DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 06/14 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 - - - - - - 62.6 - - 60.5 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 181 - - 141 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5936 - - 4383 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 5004 - - 3681 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 7006 - - 5453 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 802 - - 2061 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 429 - - 355 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 20 - - 22 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 307 - - 317 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 9 - - 9 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -5 - - -7 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 2590 - - 796 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4416 - - 4658 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 1234 - - -8 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5772 - - 5461 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 95 - - 98 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 80 - - 30 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 62.6 - - 60.5 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 46.9 - - 43.9 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 62.0 - - 60.1 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 45.6 - - 42.8 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 181 - - 141 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5936 - - 4383 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 81 - - 92 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 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] 98935 33 088 26 102 98935 91450 23 088 25 092 91450 85690 20 096 17 087 85690 80913 18 096 16 083 80913 76796 15 085 13 087 76796 73132 8 071 10 094 73132 69809 4 100 5 102 69809 66771 4 038 3 057 66771 63950 3 234 4 330 63950 61202 4 292 8 290 61202 58338 13 293 14 283 58338 55368 23 288 22 288 55368 52534 43 268 41 272 52534 49985 48 251 41 255 49985 47693 39 265 42 267 47693 45617 47 271 52 268 45617 43723 54 271 52 268 43723 41981 57 272 55 274 41981 40372 57 279 57 279 40372 38883 63 282 60 284 38883 37498 63 279 65 281 37498 36171 60 285 66 278 36171 34827 58 287 62 278 34827 33435 51 291 57 281 33435 31990 50 303 53 283 31990 30477 51 307 50 283 30477 28883 53 305 47 285 28883 27206 53 305 48 289 27206 25450 49 307 50 292 25450 23623 45 305 47 292 23623 21728 44 307 44 294 21728 19759 42 307 43 298 19759 17710 39 300 43 303 17710 15619 38 292 43 307 15619 13608 40 292 42 311 13608 11789 42 296 43 317 11789 10183 40 303 41 322 10183 8761 34 314 36 321 8761 7509 22*309 25 317 7509 6404 22*309 23*317 6404 5426 22 308 23*317 5426 4563 21 308 23 317 4563 3799 21 307 23 317 3799 3114 21 307 23 317 3114 2507 20 307 23 317 2507 2000 19 307 22 317 2000 1611 19 306 21 316 1611 1343 18 306 20 316 1343 1180 16 306 18 316 1180 1086 13 306 14 316 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