DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/08 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.9 - - 81.6 - - 79.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 298 - - 205 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4554 - - 5658 - - 4619 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4168 - - 4839 - - 1071 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5624 - - 6728 - - 5689 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 870 - - 769 - - 1349 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 456 - - 434 - - 106 W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 8 - - 3 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 10 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 298 - - 290 - - 273 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -6 - - 3 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -931 - - -1816 - - -1917 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6555 - - 8544 - - 7606 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -7046 - - -7422 - - -8028 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 12670 - - 14150 - - 13717 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 64 - - 56 - - 57 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.9 - - 81.6 - - 79.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 53.9 - - 47.9 - - 50.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 77.4 - - 80.6 - - 80.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 52.9 - - 46.8 - - 49.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 298 - - 205 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4554 - - 5658 - - 4619 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 7 - - 7 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] 99782 21 103 22 094 16 072 99782 92216 19 096 18 110 13 058 92216 86358 19 091 16 102 12 070 86358 81509 17 083 17 090 17 087 81509 77335 17 082 16 087 15 086 77335 73646 14 078 10 100 13 067 73646 70317 9 059 10 091 8 078 70317 67260 2 038 8 026 8 062 67260 64425 9 175 6 264 10 311 64425 61697 12 155 17 213 19 257 61697 58856 13 329 9 210 21 212 58856 55893 30 291 25 294 18 294 55893 53081 34 265 35 272 32 280 53081 50575 39 258 34 260 42 267 50575 48340 43 255 38 263 39 264 48340 46320 45 256 45 274 42 267 46320 44474 44 261 49 269 42 272 44474 42768 47 268 38 275 44 279 42768 41176 52 268 39 287 49 290 41176 39685 54 265 43 290 53 295 39685 38287 50 266 47 290 51 294 38287 36941 46 269 48 291 46 294 36941 35574 44 274 46 293 45 293 35574 34154 42 276 45 293 46 291 34154 32681 42 271 44 292 44 288 32681 31140 45 265 42 285 42 287 31140 29519 46 259 44 279 42 287 29519 27821 45 253 44 281 43 287 27821 26049 44 250 42 284 44 290 26049 24208 38 261 39 284 44 292 24208 22298 34 274 36 285 41 291 22298 20313 31 277 34 286 38 290 20313 18242 30 285 33 292 33 292 18242 16124 31 289 34 295 33 301 16124 14079 32 292 34 296 32 306 14079 12215 32 293 31 296 30 307 12215 10559 35 294 30 298 26 306 10559 9090 35 299 28 303 22 312 9090 7787 29 302 21*304 17 308 7787 6634 20*303 11*291 10*286 6634 5615 12*298 11 290 8*279 5615 4715 12 297 11 290 8 277 4715 3918 12 298 11 291 8 274 3918 3203 12 298 11 290 8 272 3203 2570 11 298 10 290 8 271 2570 2041 11 297 10 290 8 270 2041 1635 11 298 9 289 7 269 1635 1355 10 297 9 290 7 267 1355 1185 9 298 8 289 6 267 1185 1088 8 298 7 290 5 266 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