DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 07/25 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 69.1 - - 69.6 - - 75.3 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 85 - - 92 - - 179 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1249 - - 1304 - - 2352 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1071 - - 1071 - - 2302 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - 2319 - - 2374 - - 3422 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1193 - - 747 - - 1100 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 193 - - 201 - - 306 - - - W* B/S - - - 3 - - 4 - - 6 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 9 - - 9 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - 206 - - 202 - - 224 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 3 - - 3 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - -1 - - -2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -629 - - -279 - - 182 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2948 - - 2653 - - 3240 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7729 - - -3063 - - -349 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - 10048 - - 5437 - - 3771 - - - blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 97 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 370 - - 90 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - 69.1 - - 69.6 - - 75.3 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 59.8 - - 61.5 - - 64.5 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 68.8 - - 69.1 - - 74.5 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 59.7 - - 61.3 - - 64.3 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 85 - - 92 - - 179 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1249 - - 1304 - - 2352 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 101 - - 89 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 11 - - 12 - - 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] 99632 36 088 36 101 28 099 99632 92113 31 091 31 097 28 098 92113 86305 24 089 25 086 29 088 86305 81493 19 092 24 082 26 086 81493 77361 18 085 18 083 19 075 77361 73703 16 085 12 103 12 061 73703 70384 11 070 11 095 8 066 70384 67337 11 046 8 050 5 038 67337 64519 13 029 7 048 2 057 64519 61801 15 327 13 340 11 350 61801 58977 11 267 13 297 12 317 58977 56066 13 348 18 302 23 307 56066 53297 35 312 34 301 30 299 53297 50794 42 297 35 304 37 320 50794 48545 47 301 47 311 54 313 48545 46506 56 298 59 308 57 311 46506 44639 56 297 61 308 55 316 44639 42920 58 296 64 312 59 324 42920 41328 58 294 63 313 67 327 41328 39845 59 291 60 311 71 325 39845 38450 59 289 56 310 71 322 38450 37102 59 288 55 312 69 321 37102 35730 57 287 56 313 67 322 35730 34305 54 285 54 313 59 322 34305 32830 51 287 52 313 52 320 32830 31288 46 288 50 313 48 318 31288 29667 43 285 49 314 47 318 29667 27965 44 282 47 316 46 317 27965 26184 45 284 47 312 46 314 26184 24325 43 291 47 309 45 312 24325 22393 39 297 44 308 44 313 22393 20383 32 298 38 306 43 315 20383 18294 30 290 31 308 34 315 18294 16174 29 297 27 312 27 317 16174 14138 20 315 25 320 24 313 14138 12283 19 323 27 321 22 316 12283 10626 17 312 24 315 19 318 10626 9145 15 303 14 321 20 318 9145 7824 18 289 15 293 20 312 7824 6648 18 260 14 265 15 304 6648 5611 19 243 13 248 11 268 5611 4703 15 247 14 248 11 257 4703 3905 12 233 12 254 11*253 3905 3192 14 216 11 240 9*234 3192 2562 14*208 11*206 9 225 2562 2036 14*206 10*203 9 222 2036 1632 13 205 10 203 9 220 1632 1354 12 205 9 202 8 219 1354 1185 11 205 9 202 8 218 1185 1088 8 205 7 201 7 218 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