DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 07/03 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 85.6 - - 89.4 - - 81.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 199 - - 141 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3817 - - 5716 - - 1722 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3467 - - 4706 - - 1072 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4887 - - 6786 - - 2792 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2229 - - 2359 - - 2852 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 386 - - 395 - - 106 W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 8 - - 9 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 9 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 243 - - 214 - - 101 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 6 - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -9 - - 9 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -116 - - 700 - - -221 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5003 - - 6087 - - 3013 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2486 - - -752 - - -2076 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7373 - - 7538 - - 4868 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 70 - - 77 - - 99 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1130 - - 1430 - - 2200 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 85.6 - - 89.4 - - 81.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 67.2 - - 66.3 - - 71.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 84.8 - - 88.6 - - 82.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 66.0 - - 65.3 - - 70.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 199 - - 141 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3817 - - 5716 - - 1722 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 8 - - 95 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 13 - - 13 - - 16 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] 99534 33 103 28 085 29 078 99534 91991 28 092 21 094 19 063 91991 86186 25 081 19 099 17 063 86186 81370 18 064 20 094 17 064 81370 77214 13 056 17 080 16 081 77214 73537 6 100 13 064 12 091 73537 70222 5 135 10 043 12 079 70222 67190 1 108 4 030 7 042 67190 64381 2 296 3 027 4 038 64381 61656 3 201 2 258 3 318 61656 58825 1 305 1 001 4 210 58825 55905 21 247 26 262 23 265 55905 53159 31 221 39 226 33 231 53159 50723 35 234 32 229 27 237 50723 48538 37 236 38 256 41 262 48538 46564 38 245 53 247 55 248 46564 44764 38 247 55 240 58 240 44764 43102 37 252 56 238 57 240 43102 41546 39 253 52 239 60 246 41546 40075 43 251 47 238 60 247 40075 38677 47 243 43 238 57 243 38677 37316 46 238 43 240 54 239 37316 35928 42 240 45 240 53 238 35928 34485 43 243 46 241 52 238 34485 32992 44 246 46 245 49 244 32992 31432 44 247 43 248 39 247 31432 29796 44 245 38 246 31 245 29796 28086 41 247 35 245 36 241 28086 26298 39 250 36 243 38 244 26298 24433 35 249 35 248 30 255 24433 22498 34 256 34 255 26 258 22498 20486 33 257 36 250 26 258 20486 18392 33 252 32 247 27 257 18392 16263 32 249 27 248 28 262 16263 14215 31 248 23 256 27 259 14215 12349 28 252 23 251 24 253 12349 10687 23 244 24 239 25 248 10687 9208 21 249 21 233 26 246 9208 7892 19 261 18*231 23 242 7892 6724 19 268 12*218 17 236 6724 5687 17*268 10 210 12 228 5687 4770 13*258 10 211 7 221 4770 3960 11 243 10 212 4 212 3960 3233 11 241 9 214 2*205 3233 2591 11 240 9 216 2*195 2591 2055 10 240 9 218 2 106 2055 1643 10 240 8 219 3 091 1643 1359 9 240 8 219 3 088 1359 1187 9 239 7 220 3 085 1187 1088 8 239 6 220 3 084 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