DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 05/31 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 - - - - - - 72.4 - - 73.0 - - 68.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 340 - - 144 - - 5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3565 - - 3195 - - 1013 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3454 - - 2821 - - 1070 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4635 - - 4265 - - 2083 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 830 - - 1126 - - 876 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 438 - - 320 - - 88 W* B/S - - - - - - 12 - - 10 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 6 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 128 - - 120 - - 113 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 5 - - 1 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -5746 - - -6878 - - -7952 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 10382 - - 11144 - - 10036 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -14746 - - -15534 - - -17863 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 19381 - - 19799 - - 19946 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 82 - - 91 - - 90 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 72.4 - - 73.0 - - 68.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 30.8 - - 28.2 - - 28.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 70.7 - - 72.2 - - 68.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 29.6 - - 27.0 - - 27.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 340 - - 144 - - 5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3565 - - 3195 - - 1013 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 28 - - 63 - - 60 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 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] 98601 16 100 15 067 8 067 98601 91098 11 076 9 081 16 053 91098 85380 12 059 12 083 15 063 85380 80646 15 071 15 081 14 071 80646 76540 13 071 14 084 16 060 76540 72895 11 082 13 067 16 044 72895 69595 13 064 15 051 15 031 69595 66573 14 038 14 033 16 029 66573 63782 12 020 13 008 15 017 63782 61089 14 011 15 357 15 005 61089 58286 18 354 16 344 17 354 58286 55375 18 334 17 334 20 344 55375 52594 20 329 20 326 21 330 52594 50104 27 321 21 321 21 322 50104 47894 28 301 26 322 23 316 47894 45912 30 293 34 299 30 311 45912 44120 35 290 38 288 39 292 44120 42477 32 287 41 288 41 285 42477 40941 24 269 36 292 40 288 40941 39490 17 247 34 293 37 293 39490 38116 9 246 35 291 35 299 38116 36780 6 263 34 284 33 297 36780 35418 8 279 33 282 32 287 35418 34001 12 277 32 286 31 293 34001 32533 17 275 30 290 30 295 32533 30997 17 277 27 294 31 291 30997 29379 12 286 19 296 31 290 29379 27682 13 291 14 273 23 292 27682 25909 16 289 17 285 18 281 25909 24060 16 295 19 281 16 276 24060 22139 9 294 17 279 13 295 22139 20140 8 292 9 279 12 277 20140 18065 11 282 6 288 10 273 18065 15957 13 286 12 277 10 297 15957 13927 14 295 13 279 13 293 13927 12081 13 311 11 300 13 303 12081 10442 12 323 12 310 12 320 10442 8988 10 329 13 308 11 328 8988 7695 9 335 13 308 11 335 7695 6547 5 307 10 307 10 330 6547 5531 2*204 5 277 9 316 5531 4638 5*140 2*210 7 301 4638 3851 6 133 3*161 6 293 3851 3148 7 129 5 129 4 289 3148 2528 7 127 6 119 3*125 2528 2013 8 125 7 116 6*115 2013 1619 7 123 7 114 7 113 1619 1346 7 122 7 113 7 111 1346 1181 7 122 7 113 6 111 1181 1087 6 122 6 111 5 111 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