DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 06/10 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 - - - - - - 78.1 - - 76.5 - - 74.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 47 - - 17 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1575 - - 894 - - 712 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1072 - - 1072 - - 1072 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2645 - - 1964 - - 1782 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1503 - - 1176 - - 2503 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 184 - - 111 - - 63 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 17 - - 18 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 208 - - 226 - - 211 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 9 - - 11 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -17 - - -4 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 907 - - 876 - - 522 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1738 - - 1088 - - 1260 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 122 - - 189 - - -354 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2523 - - 1775 - - 2136 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 98 - - 100 - - 98 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2660 - - 2970 - - 1860 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.1 - - 76.5 - - 74.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 73.2 - - 74.4 - - 71.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 78.0 - - 76.7 - - 74.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 72.7 - - 74.1 - - 71.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 47 - - 17 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1575 - - 894 - - 712 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 94 - - 101 - - 93 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 18 - - 19 - - 17 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] 98869 23 077 27 094 19 088 98869 91393 25 087 21 094 24 077 91393 85650 26 084 18 077 20 070 85650 80902 20 083 18 069 17 071 80902 76828 16 091 14 069 17 076 76828 73229 12 088 15 082 15 072 73229 69972 8 083 18 083 14 084 69972 66985 5 097 14 090 11 086 66985 64228 5 132 8 121 6 109 64228 61569 9 125 5 164 4 162 61569 58789 5 225 6 258 2 134 58789 55898 15 228 21 241 16 252 55898 53131 15 207 23 230 23 249 53131 50625 19 246 25 235 32 241 50625 48373 28 252 26 225 32 235 48373 46333 26 251 13 218 30 233 46333 44478 34 259 32 250 30 245 44478 42781 51 249 37 239 37 245 42781 41213 54 237 38 232 42 226 41213 39747 46 235 39 229 41 218 39747 38360 38 235 35 228 38 221 38360 37012 42 243 33 227 37 221 37012 35636 46 245 35 227 33 225 35636 34205 45 240 38 226 32 229 34205 32720 40 236 40 225 34 229 32720 31168 35 237 40 229 35 231 31168 29536 34 242 38 234 35 235 29536 27825 33 250 34 234 35 238 27825 26037 32 234 30 227 34 239 26037 24175 30 223 28 224 31 241 24175 22246 31 218 29 225 31 246 22246 20247 33 216 31 226 32 255 20247 18170 33 208 35 220 33 262 18170 16058 33 203 39 218 38 265 16058 14031 33 207 39 213 44 270 14031 12192 28 214 37 205 49 266 12192 10553 21 215 36 202 47 271 10553 9093 21 217 33 206 35 267 9093 7794 26 228 28 216 30 248 7794 6641 26 232 26 226 32 239 6641 5620 23 231 28 230 32 234 5620 4719 20 226 31 232 31 231 4719 3921 18 218 32 232 31 227 3921 3205 16*212 30 231 30 223 3205 2572 15*209 27 229 29 221 2572 2043 14 208 25*228 26*216 2043 1636 13 208 20*226 22*212 1636 1356 12 208 18 226 19 211 1356 1185 10 207 15 225 17 210 1185 1088 8 206 11 225 12 209 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