DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/25 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 69.6 - - 71.8 - - 68.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 172 - - 128 - - 9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3349 - - 3963 - - 1825 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3045 - - 3346 - - 1071 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4419 - - 5033 - - 2895 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2203 - - 2463 - - 3849 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 350 - - 338 - - 126 W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 8 - - 4 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 8 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 303 - - 316 - - 043 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 3 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - 3 - - 12 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 847 - - 860 - - 54 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3572 - - 4173 - - 2841 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -254 - - 4 - - -936 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4673 - - 5029 - - 3831 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 94 - - 98 - - 98 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 390 - - 400 - - 290 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 69.6 - - 71.8 - - 68.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 57.5 - - 57.2 - - 59.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 68.8 - - 71.2 - - 68.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 56.3 - - 55.9 - - 58.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 172 - - 128 - - 9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3349 - - 3963 - - 1825 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 77 - - 91 - - 93 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 9 - - 9 - - 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] 99296 27 105 23 089 28 090 99296 91757 26 094 20 092 28 076 91757 85956 25 082 22 099 24 075 85956 81153 19 093 19 086 16 101 81153 77004 17 094 14 100 12 100 77004 73330 14 083 12 112 9 090 73330 70004 4 050 8 103 6 114 70004 66939 2 225 4 107 5 097 66939 64090 5 251 2 082 4 339 64090 61341 7 294 10 295 17 300 61341 58482 11 304 16 266 20 265 58482 55505 21 293 19 289 17 273 55505 52660 31 282 34 281 33 284 52660 50107 35 283 34 274 38 281 50107 47820 39 290 36 282 39 286 47820 45753 48 282 46 290 51 298 45753 43885 53 278 61 288 79 286 43885 42186 56 285 80 284 80 273 42186 40620 66 290 75 287 73 289 40620 39167 82 291 92 297 95 293 39167 37805 98 291 115 297 99 288 37805 36482 109 291 112 291 97 285 36482 35132 118 290 115 290 96 283 35132 33724 121 290 113 293 95 283 33724 32263 116 290 105 293 89 286 32263 30736 104 290 93 289 79 290 30736 29133 93 292 88 290 72 290 29133 27453 71 291 77 291 69 288 27453 25693 55 281 67 285 66 288 25693 23859 52 275 59 284 58 289 23859 21957 49 275 42 290 47 295 21957 19986 44 278 32 291 35 305 19986 17937 39 283 29 294 28 312 17937 15851 33 287 25 298 22 313 15851 13838 26 292 21 301 17 319 13838 12010 21 303 15 301 17 304 12010 10392 17 304 15 292 16 291 10392 8958 16 297 18 285 14 291 8958 7681 16 295 16 287 13 294 7681 6547 16 299 13 293 10 295 6547 5543 15 299 11*295 8 302 5543 4656 15*300 9*309 7 316 4656 3871 14*301 8 313 6 338 3871 3167 14 303 8 316 6*359 3167 2544 14 303 8 317 5*019 2544 2024 13 304 8 318 6 043 2024 1625 12 304 8 318 6 047 1625 1350 12 304 7 319 6 049 1350 1183 11 304 7 320 6 051 1183 1087 9 305 6 318 5 052 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