DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 08/03 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 - - - - - - 78.1 - - 80.4 - - 76.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 217 - - 122 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4413 - - 4228 - - 1290 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3942 - - 3515 - - 1071 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5483 - - 5298 - - 2360 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 785 - - 901 - - 3290 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 413 - - 341 - - 81 W* B/S - - - - - - 17 - - 12 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 4 - - 5 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 101 - - 181 - - 145 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -5 - - 3 - - 6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 108 - - -1018 - - -2120 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5375 - - 6316 - - 4480 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -6668 - - -7360 - - -8753 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 12151 - - 12658 - - 11113 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 72 - - 68 - - 67 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.1 - - 80.4 - - 76.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 58.2 - - 56.4 - - 61.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 77.0 - - 79.7 - - 78.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 57.0 - - 55.1 - - 60.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 217 - - 122 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4413 - - 4228 - - 1290 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 9 - - 11 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] 99648 26 087 33 079 30 091 99648 92129 27 087 26 083 26 092 92129 86349 28 095 25 094 23 083 86349 81560 19 091 17 103 16 074 81560 77427 11 101 15 103 9 092 77427 73773 11 084 13 098 9 089 73773 70456 10 086 9 100 2 110 70456 67402 9 068 6 098 6 198 67402 64574 4 020 2 042 3 161 64574 61841 5 012 3 318 3 298 61841 59007 7 313 8 321 7 318 59007 56079 11 302 17 304 14 312 56079 53297 15 307 23 288 24 285 53297 50811 22 307 22 286 27 284 50811 48590 26 313 29 302 32 293 48590 46575 44 312 41 310 36 306 46575 44726 50 311 49 311 42 307 44726 43019 53 316 51 312 44 308 43019 41430 53 319 48 313 44 310 41430 39944 49 316 43 312 36 316 39944 38546 43 309 38 311 33 315 38546 37193 37 303 38 302 26 304 37193 35820 34 306 35 298 20 318 35820 34395 32 312 32 298 20 339 34395 32919 30 315 30 300 23 331 32919 31376 29 317 28 306 23 323 31376 29754 27 319 26 314 20 324 29754 28053 24 313 24 322 20 333 28053 26271 24 313 20 331 17 331 26271 24411 18 333 14 316 12 322 24411 22476 19 341 11 316 10 299 22476 20461 14 005 5 336 7 305 20461 18363 12 023 5 079 2 214 18363 16225 11 013 11 067 4 126 16225 14164 12 012 17 061 9 094 14164 12284 13 025 16 062 14 081 12284 10610 12 026 15 068 13 086 10610 9123 12 031 12 062 10 094 9123 7807 12 041 9 051 7 092 7807 6644 9 050 4 054 4 110 6644 5619 4*082 5*192 7 201 5619 4718 4*096 5*189 8 200 4718 3921 4 099 5 187 8 197 3921 3206 5 101 5 183 7 187 3206 2572 5 103 5 180 7*170 2572 2042 5 102 5 177 7*151 2042 1635 5 103 5 175 7 147 1635 1355 4 102 5 173 6 143 1355 1185 4 103 5 172 6 141 1185 1088 4 104 4 172 5 138 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