DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 05/12 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 - - - - - - 55.8 - - 69.9 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 112 - - 35 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1050 - - 4225 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1070 - - 2603 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2120 - - 5295 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 724 - - 2820 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 211 - - 249 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 25 - - 33 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 212 - - 239 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 15 - - 26 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -12 - - 4 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -523 - - -53 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2643 - - 5348 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -5112 - - -2289 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7232 - - 7584 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 82 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 100 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 55.8 - - 69.9 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 47.9 - - 50.0 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 55.7 - - 70.1 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 46.8 - - 48.8 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 112 - - 35 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1050 - - 4225 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 100 - - 27 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 7 - - - 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] 98085 9 091 7 284 98085 90665 7 020 3 214 90665 84958 7 346 2 201 84958 80196 8 315 6 104 80196 76075 4 315 2 345 76075 72431 5 359 6 331 72431 69127 7 303 8 301 69127 66073 7 339 11 334 66073 63236 17 310 18 296 63236 60495 22 292 16 281 60495 57634 17 266 22 300 57634 54671 27 302 31 289 54671 51852 40 291 32 285 51852 49309 37 277 32 288 49309 47017 33 283 38 286 47017 44948 44 289 46 277 44948 43086 49 279 52 276 43086 41397 56 286 59 276 41397 39845 72 290 70 274 39845 38407 79 285 74 270 38407 37063 76 283 77 268 37063 35768 71 283 77 266 35768 34448 68 280 76 265 34448 33073 62 277 76 264 33073 31649 60 276 77 265 31649 30161 63 274 76 265 30161 28598 68 272 74 266 28598 26960 70 270 72 266 26960 25250 71 268 72 265 25250 23467 72 265 70 264 23467 21615 72 261 67 265 21615 19687 76 259 64 266 19687 17681 67 261 62 264 17681 15639 54 264 58 260 15639 13675 60 261 55 258 13675 11891 59 256 50 259 11891 10303 56 249 47 263 10303 8890 54 245 47 265 8890 7631 54 245 46 261 7631 6509 55 247 44 248 6509 5514 56 246 42*244 5514 4635 53 244 41*243 4635 3857 48 241 39 241 3857 3158 44 236 37 240 3158 2539 38*226 34 239 2539 2021 31*217 30 237 2021 1623 26 212 27 236 1623 1349 24 210 24 235 1349 1183 21 209 21 234 1183 1087 16 208 16 234 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