DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 09/25 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 = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 66.4 - - 66.7 - - 57.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 147 - - 42 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2883 - - 2279 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2621 - - 1070 - - 1070 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3953 - - 3349 - - 1086 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1230 - - 1434 - - 963 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 314 - - 205 - - 9 W* B/S - - - - - - 10 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 7 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 105 - - 086 - - 087 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - -4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 398 - - -2520 - - -1538 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3556 - - 5870 - - 2624 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4138 - - -12779 - - -8743 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 8091 - - 16128 - - 9829 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 97 - - 64 - - 63 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 66.4 - - 66.7 - - 57.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 54.8 - - 45.2 - - 49.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 65.6 - - 66.7 - - 59.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 53.7 - - 43.9 - - 49.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 147 - - 42 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2883 - - 2279 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 87 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 6 - - 8 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] 98565 17 188 11 213 11 265 98565 91172 4 187 5 223 8 265 91172 85437 6 243 5 278 7 274 85437 80683 9 204 8 265 6 282 80683 76596 4 176 9 248 4 335 76596 73001 3 044 8 227 5 343 73001 69772 4 040 4 229 4 313 69772 66812 4 025 4 279 3 287 66812 64065 4 316 4 284 3 301 64065 61400 9 312 7 280 9 303 61400 58622 12 268 10 271 12 283 58622 55738 13 272 16 275 16 284 55738 52985 24 280 25 283 23 287 52985 50507 27 293 33 279 30 286 50507 48289 34 296 37 291 34 289 48289 46278 40 287 43 291 39 294 46278 44440 41 283 43 291 42 296 44440 42747 42 295 42 289 46 301 42747 41174 49 299 45 297 50 305 41174 39698 49 297 49 302 54 310 39698 38307 47 298 49 302 58 310 38307 36961 46 296 47 299 59 307 36961 35587 48 296 47 296 60 307 35587 34158 54 296 51 297 56 311 34158 32677 55 296 48 303 48 318 32677 31131 53 298 43 311 41 323 31131 29510 43 304 36 319 32 335 29510 27813 30 318 28 330 26 351 27813 26038 23 334 22 350 24 000 26038 24183 23 338 20 354 25 006 24183 22251 19 333 19 333 25 011 22251 20236 21 346 19 338 22 016 20236 18132 19 357 21 358 18 016 18132 15985 12 005 13 022 15 018 15985 13923 2 028 8 048 9 024 13923 12063 2 278 14 100 12 090 12063 10418 3 124 15 095 13 092 10418 8958 8 095 10 087 14 081 8958 7663 5 105 5 134 11 079 7663 6516 6 086 1 059 6 124 6516 5503 11 079 5 049 5 115 5503 4614 12*081 7 068 7 089 4614 3832 7*089 7*076 9 087 3832 3134 6 104 7*081 10 087 3134 2519 6 107 7 085 10 084 2519 2007 6 110 7 086 10 086 2007 1614 5 110 7 088 10 091 1614 1344 5 111 7 088 9 092 1344 1180 5 112 6 088 8 090 1180 1086 4 111 6 089 4*087 1086 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