DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 09/15 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 - - - - - - 0955z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 72.1 - - 76.3 - - 69.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 13 - - 25 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1120 - - 2997 - - 17 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1071 - - 1071 - - 1071 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2190 - - 4067 - - 1087 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1527 - - 818 - - 1959 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 111 - - 197 - - 14 W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 17 - - 14 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 245 - - 282 - - 311 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 11 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -9 - - 2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 802 - - 198 - - -1765 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1388 - - 3870 - - 2852 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 172 - - -6011 - - -7136 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2018 - - 10078 - - 8223 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 98 - - 86 - - 74 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 440 - - 40 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 72.1 - - 76.3 - - 69.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 69.3 - - 62.9 - - 60.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 72.5 - - 76.4 - - 70.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 69.0 - - 62.1 - - 59.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 13 - - 25 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1120 - - 2997 - - 17 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 92 - - 45 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 16 - - 12 - - 11 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] 99008 18 133 15 138 11 098 99008 91659 8 122 13 140 10 100 91659 85955 9 178 4 210 6 125 85955 81183 15 192 10 230 10 190 81183 77065 12 212 11 213 8 212 77065 73411 14 228 10 226 10 228 73411 70088 12 215 12 237 10 216 70088 67041 13 228 16 225 16 251 67041 64232 18 213 18 210 24 224 64232 61532 19 231 20 220 27 223 61532 58746 26 235 28 238 30 233 58746 55874 38 232 42 241 36 246 55874 53149 45 239 48 241 48 250 53149 50719 57 247 58 245 61 248 50719 48564 64 250 63 247 66 252 48564 46617 67 255 65 250 70 249 46617 44826 72 255 71 246 71 244 44826 43152 77 251 73 243 68 250 43152 41578 76 247 71 246 79 266 41578 40099 73 241 74 255 82 260 40099 38698 72 237 79 253 78 248 38698 37332 71 237 77 248 76 244 37332 35937 69 241 77 247 77 251 35937 34487 68 242 77 247 78 254 34487 32988 68 242 73 248 78 253 32988 31424 64 242 66 244 76 252 31424 29781 63 241 61 239 73 250 29781 28060 63 238 61 239 66 252 28060 26262 61 236 61 242 55 255 26262 24389 58 239 58 247 51 258 24389 22446 58 242 52 269 51 263 22446 20428 59 244 48 267 47 262 20428 18331 52 249 44 264 40 269 18331 16196 40 275 39 268 31 271 16196 14138 43 281 39 280 25 258 14138 12262 39 271 33 271 26 242 12262 10590 28 266 31 251 30 247 10590 9104 26 256 36 251 31 265 9104 7788 29 249 35 260 24 272 7788 6622 32 250 30 271 21 267 6622 5593 34 252 23 278 19 271 5593 4690 30 252 18*279 17 270 4690 3893 25 250 16*280 15 266 3893 3181 24 250 16 282 15 276 3181 2553 23*249 15 282 16 295 2553 2029 21*247 15 283 16 306 2029 1628 19 246 14 283 15 309 1628 1351 17 245 13 283 12 310 1351 1183 14 244 11 282 10 310 1183 1087 10 243 9 282 6*311 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