DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 08/14 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 - - - - - - 77.9 - - 78.7 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 219 - - 116 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3366 - - 2679 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3145 - - 2380 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4436 - - 3749 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1477 - - 1548 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 374 - - 289 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 10 - - 13 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 090 - - 088 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 4 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - -9 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 665 - - -3358 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3771 - - 7107 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -830 - - -10713 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5266 - - 14462 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 85 - - 88 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 40 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.9 - - 78.7 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 64.9 - - 51.6 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 76.8 - - 78.3 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 64.2 - - 50.3 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 219 - - 116 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3366 - - 2679 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 42 - - 54 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 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] 99770 30 109 19 096 99770 92220 23 094 18 102 92220 86363 17 086 19 106 86363 81507 10 085 14 098 81507 77340 9 119 7 108 77340 73654 13 108 3 181 73654 70317 5 099 5 170 70317 67253 2 159 2 107 67253 64429 3 021 2 253 64429 61716 5 299 1 291 61716 58912 10 272 7 282 58912 56033 18 280 14 259 56033 53308 31 288 24 307 53308 50889 40 278 39 286 50889 48754 45 263 49 255 48754 46806 39 276 46 253 46806 44990 63 306 42 289 44990 43301 73 303 60 304 43301 41729 73 294 65 299 41729 40251 72 292 55 288 40251 38852 71 294 50 280 38852 37492 66 290 49 274 37492 36102 59 284 48 273 36102 34653 48 287 45 276 34653 33150 44 276 39 280 33150 31578 43 274 38 282 31578 29922 40 279 37 278 29922 28187 38 276 36 278 28187 26374 36 270 34 278 26374 24484 36 269 32 274 24484 22521 33 273 27 267 22521 20485 30 276 22 263 20485 18371 28 277 20 269 18371 16217 27 286 22 267 16217 14140 25 282 21 269 14140 12251 18 280 21 273 12251 10577 9 278 14 288 10577 9096 2 160 3 294 9096 7787 7 117 4 096 7787 6628 9 114 6 099 6628 5603 9 102 10 104 5603 4700 9*093 13 097 4700 3903 10*091 14*091 3903 3191 10 090 14*089 3191 2561 10 090 13 088 2561 2036 10 090 13 088 2036 1632 10 090 13 087 1632 1354 9 090 12 087 1354 1184 9 090 11 087 1184 1087 8 090 9 087 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