DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 07/09 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 - - - - - - 71.6 - - 82.3 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 29 - - 119 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 952 - - 4309 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1071 - - 3573 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2022 - - 5379 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1555 - - 2200 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 129 - - 343 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 9 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 7 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 248 - - 281 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - 7 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 803 - - 857 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1219 - - 4522 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 322 - - -40 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1700 - - 5419 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 86 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1140 - - 1310 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 71.6 - - 82.3 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 69.3 - - 65.8 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 71.7 - - 81.7 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 69.0 - - 64.7 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 29 - - 119 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 952 - - 4309 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 45 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 16 - - 13 - - - 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] 99678 28 108 20 102 99678 92072 19 108 18 093 92072 86217 18 096 15 086 86217 81368 16 080 14 099 81368 77194 13 075 16 093 77194 73513 15 079 11 076 73513 70201 11 076 9 099 70201 67167 6 086 6 127 67167 64364 4 061 0 321 64364 61661 5 312 5 296 61661 58857 13 276 11 265 58857 55950 16 254 19 269 55950 53188 33 294 39 275 53188 50711 49 267 41 264 50711 48471 37 252 45 276 48471 46421 32 274 56 278 46421 44530 44 284 65 278 44530 42782 54 281 68 277 42782 41164 58 278 67 271 41164 39661 58 268 68 262 39661 38259 66 276 65 262 38259 36914 72 281 64 264 36914 35546 63 282 62 266 35546 34123 45 265 52 266 34123 32648 37 256 50 256 32648 31107 36 264 50 257 31107 29489 40 271 40 272 29489 27794 38 271 34 284 27794 26025 36 259 25 293 26025 24184 35 261 23 287 24184 22270 35 268 26 286 22270 20277 34 271 29 287 20277 18201 30 274 26 283 18201 16094 26 284 23 272 16094 14068 18 294 19 273 14068 12226 15 288 18 269 12226 10590 15 285 21 261 10590 9132 15 273 23 259 9132 7832 18 268 18 271 7832 6675 18 269 13 278 6675 5648 15 268 9*283 5648 4743 15 263 8*284 4743 3940 14 259 8 283 3940 3221 14 256 7 282 3221 2583 13 254 7 281 2583 2050 12*250 6 279 2050 1640 10*248 6 279 1640 1358 9 249 6 277 1358 1186 8 248 5 277 1186 1088 6 247 5 277 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