DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 08/12 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.7 - - 82.0 - - 78.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 104 - - 88 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2055 - - 3718 - - 225 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1868 - - 2960 - - 1072 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3125 - - 4788 - - 1295 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1597 - - 1498 - - 4379 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 255 - - 298 - - 39 W* B/S - - - - - - 11 - - 11 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 4 - - 5 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 002 - - 328 - - 059 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 3 - - 1 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -5 - - 3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 32 - - 602 - - -1710 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3094 - - 4186 - - 3005 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2255 - - -1690 - - -3206 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5380 - - 6478 - - 4501 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 95 - - 84 - - 76 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1590 - - 1520 - - 1780 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.7 - - 82.0 - - 78.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 68.3 - - 67.0 - - 68.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 78.1 - - 81.6 - - 80.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 67.5 - - 65.9 - - 68.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 104 - - 88 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2055 - - 3718 - - 225 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 79 - - 35 - - 5 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 15 - - 14 - - 15 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] 99452 16 107 20 107 20 082 99452 91952 21 110 13 082 20 082 91952 86164 16 092 13 108 10 077 86164 81353 12 088 11 112 12 100 81353 77177 16 106 4 059 7 069 77177 73473 15 090 7 117 2 067 73473 70139 12 022 11 106 3 082 70139 67081 15 323 11 003 6 348 67081 64255 14 282 15 304 17 306 64255 61528 11 269 18 272 16 293 61528 58688 25 317 17 304 21 299 58688 55748 37 304 26 303 27 302 55748 52965 46 291 49 300 48 303 52965 50494 55 277 57 289 55 295 50494 48288 54 290 59 287 61 291 48288 46292 65 298 65 286 69 290 46292 44464 75 295 73 293 75 293 44464 42774 79 295 83 296 82 295 42774 41199 83 294 89 296 91 297 41199 39723 82 293 86 295 98 298 39723 38329 78 292 82 293 96 297 38329 36975 73 294 78 290 89 299 36975 35599 69 295 75 290 75 297 35599 34170 64 294 73 295 66 293 34170 32692 60 290 71 297 61 293 32692 31146 59 283 66 292 60 296 31146 29521 60 277 64 288 61 298 29521 27818 61 277 61 288 64 297 27818 26041 58 282 59 290 62 297 26041 24197 57 290 58 287 56 299 24197 22283 49 289 56 288 54 299 22283 20289 44 277 48 297 49 298 20289 18219 40 293 40 299 41 300 18219 16116 37 291 34 299 34 299 16116 14090 33 281 35 309 33 302 14090 12244 32 297 34 318 29 314 12244 10601 27 313 23 323 23 321 10601 9140 18 321 15 323 16 325 9140 7839 10 312 11 314 12 329 7839 6681 4 314 12 291 11 331 6681 5654 3 352 8*298 11 335 5654 4747 5 346 6*320 10 342 4747 3945 5 341 5 325 9 346 3945 3224 5*347 5 327 7 351 3224 2585 4*355 5 330 5 004 2585 2051 4 000 5 332 4 031 2051 1641 5 004 4 331 4 045 1641 1358 4 006 4 334 4*053 1358 1187 4 009 4 332 4*057 1187 1088 4 009 3 333 3 060 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