DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 10/16 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 - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 49.6 - - 46.4 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 63 - - 18 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2926 - - 2577 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2090 - - 1069 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3996 - - 3647 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2670 - - 2432 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 246 - - 163 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 30 - - 31 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 354 - - 355 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 18 - - 20 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 7 - - 3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1539 - - 1180 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2457 - - 2467 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 785 - - 674 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3211 - - 2973 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 110 - - 70 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 49.6 - - 46.4 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 42.7 - - 39.7 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 49.6 - - 46.6 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 41.8 - - 39.0 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 63 - - 18 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2926 - - 2577 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 102 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - - 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] 97445 5 285 8 251 97445 90248 6 334 4 291 90248 84675 3 193 7 281 84675 80028 4 173 6 275 80028 76003 7 237 15 280 76003 72444 6 164 12 240 72444 69201 11 308 1 255 69201 66205 20 273 17 277 66205 63428 19 272 18 278 63428 60734 30 265 30 290 60734 57938 37 258 37 265 57938 55025 38 251 32 258 55025 52209 48 258 47 258 52209 49671 62 253 61 248 49671 47404 67 246 56 238 47404 45331 71 240 51 247 45331 43417 79 236 60 249 43417 41646 86 233 57 246 41646 39998 89 232 55 248 39998 38460 90 233 54 250 38460 37019 95 233 53 252 37019 35635 97 229 47 253 35635 34235 94 224 35 258 34235 32792 90 225 24 288 32792 31312 80 230 31 336 31312 29786 68 235 44 354 29786 28197 55 244 56 001 28197 26544 45 260 65 005 26544 24823 39 268 69 007 24823 23031 29 294 69 009 23031 21172 30 312 65 012 21172 19244 30 307 52 008 19244 17251 26 302 40 350 17251 15237 29 314 34 333 15237 13305 32 327 31 333 13305 11545 27 335 31 335 11545 9984 21 342 21 355 9984 8605 24 345 20 010 8605 7380 32 358 27 012 7380 6293 35 000 34 007 6293 5330 35 360 36 003 5330 4482 35*359 36 360 4482 3733 34*357 36*358 3733 3064 33 356 36*357 3064 2472 32 354 34 356 2472 1977 31 353 32 355 1977 1597 29 353 30 354 1597 1335 26 352 26 353 1335 1176 22 351 22 352 1176 1085 17 351 16 352 1085 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