DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 07/30 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 - - - - - - 86.1 - - 88.4 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 297 - - 213 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5647 - - 7018 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 5009 - - 5905 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6717 - - 8088 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1975 - - 1337 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 487 - - 471 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 15 - - 13 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 6 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 252 - - 241 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -8 - - -4 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1590 - - -313 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 8307 - - 8402 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -5610 - - -3699 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 12327 - - 11787 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 74 - - 83 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 86.1 - - 88.4 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 53.4 - - 55.2 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 84.6 - - 87.2 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 52.6 - - 54.5 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 297 - - 213 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5647 - - 7018 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 33 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 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] 99904 31 088 25 104 99904 92390 28 092 24 095 92390 86561 27 090 20 101 86561 81720 23 089 23 111 81720 77541 14 095 22 087 77541 73847 11 104 13 077 73847 70511 11 088 9 111 70511 67449 12 088 8 115 67449 64622 6 047 6 115 64622 61899 1 222 4 120 61899 59079 2 211 5 278 59079 56173 2 340 12 257 56173 53418 18 349 9 310 53418 50949 42 319 36 333 50949 48750 47 306 44 310 48750 46758 35 311 46 309 46758 44919 55 330 52 322 44919 43221 70 318 62 319 43221 41644 69 314 60 311 41644 40162 69 319 59 307 40162 38755 61 318 55 318 38755 37389 61 316 48 316 37389 35994 65 309 47 307 35994 34540 63 314 47 307 34540 33035 55 328 46 295 33035 31465 41 340 34 284 31465 29820 31 321 23 335 29820 28096 37 306 26 321 28096 26291 36 311 33 306 26291 24414 33 321 33 318 24414 22470 27 324 26 334 22470 20449 20 339 18 352 20449 18347 12 347 15 347 18347 16209 12 010 9 002 16209 14154 13 021 11 032 14154 12287 9 029 14 053 12287 10629 5 038 9 045 10629 9161 2 055 2*351 9161 7858 3*206 4*254 7858 6699 4*229 5 250 6699 5669 5 249 6 246 5669 4759 6 254 6 242 4759 3953 6 254 7 239 3953 3230 6 255 7 238 3230 2589 6 254 8 236 2589 2054 7 255 8 234 2054 1642 6 254 8 234 1642 1359 6 253 8 233 1359 1187 6 254 7 233 1187 1088 5 252 6 232 1088 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