DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 08/30 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 = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.8 - - 78.8 - - 75.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 34 - - 93 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2046 - - 1241 - - 548 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1071 - - 1072 - - 1072 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3116 - - 2311 - - 1618 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 988 - - 770 - - 1050 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 185 - - 206 - - 46 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 22 - - 22 - - 13 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 227 - - 220 - - 207 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 12 - - 13 - - 8 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - 13 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -656 - - -946 - - -587 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3772 - - 3257 - - 2205 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -6335 - - -5261 - - -4934 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9451 - - 7572 - - 6552 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 99 - - 93 - - 96 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 330 - - 700 - - 900 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.8 - - 78.8 - - 75.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 65.7 - - 67.8 - - 69.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 78.9 - - 78.6 - - 77.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 65.2 - - 67.3 - - 69.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 34 - - 93 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2046 - - 1241 - - 548 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 94 - - 73 - - 85 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 13 - - 15 - - 16 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] 99195 8 143 4 110 6 027 99195 91748 6 153 4 076 9 046 91748 86001 5 082 5 100 9 062 86001 81235 8 075 3 070 5 051 81235 77123 6 094 4 095 2 006 77123 73491 5 138 2 121 3 325 73491 70207 4 174 5 255 5 315 70207 67186 2 185 7 246 10 303 67186 64396 5 359 5 184 12 281 64396 61708 15 326 7 336 9 254 61708 58910 19 297 17 291 13 299 58910 56020 22 288 22 279 20 292 56020 53276 30 296 25 301 22 290 53276 50816 36 298 31 298 28 287 50816 48618 38 302 34 292 33 285 48618 46628 45 306 43 300 39 286 46628 44813 48 295 54 290 49 288 44813 43143 47 289 49 286 52 285 43143 41584 39 287 42 282 46 288 41584 40117 36 296 46 274 43 287 40117 38727 41 293 40 275 46 282 38727 37377 45 293 34 275 46 284 37377 36000 44 293 33 276 44 283 36000 34564 37 290 35 277 37 279 34564 33074 33 283 38 270 33 270 33074 31513 40 273 42 266 32 266 31513 29871 42 276 42 271 33 266 29871 28149 43 277 40 274 34 266 28149 26348 47 276 36 273 37 268 26348 24473 46 274 33 273 41 276 24473 22527 42 276 32 279 34 291 22527 20511 40 276 30 291 34 307 20511 18416 39 276 29 300 31 305 18416 16285 37 275 25 315 21 317 16285 14230 33 272 17 316 14 319 14230 12359 31 274 22 287 14 294 12359 10694 30 275 32 264 22 283 10694 9211 29 273 33 256 28 276 9211 7890 28 267 28 251 35 266 7890 6715 27 258 26 245 35 256 6715 5673 30 262 27 238 32 246 5673 4754 32 260 28 232 29 236 4754 3943 30 250 29 226 26 226 3943 3217 27*235 30 222 25 217 3217 2578 25*229 28*220 26 213 2578 2045 24 227 26*219 24 208 2045 1637 23 227 24 219 20*207 1637 1356 21 226 21 220 17*207 1356 1186 18 226 18 221 14 207 1186 1088 13 225 13 222 9 206 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