DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 07/31 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 79.2 - - 82.5 - - 67.9 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 173 - - 227 - - 27 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3430 - - 6169 - - 691 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3067 - - 5285 - - 1071 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - 4500 - - 7239 - - 1761 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1562 - - 1364 - - 1518 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 344 - - 461 - - 115 - - - W* B/S - - - 5 - - 5 - - 9 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 16 - - 2 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - 180 - - 174 - - 212 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 7 - - 2 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - 4 - - -13 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1083 - - 285 - - -499 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5583 - - 6954 - - 2260 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4103 - - -1605 - - -2565 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - 8603 - - 8844 - - 4326 - - - blCL maxRH - - - 96 - - 100 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 20 - - 20 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - 79.2 - - 82.5 - - 67.9 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 58.4 - - 55.6 - - 61.5 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 78.3 - - 81.4 - - 68.0 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 58.0 - - 55.0 - - 61.0 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 173 - - 227 - - 27 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3430 - - 6169 - - 691 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 85 - - 101 - - 102 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 10 - - 9 - - 12 - - - 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] 99808 26 097 33 076 33 093 99808 92341 30 094 29 084 25 086 92341 86564 28 090 21 091 18 081 86564 81731 24 081 15 100 14 103 81731 77556 22 083 12 101 13 090 77556 73878 16 065 11 093 11 093 73878 70555 10 042 10 092 7 092 70555 67491 3 086 7 087 4 136 67491 64645 5 077 6 084 8 159 64645 61898 3 048 1 286 4 179 61898 59055 5 319 9 256 8 265 59055 56148 12 316 12 287 11 285 56148 53406 28 304 20 282 20 288 53406 50955 33 260 28 272 38 278 50955 48761 17 241 32 253 36 256 48761 46762 30 290 30 283 35 261 46762 44921 50 307 49 278 45 268 44921 43210 59 292 51 265 50 265 43210 41607 58 281 47 251 46 261 41607 40101 51 272 43 245 43 255 40101 38683 43 270 39 243 43 251 38683 37308 33 272 35 244 44 250 37308 35907 31 275 30 246 39 250 35907 34449 31 278 27 250 34 248 34449 32939 29 283 28 254 32 244 32939 31365 25 286 29 255 29 235 31365 29712 28 281 32 254 28 231 29712 27980 35 270 33 254 29 234 27980 26168 36 257 34 253 30 237 26168 24283 32 254 37 248 30 241 24283 22325 26 246 39 246 29 252 22325 20287 27 245 38 248 36 254 20287 18163 23 238 34 246 42 251 18163 16002 18 216 21 248 43 242 16002 13932 16 205 14 154 35 222 13932 12070 11 176 24 136 28 172 12070 10431 13 147 25 135 36 140 10431 8982 17 148 22 143 36 130 8982 7697 17 152 19*157 33 129 7697 6558 17 156 17*165 28 134 6558 5549 16 169 16 168 24 140 5549 4659 16*183 16 172 20 141 4659 3872 15*183 16 174 16 139 3872 3167 13 181 16 177 14 139 3167 2543 12 179 16 179 11 144 2543 2023 12 178 16 180 7*158 2023 1624 11 178 15 181 3*191 1624 1349 10 178 15 182 2 218 1349 1183 9 178 14 182 2 221 1183 1087 8 177 11 182 2 227 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