DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/28 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 - - - - - - 71.6 - - 71.5 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 379 - - 268 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2724 - - 2674 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2845 - - 2699 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3794 - - 3744 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 887 - - 834 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 414 - - 367 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 6 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 10 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 046 - - 069 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - -3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2985 - - -4417 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6779 - - 8161 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -10815 - - -13498 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 14609 - - 17242 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 56 - - 39 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 71.6 - - 71.5 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 45.9 - - 39.9 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 69.7 - - 70.1 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 44.8 - - 38.6 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 379 - - 268 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2724 - - 2674 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - - 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] 98503 10 054 3 350 98503 91052 15 068 6 053 91052 85314 11 072 11 056 85314 80573 14 056 12 060 80573 76500 17 043 8 062 76500 72898 13 032 12 051 72898 69632 7 021 9 019 69632 66622 11 021 8 009 66622 63827 17 352 14 347 63827 61122 16 333 16 336 61122 58302 13 322 17 329 58302 55387 19 326 22 317 55387 52623 30 322 30 313 52623 50160 39 313 39 313 50160 47981 47 305 46 310 47981 46029 55 301 55 307 46029 44251 62 300 68 302 44251 42603 69 301 70 301 42603 41056 73 302 70 303 41056 39595 74 301 70 305 39595 38211 70 302 68 309 38211 36867 62 308 59 313 36867 35503 51 313 46 317 35503 34090 41 319 37 320 34090 32629 36 325 25 330 32629 31104 30 337 15 346 31104 29502 26 354 11 359 29502 27821 27 360 15 009 27821 26060 26 002 19 017 26060 24216 23 360 17 013 24216 22295 22 356 15 355 22295 20291 22 357 16 344 20291 18199 19 356 16 345 18199 16061 16 348 14 338 16061 13998 9 334 11 329 13998 12128 5 309 7 327 12128 10472 1 312 3 292 10472 9005 2 074 2 144 9005 7703 5 061 4 121 7703 6550 7 021 4 090 6550 5532 12 354 6 055 5532 4639 12 350 7 050 4639 3854 10*019 8*057 3854 3154 10*040 10*063 3154 2535 11 045 10 067 2535 2019 11 047 11 069 2019 1622 11 049 11 071 1622 1348 11 050 11 072 1348 1182 10 050 10 072 1182 1087 9 050 9 073 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