DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/11 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.5 - - 76.1 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 98 - - 57 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2684 - - 1019 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2351 - - 1071 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3754 - - 2089 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1367 - - 1589 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 284 - - 174 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 1 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 15 - - 29 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 178 - - 155 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 16 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -12 - - -15 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 656 - - 433 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3099 - - 1656 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1331 - - -2359 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5085 - - 4448 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 98 - - 97 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1250 - - 2240 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.5 - - 76.1 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 68.0 - - 71.6 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 78.2 - - 76.1 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 66.9 - - 71.1 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 98 - - 57 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2684 - - 1019 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 94 - - 90 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 14 - - 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] 98787 34 100 27 089 98787 91312 30 095 28 096 91312 85594 28 096 26 084 85594 80876 25 093 25 079 80876 76805 19 084 21 080 76805 73191 12 084 16 090 73191 69914 12 124 13 092 69914 66912 18 116 10 122 66912 64139 13 123 16 159 64139 61463 16 149 18 164 61463 58681 9 158 11 177 58681 55774 15 221 11 236 55774 52969 25 229 35 239 52969 50452 45 221 49 220 50452 48217 32 205 46 206 48217 46184 29 240 49 205 46184 44329 42 253 56 239 44329 42652 47 252 73 245 42652 41106 58 237 75 244 41106 39649 64 231 72 242 39649 38266 61 235 67 238 38266 36921 57 235 64 235 36921 35549 56 235 60 232 35549 34121 56 235 54 226 34121 32642 56 235 51 222 32642 31096 53 232 49 221 31096 29470 51 233 48 222 29470 27767 50 237 46 223 27767 25987 46 237 45 224 25987 24134 43 234 44 226 24134 22212 43 235 44 228 22212 20216 43 235 46 233 20216 18145 42 235 49 243 18145 16046 41 239 52 251 16046 14028 38 234 50 248 14028 12193 33 222 45 240 12193 10560 31 218 45 232 10560 9103 31 221 42 223 9103 7803 28 220 39 209 7803 6647 26 212 40 195 6647 5623 23 205 40 186 5623 4720 21 195 38 177 4720 3923 18*184 37 169 3923 3207 16*178 36 163 3207 2573 16 178 35*160 2573 2044 16 178 34*157 2044 1636 15 178 31 155 1636 1356 14 178 28 154 1356 1185 13 178 25 153 1185 1088 11 178 18 152 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