DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 08/04 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 - - - - - - 80.9 - - 83.8 - - 80.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 170 - - 114 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5123 - - 5608 - - 18 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4355 - - 4492 - - 1071 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6193 - - 6678 - - 1088 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 901 - - 655 - - 5794 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 401 - - 368 - - 18 W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 6 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 15 - - 11 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 236 - - 234 - - 240 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1422 - - 197 - - -3525 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4771 - - 6481 - - 4613 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 328 - - -5197 - - -4524 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5865 - - 11875 - - 5612 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 94 - - 84 - - 88 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 190 - - 10 - - 410 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 80.9 - - 83.8 - - 80.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 63.5 - - 59.0 - - 63.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 80.1 - - 83.3 - - 81.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 62.7 - - 57.9 - - 63.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 170 - - 114 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5123 - - 5608 - - 18 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 76 - - 35 - - 53 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 10 - - 13 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] 99718 33 092 23 108 18 074 99718 92206 27 091 23 101 23 084 92206 86412 23 085 21 087 18 088 86412 81605 18 079 21 079 14 098 81605 77454 18 097 17 081 13 090 77454 73769 14 092 13 107 9 090 73769 70430 8 094 9 114 8 107 70430 67369 8 116 6 149 3 129 67369 64542 6 182 6 174 6 178 64542 61816 13 191 16 234 12 248 61816 58990 12 213 22 214 19 234 58990 56060 19 239 20 234 22 228 56060 53274 29 245 34 245 34 253 53274 50801 36 242 41 243 43 243 50801 48607 40 245 39 245 41 248 48607 46619 41 240 41 248 48 256 46619 44791 39 248 46 249 50 252 44791 43086 42 249 50 246 48 246 43086 41485 41 240 49 240 47 239 41485 39976 39 243 45 238 49 242 39976 38552 41 253 43 241 52 248 38552 37185 46 259 47 249 55 251 37185 35807 44 252 55 252 57 249 35807 34381 37 235 52 250 47 244 34381 32903 34 219 51 244 38 240 32903 31355 34 221 50 241 33 244 31355 29727 36 234 48 249 30 250 29727 28020 36 241 41 248 29 258 28020 26236 32 244 34 252 31 264 26236 24375 30 236 30 247 30 266 24375 22440 28 236 28 240 27 259 22440 20428 27 240 18 237 25 249 20428 18340 25 239 12 250 18 232 18340 16217 23 232 12 249 13 224 16217 14168 19 228 13 271 12 249 14168 12302 14 237 18 274 14 256 12302 10639 9 262 19 263 17 256 10639 9159 9 293 15 241 16 255 9159 7844 7 253 13*237 15 248 7844 6681 13*237 12*238 13 236 6681 5654 15*237 12 237 12 232 5654 4747 15 236 12 236 11 233 4747 3943 16 236 11 235 11 233 3943 3222 16 236 11 233 10 235 3222 2584 15 236 11 231 9 236 2584 2050 15 235 10 230 9 238 2050 1640 14 235 10 229 8 239 1640 1358 14 235 9 229 7 239 1358 1186 13 235 9 228 6*239 1186 1088 10 235 7 228 4*240 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