DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 10/19 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 - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 61.1 - - 63.5 - - 54.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 138 - - 41 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1610 - - 3057 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1661 - - 1070 - - 1070 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2680 - - 4127 - - 1086 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1568 - - 1068 - - 2662 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 250 - - 209 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 9 - - 8 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 237 - - 230 - - 172 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -1 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1715 - - -1412 - - -2011 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4395 - - 5539 - - 3097 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -7913 - - -6710 - - -8693 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 10593 - - 10837 - - 9779 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 66 - - 83 - - 61 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 61.1 - - 63.5 - - 54.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 46.0 - - 43.4 - - 45.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 60.4 - - 63.4 - - 58.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 45.1 - - 42.6 - - 44.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 138 - - 41 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1610 - - 3057 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 31 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 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] 97510 12 242 7 290 3 208 97510 90250 6 216 4 245 10 345 90250 84661 10 164 8 239 13 325 84661 80017 8 162 6 231 8 283 80017 76018 5 258 7 250 10 268 76018 72483 10 273 15 258 13 267 72483 69281 13 298 14 270 11 269 69281 66337 17 287 15 282 13 277 66337 63609 21 285 21 280 18 287 63609 60965 26 284 25 279 23 286 60965 58208 27 286 25 279 28 281 58208 55346 29 283 30 278 33 283 55346 52610 31 276 36 276 40 285 52610 50146 37 274 39 277 46 281 50146 47934 43 274 42 284 41 283 47934 45915 47 273 44 289 44 295 45915 44052 47 273 43 285 45 293 44052 42322 46 272 42 283 44 287 42322 40714 43 271 39 280 40 286 40714 39221 40 268 36 269 34 281 39221 37833 34 269 35 260 32 275 37833 36508 33 275 40 249 32 265 36508 35171 34 269 34 255 31 260 35171 33780 34 264 34 257 30 262 33780 32332 33 263 32 256 31 262 32332 30813 32 264 30 260 30 264 30813 29213 28 265 28 261 29 268 29213 27536 24 266 25 267 25 273 27536 25781 23 258 21 277 18 272 25781 23953 23 254 19 275 16 266 23953 22048 22 249 19 271 17 268 22048 20060 22 242 17 274 16 276 20060 17985 19 236 17 270 13 294 17985 15871 13 232 15 246 13 297 15871 13839 9 246 10 225 11 246 13839 11997 11 253 7 236 9 210 11997 10364 13 251 8 255 6 200 10364 8914 15 247 10 261 4 223 8914 7628 15 241 11 258 6 258 7628 6488 14 233 12 250 8 264 6488 5483 12 220 11 238 7 259 5483 4603 11 216 8*234 5 241 4603 3828 9 222 6*230 4 226 3828 3134 7*230 5 230 4 217 3134 2520 6*235 5 230 5 211 2520 2008 5 236 5 230 5 208 2008 1615 5 237 4 230 5 204 1615 1344 5 237 4 230 5 195 1344 1180 4 237 4 230 4 180 1180 1086 4 237 3 230 3*172 1086 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