DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 06/20 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 68.2 - - 71.5 - - 70.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 211 - - 137 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4418 - - 5062 - - 4352 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3928 - - 4175 - - 1071 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5488 - - 6132 - - 5422 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2471 - - 4360 - - 4730 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 408 - - 371 - - 127 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 18 - - 15 - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 299 - - 302 - - 299 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 8 - - 7 - - 6 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -7 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 968 - - 714 - - 159 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4520 - - 5418 - - 5263 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 240 - - -507 - - -946 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5248 - - 6639 - - 6368 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 85 - - 78 - - 81 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 80 - - 190 - - 150 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 68.2 - - 71.5 - - 70.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 52.1 - - 51.4 - - 51.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 67.3 - - 71.0 - - 71.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 50.9 - - 50.4 - - 50.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 211 - - 137 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4418 - - 5062 - - 4352 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 41 - - 11 - - 24 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 7 - - 8 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] 99045 29 084 28 088 23 083 99045 91490 25 089 25 081 23 083 91490 85682 19 097 20 080 22 080 85682 80873 19 091 15 094 19 077 80873 76741 18 095 12 109 13 044 76741 73106 14 079 10 100 7 049 73106 69806 8 043 8 049 8 030 69806 66758 1 086 6 352 11 355 66758 63934 10 301 11 301 21 320 63934 61188 14 273 17 255 22 264 61188 58317 25 297 20 294 21 298 58317 55345 34 287 32 291 30 291 55345 52512 35 284 40 291 35 299 52512 49962 39 289 49 287 46 299 49962 47677 50 296 52 288 54 292 47677 45606 60 293 56 292 55 289 45606 43713 65 286 60 295 56 294 43713 41976 64 281 70 295 68 301 41976 40385 63 287 80 292 82 299 40385 38920 76 297 87 288 87 298 38920 37551 87 292 86 290 89 300 37551 36229 82 291 87 296 89 301 36229 34884 89 302 88 297 87 300 34884 33485 93 303 84 296 87 298 33485 32033 93 300 81 295 86 298 32033 30515 91 302 81 295 83 298 30515 28919 84 302 77 293 80 298 28919 27250 76 300 74 292 75 298 27250 25505 68 297 70 292 69 298 25505 23689 60 294 64 294 64 298 23689 21807 56 292 57 294 58 299 21807 19853 52 294 52 294 51 300 19853 17818 46 296 49 295 45 300 17818 15745 39 299 44 297 40 299 15745 13746 28 294 37 296 38 295 13746 11935 18 295 28 297 31 297 11935 10338 20 296 21 302 20 312 10338 8923 23 301 20 303 16 315 8923 7661 22 301 18 303 15 308 7661 6536 22 301 18*303 14 304 6536 5536 21*300 17*303 14*302 5536 4652 20*299 16 303 13*301 4652 3869 19 299 16 303 13 300 3869 3167 19 299 16 302 12 300 3167 2545 18 299 15 302 12 299 2545 2025 18 299 15 302 12 299 2025 1625 17 299 14 302 11 298 1625 1350 16 298 13 301 10 297 1350 1183 15 299 12 302 9 297 1183 1087 12 298 10 302 7 297 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