DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 08/24 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 - - - - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 69.8 - - 71.4 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 207 - - 78 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3610 - - 3695 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3309 - - 2816 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4680 - - 4765 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 934 - - 1094 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 378 - - 282 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 10 - - 10 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 5 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 329 - - 292 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - -2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2545 - - -2650 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 7225 - - 7416 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -11122 - - -10612 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 15802 - - 15377 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 83 - - 90 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 69.8 - - 71.4 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 42.1 - - 42.9 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 68.8 - - 71.1 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 40.8 - - 41.6 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 207 - - 78 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3610 - - 3695 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 31 - - 59 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - - 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] 99351 9 104 16 081 99351 91940 14 101 11 092 91940 86189 17 096 9 132 86189 81373 14 110 10 121 81373 77220 12 115 12 119 77220 73554 11 110 12 112 73554 70231 8 115 5 111 70231 67161 4 062 1 131 67161 64305 2 151 5 289 64305 61545 8 070 3 245 61545 58676 16 346 14 343 58676 55733 23 331 29 329 55733 52950 32 335 32 325 52950 50444 40 333 34 326 50444 48197 50 331 44 331 48197 46166 59 321 55 319 46166 44313 56 310 52 311 44313 42614 47 310 46 306 42614 41039 52 336 51 323 41039 39569 65 326 61 318 39569 38190 63 319 61 310 38190 36854 59 316 55 310 36854 35490 58 314 49 316 35490 34069 55 311 47 325 34069 32593 51 309 48 317 32593 31048 43 317 42 315 31048 29422 41 308 39 311 29422 27717 43 306 44 305 27717 25937 43 310 43 307 25937 24082 40 317 38 312 24082 22158 34 330 30 320 22158 20164 30 331 24 326 20164 18087 27 328 22 324 18087 15968 23 326 22 324 15968 13927 21 320 22 323 13927 12072 21 317 23 324 12072 10427 19 318 20 325 10427 8968 16 316 16 326 8968 7675 14 316 13 324 7675 6532 13 321 10 322 6532 5526 11*323 6*301 5526 4642 8*326 5*293 4642 3860 8 327 5 293 3860 3160 7 329 5 291 3160 2540 7 330 5 292 2540 2021 7 332 5 292 2021 1623 6 332 5 291 1623 1349 6 333 4 290 1349 1182 6 333 4 290 1182 1087 5 333 4 290 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