DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 08/05 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 69.7 - - 70.0 - - 66.6 - - 68.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 30 - - 23 - - 22 - - 11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1600 - - 1548 - - 905 - - 831 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1071 - - 1071 - - 1071 - - 1071 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2670 - - 2618 - - 1975 - - 1901 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1184 - - 938 - - 1169 - - 1138 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 157 - - 146 - - 116 - - 91 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 - - 10 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 8 - - 10 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 305 - - 236 - - 249 - - 331 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 4 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - -1 - - -3 - - 6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 42 - - -230 - - 758 - - 485 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2628 - - 2849 - - 1217 - - 1417 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5425 - - -3453 - - 267 - - -8 ODpotential blCL - - - 8095 - - 6071 - - 1708 - - 1909 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 98 maxRH CAPE - - - 320 - - 150 - - 70 - - 240 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 69.7 - - 70.0 - - 66.6 - - 68.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 61.8 - - 61.1 - - 64.6 - - 65.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 69.8 - - 70.1 - - 66.8 - - 68.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 61.3 - - 60.5 - - 64.3 - - 65.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 30 - - 23 - - 22 - - 11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1600 - - 1548 - - 905 - - 831 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 100 - - 100 - - 90 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 11 - - 11 - - 13 - - 14 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] 99789 31 095 31 108 17 088 27 074 99789 92238 29 093 29 089 20 101 19 074 92238 86407 25 091 24 088 22 097 20 083 86407 81588 20 084 21 098 22 098 16 075 81588 77446 17 088 18 093 20 100 10 080 77446 73771 17 103 7 063 17 094 11 098 73771 70442 14 101 3 115 8 087 11 094 70442 67381 8 112 8 167 4 158 4 113 67381 64539 6 149 12 182 9 209 4 246 64539 61782 9 213 12 195 17 206 11 231 61782 58919 17 232 17 225 19 223 18 240 58919 55969 26 221 24 220 23 231 16 227 55969 53161 34 238 35 234 32 247 33 248 53161 50652 41 236 39 222 47 231 47 234 50652 48416 46 234 49 227 57 222 53 229 48416 46380 49 231 56 230 57 223 57 222 46380 44503 51 231 62 230 65 232 61 228 44503 42766 56 235 64 229 70 228 72 238 42766 41164 62 237 67 235 69 226 80 240 41164 39681 66 234 72 240 75 240 79 235 39681 38298 64 231 74 241 87 245 77 225 38298 36962 62 233 72 241 82 240 75 222 36962 35596 61 238 70 239 75 236 73 223 35596 34172 58 234 64 232 66 233 67 217 34172 32693 56 231 57 227 58 233 62 214 32693 31145 54 228 53 227 53 234 61 217 31145 29516 52 229 51 226 50 233 65 225 29516 27813 50 240 48 229 43 231 63 239 27813 26041 48 237 45 232 39 231 54 241 26041 24192 48 246 53 247 39 232 51 238 24192 22264 38 260 40 247 38 232 48 240 22264 20258 35 258 31 249 35 228 49 255 20258 18176 36 245 32 261 30 223 45 258 18176 16056 32 230 32 265 27 222 39 238 16056 14016 29 219 26 264 28 232 26 243 14016 12172 32 222 25 249 34 246 20 263 12172 10536 31 226 26 246 40 245 11 264 10536 9075 26 222 24 245 46 234 14 230 9075 7771 23 218 21 242 46 232 16 205 7771 6613 21 217 19 245 41 234 18 204 6613 5588 18 225 18 247 34 237 16 214 5588 4686 12 237 16 241 26 239 14 225 4686 3891 7 227 14 234 20 237 11 230 3891 3179 5*271 11*243 17 238 9 229 3179 2551 9*300 9*244 16 242 6 226 2551 2028 10 305 8 237 14*246 2*248 2028 1627 10 307 8 234 12*248 2*330 1627 1351 9 307 8 231 10 249 2 331 1351 1183 8 307 7 230 9 249 2 332 1183 1087 7 307 6 229 7 249 2 331 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