 088 15 108 77436 73776 18 087 18 070 14 103 73776 70453 18 073 18 055 13 084 70453 67412 14 050 13 055 12 084 67412 64611 16 036 8 042 8 048 64611 61916 13 010 6 355 7 030 61916 59132 7 321 10 318 10 349 59132 56281 14 004 12 337 14 359 56281 53585 22 337 19 336 27 350 53585 51167 17 346 21 331 31 335 51167 49001 17 355 20 335 28 335 49001 47029 20 351 19 345 25 335 47029 45212 21 348 19 349 19 328 45212 43523 22 349 17 351 13 327 43523 41939 23 353 17 349 12 327 41939 40445 21 354 17 345 15 330 40445 39037 16 002 17 339 17 328 39037 37682 19 011 18 340 13 340 37682 36306 20 009 13 354 10 346 36306 34872 17 009 14 013 10 358 34872 33381 17 009 18 013 11 356 33381 31822 16 349 16 008 11 339 31822 30180 17 326 13 343 13 318 30180 28458 16 320 13 323 18 323 28458 26655 13 309 17 336 19 336 26655 24774 11 317 14 340 19 347 24774 22819 8 284 13 334 15 345 22819 20785 10 199 10 267 14 324 20785 18667 10 175 14 200 14 237 18667 16509 12 179 16 198 15 225 16509 14426 12 186 18 205 19 219 14426 12526 10 182 12 210 14 221 12526 10833 2 203 6 213 9 217 10833 9329 5 354 3 345 3 293 9329 7993 9 348 9 352 8 348 7993 6804 11 346 14 350 11 352 6804 5751 16 334 13 348 7*334 5751 4824 16 328 9 337 7*284 4824 4003 15 320 7*296 8 281 4003 3267 15 310 8*276 8 279 3267 2616 14*303 8 274 8 277 2616 2071 12*297 8 272 8 277 2071 1652 12 295 8 271 8 277 1652 1364 11 295 8 271 8 277 1364 1189 10 295 7 270 7 277 1189 1089 8 293 6 269 7 276 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