DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 06/06 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 - - - - - - 77.4 - - 83.8 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 160 - - 182 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3263 - - 7061 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2978 - - 5865 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4333 - - 8131 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2306 - - 1770 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 346 - - 454 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 8 - - 11 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - 7 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 329 - - 309 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 3 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 276 - - 540 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4057 - - 7591 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2339 - - -2374 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6672 - - 10505 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 72 - - 65 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 370 - - 20 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.4 - - 83.8 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 63.0 - - 54.1 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 76.5 - - 82.8 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 61.6 - - 52.9 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 160 - - 182 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3263 - - 7061 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - 8 - - - 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] 98618 17 096 17 099 98618 91140 17 080 13 054 91140 85455 15 071 11 058 85455 80734 13 055 10 098 80734 76645 8 045 11 070 76645 73043 9 042 9 059 73043 69785 7 033 5 070 69785 66779 8 013 5 009 66779 63998 8 317 7 315 63998 61316 8 269 12 306 61316 58524 12 289 17 281 58524 55622 19 301 20 280 55622 52838 28 303 25 302 52838 50331 44 288 39 302 50331 48109 42 270 44 287 48109 46110 29 285 43 277 46110 44281 47 313 35 299 44281 42593 53 305 45 303 42593 41029 53 301 47 301 41029 39569 53 299 45 301 39569 38190 52 298 43 302 38190 36855 50 298 43 303 36855 35496 48 299 42 302 35496 34084 46 300 40 302 34084 32620 45 302 39 304 32620 31088 45 304 39 304 31088 29475 45 306 42 307 29475 27782 46 307 43 311 27782 26009 50 310 42 316 26009 24159 52 317 41 317 24159 22236 43 317 39 319 22236 20234 34 306 32 312 20234 18152 30 295 29 297 18152 16035 28 290 27 294 16035 14000 25 287 25 296 14000 12155 24 294 23 299 12155 10523 21 299 18 300 10523 9078 18 298 12*297 9078 7792 16 298 8*301 7792 6646 14 303 8 305 6646 5627 13 315 8 309 5627 4726 12*328 7 310 4726 3928 11*331 8 311 3928 3211 9 330 7 312 3211 2577 8 329 7 313 2577 2045 8 328 7 313 2045 1637 7 328 7 312 1637 1357 7 326 7 313 1357 1186 6 327 6 313 1186 1088 6 326 6 313 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