DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/02 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 72.0 - - 71.7 - - 69.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 370 - - 254 - - 2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3797 - - 3870 - - 2094 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3660 - - 3574 - - 1070 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4867 - - 4940 - - 3164 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1500 - - 1356 - - 2672 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 459 - - 408 - - 100 W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 6 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 11 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 079 - - 097 - - 119 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - 6 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - -5 - - -8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -5908 - - -6568 - - -7173 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 10775 - - 11509 - - 10337 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -15275 - - -16659 - - -17469 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 20142 - - 21599 - - 20633 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 43 - - 46 - - 26 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 72.0 - - 71.7 - - 69.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 28.8 - - 25.4 - - 28.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 70.3 - - 70.3 - - 70.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 27.6 - - 24.2 - - 27.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 370 - - 254 - - 2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3797 - - 3870 - - 2094 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - 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] 98619 26 098 23 089 19 078 98619 91151 16 087 10 098 17 064 91151 85427 13 085 10 092 15 076 85427 80700 13 083 13 096 11 080 80700 76636 15 071 17 087 8 089 76636 73029 17 071 17 077 11 074 73029 69754 15 067 17 071 14 057 69754 66748 12 069 14 059 15 056 66748 63958 12 065 12 050 13 052 63958 61239 14 031 12 030 13 038 61239 58399 18 355 18 354 17 014 58399 55464 20 333 26 334 25 347 55464 52681 19 328 30 325 30 337 52681 50195 20 338 29 320 32 333 50195 47983 22 347 25 324 32 323 47983 45991 26 350 22 336 26 328 45991 44185 29 343 20 003 25 345 44185 42533 28 346 20 001 30 350 42533 40997 26 359 15 019 27 350 40997 39554 27 017 17 039 16 008 39554 38194 26 019 17 039 15 038 38194 36881 20 022 15 030 13 042 36881 35542 17 031 14 019 13 026 35542 34146 17 033 14 013 13 006 34146 32696 17 025 16 015 12 360 32696 31174 20 020 18 018 12 014 31174 29571 24 021 20 019 12 038 29571 27886 27 024 20 023 14 044 27886 26116 28 027 17 031 13 046 26116 24264 25 033 14 039 8 033 24264 22333 21 038 12 050 5 007 22333 20317 18 048 11 058 4 359 20317 18213 15 064 7 050 5 346 18213 16065 10 076 4 037 5 336 16065 13992 5 027 5 005 3 355 13992 12108 9 359 10 012 7 038 12108 10443 10 005 12 021 11 051 10443 8973 11 014 13 033 12 059 8973 7677 12 022 14 039 12 061 7677 6534 13 031 11 050 10 087 6534 5525 13*052 10*088 12 118 5525 4638 13*071 11*095 13 126 4638 3855 13 076 11 096 12*127 3855 3154 13 078 12 097 11*125 3154 2535 13 080 12 098 9 120 2535 2018 14 082 12 098 9 117 2018 1621 13 083 12 099 8 117 1621 1348 13 083 11 099 8 116 1348 1182 12 083 11 099 7 116 1182 1087 10 084 9 099 6 116 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