DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 06/05 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 67.3 - - 74.9 - - 70.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 16 - - 72 - - 4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 478 - - 2455 - - 766 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1070 - - 1925 - - 1071 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1548 - - 3525 - - 1836 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1390 - - 2099 - - 1866 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 83 - - 246 - - 71 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 9 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 218 - - 221 - - 269 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 6 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 4 - - -4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 461 - - 1250 - - 628 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1087 - - 2275 - - 1208 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 234 - - 502 - - -91 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1314 - - 3023 - - 1927 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 97 - - 99 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 300 - - 1400 - - 1320 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 67.3 - - 74.9 - - 70.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 66.3 - - 68.0 - - 68.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 67.5 - - 74.6 - - 70.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 66.1 - - 67.0 - - 67.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 16 - - 72 - - 4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 478 - - 2455 - - 766 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 88 - - 97 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 14 - - 14 - - 15 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] 98756 14 086 12 079 10 077 98756 91229 6 095 9 029 16 066 91229 85473 6 091 3 017 19 042 85473 80727 4 114 2 067 15 018 80727 76651 7 106 4 074 5 344 76651 73049 6 052 7 099 1 255 73049 69788 3 322 6 022 3 027 69788 66786 3 315 7 341 9 345 66786 63996 9 332 8 338 7 329 63996 61286 10 325 8 329 7 328 61286 58458 11 322 11 302 12 313 58458 55524 14 308 17 281 20 290 55524 52721 16 299 17 273 23 269 52721 50205 22 284 22 281 24 270 50205 47957 35 256 34 264 30 285 47957 45927 34 240 31 243 37 259 45927 44085 30 240 32 254 33 246 44085 42404 47 259 57 249 39 250 42404 40844 57 250 62 239 49 244 40844 39384 62 247 56 237 54 239 39384 38009 60 243 50 234 56 236 38009 36677 56 238 49 236 55 235 36677 35319 55 235 50 235 55 236 35319 33906 52 234 51 231 56 238 33906 32442 50 234 52 230 59 244 32442 30915 47 232 51 236 57 244 30915 29312 43 226 54 238 53 242 29312 27634 41 221 45 239 50 242 27634 25879 42 226 40 245 48 249 25879 24051 42 241 43 256 50 260 24051 22153 30 249 41 260 44 265 22153 20176 28 252 36 257 41 262 20176 18112 29 249 33 254 38 259 18112 16002 24 256 26 251 31 255 16002 13974 17 261 24 260 24 250 13974 12136 17 265 23 274 23 254 12136 10503 16 245 17 276 25 258 10503 9050 18 239 17 267 29 263 9050 7755 17 236 16 265 30 265 7755 6606 15 240 15 264 26 267 6606 5589 14 244 14 255 22 267 5589 4691 15 240 13 240 19 267 4691 3897 15 236 12*231 17 266 3897 3186 14 233 11*228 15 266 3186 2557 13 230 9 221 14 267 2557 2032 10 225 9 219 13*268 2032 1630 8*221 8 218 11*269 1630 1352 6*219 8 217 10 269 1352 1184 6 218 7 216 9 269 1184 1087 5 217 6 216 6 268 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