DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 10/22 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 - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 62.4 - - 64.7 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 116 - - 33 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 840 - - 1422 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1070 - - 1070 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1910 - - 2492 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1314 - - 2311 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 191 - - 153 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 7 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 4 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 118 - - 127 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -833 - - -1418 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2743 - - 3910 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3040 - - -3356 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4950 - - 5848 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 79 - - 70 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 62.4 - - 64.7 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 54.3 - - 51.6 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 61.7 - - 64.6 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 53.4 - - 50.8 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 116 - - 33 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 840 - - 1422 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 17 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 9 - - 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] 97301 8 254 6 241 97301 90094 2 163 3 201 90094 84540 9 111 5 139 84540 79924 10 102 7 119 79924 75947 7 111 1 191 75947 72434 7 070 1 110 72434 69248 8 004 7 025 69248 66315 6 295 9 320 66315 63592 7 308 8 284 63592 60948 18 313 12 309 60948 58196 25 300 18 304 58196 55358 28 295 23 296 55358 52651 28 309 33 304 52651 50207 37 310 36 288 50207 48008 38 310 27 305 48008 45995 40 331 41 335 45995 44137 55 328 58 321 44137 42425 60 322 61 313 42425 40838 61 321 57 316 40838 39351 59 324 54 321 39351 37949 56 328 52 323 37949 36598 53 329 48 324 36598 35232 50 328 47 323 35232 33820 50 327 48 322 33820 32361 52 326 48 321 32361 30837 41 323 44 322 30837 29234 31 307 44 328 29234 27556 29 308 32 322 27556 25806 23 303 25 306 25806 23981 17 293 21 299 23981 22084 18 296 20 286 22084 20105 20 304 21 280 20105 18035 15 326 13 298 18035 15922 14 320 13 296 15922 13885 16 321 14 316 13885 12034 11 324 10 320 12034 10392 10 316 11 312 10392 8938 12 319 14 317 8938 7652 13 322 13 323 7652 6515 9 326 9 324 6515 5510 5 333 4 314 5510 4625 3 324 3 290 4625 3843 2 295 2 241 3843 3145 2 138 3 176 3145 2529 6 124 3*151 2529 2014 6*121 4*134 2014 1619 6*119 4 128 1619 1347 6 117 4 124 1347 1181 6 117 4 123 1181 1087 5 117 4 122 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