DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/21 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 - - - - - - 52.7 - - 55.1 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 141 - - 309 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2024 - - 1997 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1954 - - 2238 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3094 - - 3067 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 838 - - 610 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 269 - - 346 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 5 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 14 - - 13 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 061 - - 081 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -5 - - -4 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -4591 - - -5336 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 7685 - - 8404 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -14415 - - -15689 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 17509 - - 18756 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 85 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 52.7 - - 55.1 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 23.4 - - 22.6 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 52.1 - - 53.7 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 22.5 - - 21.4 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 141 - - 309 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2024 - - 1997 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 102 - - 39 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - - 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] 98223 19 108 9 105 98223 90777 14 085 5 128 90777 85068 10 028 2 081 85068 80326 6 077 6 029 80326 76222 5 046 2 082 76222 72586 4 237 4 205 72586 69300 10 212 6 215 69300 66276 7 229 9 234 66276 63472 12 228 18 229 63472 60770 9 215 15 209 60770 57942 15 257 14 245 57942 54985 41 244 33 253 54985 52162 46 241 43 238 52162 49630 38 243 41 252 49630 47370 56 251 58 249 47370 45337 70 241 88 240 45337 43495 80 228 84 237 43495 41812 72 236 75 251 41812 40267 82 250 94 258 40267 38832 89 251 91 256 38832 37482 86 249 85 252 37482 36172 83 247 84 248 36172 34834 82 244 81 245 34834 33439 80 242 78 244 33439 31991 77 240 78 241 31991 30477 74 240 73 245 30477 28889 71 245 63 249 28889 27230 64 251 56 252 27230 25496 58 256 51 253 25496 23685 52 258 45 255 23685 21796 48 257 40 257 21796 19826 41 250 34 251 19826 17773 35 245 34 252 17773 15675 37 244 32 255 15675 13653 31 237 27 267 13653 11825 13 238 19 275 11825 10216 4 283 19 219 10216 8791 2 142 11 193 8791 7523 6 090 3 215 7523 6396 6 069 4 101 6396 5400 8 063 9 085 5400 4527 13 068 9 079 4527 3760 14*062 13 082 3760 3080 14*060 14*080 3080 2482 14 060 14*080 2482 1984 14 061 14 080 1984 1601 14 062 14 081 1601 1338 13 062 13 081 1338 1177 12 063 12 081 1177 1086 10 063 10 082 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