DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 07/19 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 74.1 - - 80.0 - - 82.7 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 256 - - 394 - - 261 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2791 - - 5303 - - 6845 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2764 - - 4857 - - 5882 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - 3861 - - 6373 - - 7915 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1427 - - 1510 - - 1355 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 365 - - 522 - - 498 - - - W* B/S - - - 12 - - 38 - - 71 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 2 - - 1 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - 074 - - 116 - - 238 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 3 - - 10 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - 7 - - 14 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1772 - - -387 - - 256 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5633 - - 6761 - - 7660 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4452 - - -6417 - - -295 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - 8313 - - 12790 - - 8210 - - - blCL maxRH - - - 67 - - 73 - - 90 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - 74.1 - - 80.0 - - 82.7 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 53.2 - - 54.0 - - 52.8 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 72.7 - - 77.8 - - 81.1 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 52.7 - - 53.4 - - 52.1 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 256 - - 394 - - 261 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2791 - - 5303 - - 6845 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 59 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 8 - - 8 - - - 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] 99539 31 087 29 083 25 085 99539 91999 31 091 26 077 27 090 91999 86199 27 078 23 091 24 079 86199 81409 24 084 20 089 22 085 81409 77282 24 068 18 084 16 079 77282 73628 17 065 13 086 8 096 73628 70309 19 047 13 063 8 093 70309 67250 16 021 13 026 8 023 67250 64423 17 001 15 011 13 005 64423 61705 21 336 20 347 19 354 61705 58883 25 334 25 337 24 338 58883 55975 35 335 34 325 33 327 55975 53225 47 328 47 325 40 326 53225 50766 56 314 52 315 53 320 50766 48573 58 316 49 316 62 321 48573 46585 67 330 63 328 76 324 46585 44756 79 328 80 327 78 324 44756 43054 81 328 84 328 79 326 43054 41461 81 330 85 329 80 325 41461 39964 79 330 80 328 78 325 39964 38552 73 328 71 327 75 326 38552 37187 67 326 60 323 68 325 37187 35799 58 322 55 321 59 319 35799 34358 53 319 54 321 57 316 34358 32871 50 320 54 318 58 317 32871 31319 47 321 53 317 56 318 31319 29687 45 320 47 318 52 318 29687 27975 43 312 42 314 51 322 27975 26181 42 307 42 311 43 318 26181 24312 39 309 41 311 41 315 24312 22372 37 316 36 318 34 314 22372 20355 33 325 30 322 25 320 20355 18254 28 326 23 323 21 314 18254 16113 23 334 19 317 19 309 16113 14053 15 331 16 316 16 307 14053 12184 14 326 14 319 12 308 12184 10529 17 327 13 324 10 317 10529 9072 14 347 10 345 7*305 9072 7783 12 358 10 001 6*297 7783 6635 13 010 5*002 5 293 6635 5617 10 008 1*062 3 273 5617 4716 5 011 1 102 2 250 4716 3919 5*062 2 116 2 201 3919 3205 5*070 3 117 2 154 3205 2571 5 073 3 120 3 141 2571 2042 5 074 4 119 4 137 2042 1636 5 075 4 121 4 134 1636 1355 5 077 4 121 4 133 1355 1185 5 076 4 121 4 132 1185 1088 4 076 4 121 4 132 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