DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 08/27 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 - - - - - - - - - 1000z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - - - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - - - - 77.4 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - - - - 103 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - - - - 6673 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - - - - 5190 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - - - - 7743 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - - - - 1463 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - - - - 375 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - - - - 10 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - - - - 7 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - - - - 326 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - - - - 5 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - - - - 5 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - - - - 1193 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - - - - 6550 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - - - - 30 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - - - - 7713 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - - - - 85 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - - - - 40 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - - - - 77.4 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - - - - 52.4 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - - - - 76.9 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - - - - 51.2 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - - - - 103 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - - - - 6673 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - - - - 39 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - - - - 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] 99216 9 086 99216 91733 5 078 91733 85987 10 082 85987 81212 8 058 81212 77075 4 104 77075 73412 4 163 73412 70087 7 191 70087 67019 5 191 67019 64167 5 273 64167 61407 9 273 61407 58529 12 302 58529 55549 21 296 55549 52714 22 284 52714 50157 22 284 50157 47861 28 285 47861 45784 30 281 45784 43892 30 288 43892 42155 34 296 42155 40557 36 300 40557 39082 36 306 39082 37712 36 309 37712 36397 35 310 36397 35062 33 312 35062 33674 32 315 33674 32237 30 318 32237 30734 28 320 30734 29156 26 320 29156 27501 23 322 27501 25768 21 324 25768 23958 19 327 23958 22073 18 325 22073 20106 18 318 20106 18052 17 308 18052 15955 19 303 15955 13933 20 302 13933 12092 20 302 12092 10456 18 305 10456 9010 10*301 9010 7733 8*307 7733 6594 7 314 6594 5583 7 320 5583 4690 7 325 4690 3899 7 330 3899 3189 7 334 3189 2560 7 337 2560 2035 7 340 2035 1631 6 341 1631 1353 6 342 1353 1184 6 342 1184 1087 5 344 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