DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 07/11 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 - - - 76.3 - - 80.9 - - 82.6 - - 79.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 139 - - 213 - - 143 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1439 - - 4492 - - 4748 - - 1304 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1564 - - 4001 - - 3992 - - 1072 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2509 - - 5562 - - 5818 - - 2374 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3788 - - 2740 - - 2685 - - 4386 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 245 - - 415 - - 373 - - 88 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 10 - - 9 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 8 - - 8 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 054 - - 069 - - 064 - - 085 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -4 - - -9 - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1661 - - -827 - - -1964 - - -4378 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4170 - - 6389 - - 7782 - - 6752 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3382 - - -3499 - - -7573 - - -9919 ODpotential blCL - - - 5891 - - 9061 - - 13391 - - 12293 blCL maxRH - - - 69 - - 54 - - 52 - - 68 maxRH CAPE - - - 40 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 76.3 - - 80.9 - - 82.6 - - 79.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 61.7 - - 56.7 - - 52.3 - - 53.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 75.5 - - 79.9 - - 81.9 - - 79.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 60.8 - - 55.3 - - 51.0 - - 52.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 139 - - 213 - - 143 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1439 - - 4492 - - 4748 - - 1304 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 12 - - 9 - - 7 - - 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] 99573 34 091 33 090 30 075 31 086 99573 92036 25 086 25 091 23 081 24 082 92036 86235 24 084 18 088 19 084 22 074 86235 81430 21 078 18 088 17 082 18 070 81430 77298 18 080 15 084 16 084 12 083 77298 73645 15 076 13 087 10 069 12 064 73645 70339 14 052 14 069 6 077 13 026 70339 67316 13 044 14 048 8 059 10 006 67316 64517 13 015 12 036 7 042 7 349 64517 61798 11 315 12 356 7 354 9 002 61798 58956 13 303 19 329 17 322 21 340 58956 56016 26 295 24 309 23 307 26 316 56016 53224 30 301 28 294 27 304 32 309 53224 50716 35 294 32 289 31 303 35 310 50716 48471 35 285 31 293 28 304 34 307 48471 46446 31 287 29 302 26 317 26 306 46446 44618 21 292 26 300 25 319 21 318 44618 42947 7 305 16 290 19 312 20 315 42947 41391 13 357 10 345 10 325 17 304 41391 39926 19 005 13 006 8 337 14 296 39926 38539 20 005 15 010 9 348 12 298 38539 37194 18 001 17 013 11 359 11 311 37194 35824 17 353 18 014 12 014 10 332 35824 34399 16 343 17 006 13 024 11 353 34399 32919 17 337 17 356 13 031 10 011 32919 31369 19 337 17 355 14 022 8 031 31369 29735 19 337 17 356 15 013 10 020 29735 28023 20 335 16 357 16 010 14 012 28023 26235 19 336 15 354 17 003 16 012 26235 24372 15 337 14 350 19 353 16 357 24372 22434 15 333 15 344 20 347 17 353 22434 20415 17 331 18 345 22 348 19 000 20415 18312 18 339 21 350 23 354 20 001 18312 16169 22 356 22 357 23 001 19 004 16169 14108 24 011 19 016 16 019 12 017 14108 12238 9 017 11 043 6 037 9 003 12238 10583 9 002 12 029 8 026 13 009 10583 9117 12 004 11 031 12 026 20 024 9117 7815 11 021 12 047 12 042 17 021 7815 6656 12 036 11 052 11*048 13 021 6656 5629 12 042 10*058 8*053 10 036 5629 4722 11 048 8*064 8 058 9 052 4722 3921 10 056 8 066 7 062 9 064 3921 3205 9 056 8 068 8 065 8 074 3205 2570 8*052 8 071 8 067 8*081 2570 2042 8*053 8 071 8 069 7*085 2042 1636 8 054 8 073 8 070 7 085 1636 1355 7 055 7 073 7 070 7 085 1355 1185 6 054 7 074 7 070 6 086 1185 1088 6 054 6 073 6 071 5 086 1088 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