DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 08/20 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 - - - - - - - - - 1000z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - - - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - - - - 77.6 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - - - - 92 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - - - - 5573 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - - - - 4322 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - - - - 6643 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - - - - 990 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - - - - 345 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - - - - 16 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - - - - 4 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - - - - 281 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - - - - 2 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - - - - -1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - - - - -1134 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - - - - 7778 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - - - - -6035 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - - - - 12678 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - - - - 69 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - - - - 77.6 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - - - - 47.4 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - - - - 77.2 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - - - - 46.1 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - - - - 92 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - - - - 5573 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - - - - 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] 99401 14 138 99401 91935 16 118 91935 86154 15 097 86154 81356 11 077 81356 77218 7 084 77218 73537 3 161 73537 70184 7 247 70184 67103 7 238 67103 64242 4 249 64242 61465 11 275 61465 58583 21 279 58583 55614 27 268 55614 52803 31 262 52803 50297 30 260 50297 48065 33 270 48065 46047 35 272 46047 44205 36 269 44205 42514 37 266 42514 40951 36 268 40951 39493 39 272 39493 38117 42 272 38117 36781 42 272 36781 35416 44 272 35416 33998 45 270 33998 32528 44 272 32528 30991 41 277 30991 29375 38 282 29375 27678 37 283 27678 25906 32 285 25906 24063 27 291 24063 22152 22 277 22152 20169 17 269 20169 18103 18 279 18103 15996 14 294 15996 13965 13 302 13965 12118 16 305 12118 10477 15 303 10477 9019 10 313 9019 7728 8*304 7728 6587 5*286 6587 5577 4 284 5577 4684 4 283 4684 3894 4 280 3894 3186 4 281 3186 2558 4 279 2558 2033 3 276 2033 1630 3 276 1630 1353 3 276 1353 1184 3 274 1184 1088 3 275 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