DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 10/01 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 - - - - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 63.7 - - 65.8 - - 60.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 0 - - -17 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1138 - - 17 - - 17 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1070 - - 1071 - - 1070 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2208 - - 1087 - - 1087 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2077 - - 3492 - - 1197 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 69 - - 19 - - 5 W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 14 - - 5 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 357 - - 331 - - 267 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 8 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 869 - - -907 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1339 - - 1994 - - 1087 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 145 - - -1977 - - -2062 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2063 - - 3064 - - 3149 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 99 - - 92 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 50 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 63.7 - - 65.8 - - 60.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 61.2 - - 60.6 - - 59.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 64.1 - - 67.1 - - 61.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 60.8 - - 59.6 - - 59.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 0 - - -17 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1138 - - 17 - - 17 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 94 - - 69 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 12 - - 11 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] 97796 11 233 17 268 13 264 97796 90563 10 252 14 274 13 272 90563 84977 9 249 11 258 8 262 84977 80332 6 228 12 257 13 286 80332 76316 6 229 13 264 14 290 76316 72767 3 262 13 248 13 288 72767 69557 9 271 14 231 17 271 69557 66594 14 230 14 246 16 237 66594 63837 16 220 22 253 21 244 63837 61183 24 247 30 241 32 245 61183 58431 31 247 32 233 35 240 58431 55575 40 250 43 240 39 239 55575 52852 43 237 57 243 57 252 52852 50411 60 249 68 234 71 238 50411 48221 79 245 67 236 71 238 48221 46225 81 242 77 245 91 246 46225 44405 80 247 88 248 103 244 44405 42730 87 251 102 249 109 244 42730 41169 95 250 106 249 108 242 41169 39696 102 248 101 247 103 241 39696 38297 94 243 95 243 95 240 38297 36936 73 232 93 240 90 239 36936 35549 73 231 90 239 87 239 35549 34106 71 236 83 236 82 241 34106 32611 60 238 78 232 78 240 32611 31048 52 238 73 229 76 233 31048 29406 51 240 64 225 71 226 29406 27686 50 241 54 221 67 223 27686 25889 48 242 45 227 61 223 25889 24023 47 242 36 253 45 226 24023 22093 46 242 34 257 25 244 22093 20088 47 243 35 249 36 237 20088 18001 49 243 39 257 40 244 18001 15884 48 241 37 253 42 261 15884 13856 50 237 39 251 24 281 13856 12018 51 234 30 257 18 281 12018 10385 43 233 13 267 16 272 10385 8938 29 220 8 323 15 322 8938 7657 16 184 10 347 17 340 7657 6520 11 148 11 360 14 354 6520 5514 8 098 10 356 12 352 5514 4629 12 047 12 339 15 348 4629 3848 15 031 16 339 18 347 3848 3147 16 021 15 338 19 340 3147 2528 16*011 15 337 17 327 2528 2012 16*003 14 336 11 312 2012 1617 15 358 13 335 7 292 1617 1346 14 355 11 334 6 281 1346 1181 12 353 9*334 5*274 1181 1087 9 351 5*331 3*267 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