DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 09/24 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 - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 64.9 - - 64.5 - - 58.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 115 - - 31 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3438 - - 3150 - - 17 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2884 - - 1070 - - 1070 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4508 - - 4220 - - 1087 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 465 - - 705 - - 2139 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 308 - - 200 - - 9 W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 7 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 121 - - 121 - - 102 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1102 - - 1043 - - -488 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3406 - - 3177 - - 1575 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 704 - - 546 - - -1878 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3804 - - 3674 - - 2965 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 97 - - 99 - - 88 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 64.9 - - 64.5 - - 58.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 54.0 - - 54.6 - - 55.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 64.4 - - 64.5 - - 59.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 52.9 - - 53.8 - - 55.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 115 - - 31 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3438 - - 3150 - - 17 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 88 - - 98 - - 53 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 9 - - 10 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] 98511 4 155 7 182 1 287 98511 91161 6 134 1 084 2 224 91161 85469 5 195 1 340 3 202 85469 80738 6 190 4 208 3 256 80738 76676 9 166 6 185 5 296 76676 73088 4 128 7 159 3 309 73088 69840 2 082 4 199 1 329 69840 66853 3 285 7 270 4 323 66853 64087 5 260 10 271 8 307 64087 61418 4 241 8 265 8 307 61418 58644 9 294 10 296 10 305 58644 55775 13 296 14 285 15 278 55775 53047 19 305 17 299 14 275 53047 50591 32 295 28 303 23 310 50591 48389 30 293 37 295 38 299 48389 46396 32 294 39 290 42 286 46396 44580 34 300 37 287 41 288 44580 42912 38 315 36 297 48 300 42912 41361 59 319 54 303 63 305 41361 39900 71 309 63 303 67 301 39900 38516 69 305 63 304 64 299 38516 37170 69 308 60 303 58 297 37170 35795 64 311 53 302 52 298 35795 34363 58 310 51 299 50 299 34363 32875 44 312 51 297 48 299 32875 31318 39 314 49 297 39 297 31318 29678 30 324 35 315 33 287 29678 27957 28 330 28 317 20 297 27957 26155 26 327 21 313 16 291 26155 24277 24 328 17 313 16 286 24277 22327 23 327 15 322 15 278 22327 20299 15 339 10 343 6 269 20299 18190 9 328 6 330 6 262 18190 16046 3 320 1 262 5 209 16046 13984 4 175 5 198 6 197 13984 12109 9 143 8 172 9 180 12109 10447 11 143 10 160 11 173 10447 8978 11 152 11 162 12 171 8978 7675 10 161 10 163 9 168 7675 6519 12 157 6 164 6 160 6519 5502 14 144 7 156 5 144 5502 4613 10*126 5*135 6 130 4613 3833 10*125 6*129 6 127 3833 3136 9 123 6 124 6 127 3136 2521 9 121 7 120 8 120 2521 2008 9 120 7 118 9 113 2008 1615 9 120 7 118 9 108 1615 1344 8 119 7 117 9 105 1344 1181 8 119 6 117 7*103 1181 1087 7 118 5 115 4*102 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