DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 09/21 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 - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 59.8 - - 58.6 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 139 - - 94 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3807 - - 3226 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3262 - - 2610 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4877 - - 4296 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 762 - - 744 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 339 - - 284 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 17 - - 19 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 069 - - 060 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 7 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - -5 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1513 - - 825 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3364 - - 3471 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 533 - - -8150 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4344 - - 12446 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 88 - - 85 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 30 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 59.8 - - 58.6 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 49.1 - - 47.4 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 59.4 - - 58.4 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 48.0 - - 46.3 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 139 - - 94 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3807 - - 3226 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 53 - - 39 - - - 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] 98261 4 273 17 264 98261 90822 10 260 9 253 90822 85057 10 251 4 248 85057 80308 8 264 6 286 80308 76245 4 256 7 277 76245 72673 3 243 7 269 72673 69445 8 328 5 293 69445 66472 13 318 9 307 66472 63716 14 317 10 320 63716 61053 18 310 16 299 61053 58282 21 296 18 278 58282 55405 24 283 22 275 55405 52655 32 274 28 268 52655 50180 38 262 30 263 50180 47953 39 250 33 255 47953 45916 41 243 38 247 45916 44046 45 242 40 243 44046 42321 43 240 42 241 42321 40721 42 240 44 246 40721 39232 52 234 53 239 39232 37842 60 227 55 231 37842 36506 55 225 40 239 36506 35156 38 232 41 241 35156 33759 31 241 40 232 33759 32315 25 241 41 226 32315 30802 24 238 40 228 30802 29208 22 243 33 230 29208 27533 22 249 27 231 27533 25776 20 248 26 235 25776 23939 14 247 23 236 23939 22025 15 254 17 244 22025 20032 11 246 13 263 20032 17957 8 160 9 264 17957 15842 12 143 6 191 15842 13806 14 148 9 158 13806 11953 7 179 4 176 11953 10308 3 257 3 301 10308 8854 1 352 1 276 8854 7568 2 078 2 170 7568 6433 9 120 9 118 6433 5435 14*080 16 082 5435 4565 17*071 18*065 4565 3799 18 070 19*062 3799 3114 18 069 19 061 3114 2507 18 068 19 060 2507 2000 18 068 19 060 2000 1611 17 068 19 060 1611 1342 16 067 18 059 1342 1180 15 067 16 060 1180 1086 12 067 12 059 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