DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/15 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 71.2 - - 73.3 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 255 - - 150 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6729 - - 7643 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 5807 - - 6192 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 7799 - - 8713 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1003 - - 2469 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 500 - - 440 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 17 - - 18 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 272 - - 264 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 8 - - 8 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 4 - - 5 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 558 - - 1328 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 7241 - - 7386 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2505 - - 73 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 10304 - - 8640 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 80 - - 85 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 10 - - 230 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 71.2 - - 73.3 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 43.0 - - 44.5 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 70.1 - - 72.6 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 41.7 - - 43.2 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 255 - - 150 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6729 - - 7643 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 18 - - 42 - - - 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] 98941 31 094 20 080 98941 91398 24 093 20 089 91398 85606 19 085 20 083 85606 80802 15 092 14 093 80802 76666 12 089 12 105 76666 73016 11 087 13 090 73016 69709 11 054 10 086 69709 66656 6 334 8 054 66656 63811 5 308 7 331 63811 61055 6 290 14 294 61055 58170 17 281 20 276 58170 55157 21 285 23 271 55157 52279 32 274 29 277 52279 49689 36 267 35 272 49689 47366 36 268 37 270 47366 45260 39 274 39 271 45260 43332 41 279 41 274 43332 41555 49 279 47 272 41555 39911 52 273 50 268 39911 38389 52 271 53 265 38389 36976 53 273 58 263 36976 35638 55 275 60 262 35638 34303 57 281 60 259 34303 32927 65 282 58 258 32927 31507 61 279 56 258 31507 30024 54 281 56 258 30024 28468 52 281 55 259 28468 26837 53 279 52 260 26837 25132 51 279 47 262 25132 23361 45 279 36 265 23361 21528 39 279 38 268 21528 19622 34 285 32 274 19622 17638 31 293 30 279 17638 15613 28 300 26 282 15613 13659 24 296 22 285 13659 11880 22 295 19 285 11880 10299 20 298 19 277 10299 8892 20*294 19*272 8892 7637 18*278 19*269 7637 6518 19 276 19 268 6518 5523 18 275 19 266 5523 4642 18 273 18 264 4642 3862 18 271 18 263 3862 3162 17 270 18 262 3162 2542 17 269 17 261 2542 2023 16 267 17 260 2023 1625 15 267 16 260 1625 1350 15 266 15 260 1350 1183 14 266 14 259 1183 1087 11 265 11 258 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