DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 06/19 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 - - - - - - 68.8 - - 72.8 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 223 - - 159 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4721 - - 5744 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4195 - - 4791 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5791 - - 6814 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1462 - - 1823 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 428 - - 409 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 6 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 15 - - 12 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 299 - - 281 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 8 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -11 - - -12 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 293 - - -28 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5498 - - 6843 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2428 - - -2286 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 8219 - - 9100 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 72 - - 75 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 68.8 - - 72.8 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 48.4 - - 46.5 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 67.8 - - 72.1 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 47.1 - - 45.2 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 223 - - 159 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4721 - - 5744 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 1 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 6 - - - 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] 99004 22 082 21 082 99004 91507 23 076 21 076 91507 85719 18 079 16 076 85719 80911 14 086 16 084 80911 76788 13 082 9 084 76788 73156 7 100 5 113 73156 69854 6 113 5 116 69854 66796 1 277 5 187 66796 63960 8 210 5 228 63960 61222 2 303 10 269 61222 58371 12 283 16 250 58371 55385 18 255 13 270 55385 52520 35 279 32 283 52520 49967 45 267 41 274 49967 47677 44 258 48 279 47677 45591 44 265 66 275 45591 43689 49 272 67 269 43689 41932 62 284 65 269 41932 40292 77 286 65 270 40292 38756 87 286 64 279 38756 37319 94 284 78 290 37319 35952 98 282 103 289 35952 34590 100 283 118 285 34590 33194 99 284 119 283 33194 31757 93 286 112 284 31757 30264 82 287 99 287 30264 28707 65 287 90 286 28707 27079 53 283 85 281 27079 25369 42 275 84 284 25369 23582 33 264 83 288 23582 21721 31 262 71 292 21721 19786 31 271 51 297 19786 17774 28 276 38 297 17774 15721 23 287 30 287 15721 13739 21 288 27 277 13739 11937 23 288 27 273 11937 10336 27 292 27 277 10336 8912 29 296 26 284 8912 7648 29 299 21*289 7648 6523 23*301 15*286 6523 5525 17*300 14 284 5525 4644 16 300 13 283 4644 3863 15 299 13 281 3863 3162 15 299 12 280 3162 2542 15 299 11 278 2542 2023 14 298 11 276 2023 1624 13 298 10 275 1624 1349 13 298 10 274 1349 1183 12 298 9 274 1183 1087 10 298 8 273 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