DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 05/16 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 - - - - - - 76.8 - - 79.8 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 197 - - 161 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2513 - - 3932 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2500 - - 3430 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3583 - - 5002 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2446 - - 2886 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 334 - - 359 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 7 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 10 - - 9 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 285 - - 270 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -7 - - -3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -500 - - -3330 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4084 - - 8332 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3168 - - -7241 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6751 - - 12243 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 72 - - 68 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1770 - - 80 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 76.8 - - 79.8 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 62.3 - - 46.9 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 75.8 - - 79.0 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 61.0 - - 45.6 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 197 - - 161 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2513 - - 3932 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - 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] 98095 4 092 1 240 98095 90690 7 086 1 323 90690 85010 5 066 2 068 85010 80280 2 277 2 305 80280 76181 5 213 7 259 76181 72544 4 245 10 244 72544 69250 7 224 9 236 69250 66231 6 239 10 240 66231 63428 10 272 10 254 63428 60701 14 267 18 272 60701 57860 19 244 27 255 57860 54932 27 243 34 236 54932 52161 31 235 30 253 52161 49675 37 250 41 253 49675 47440 41 241 40 248 47440 45401 39 250 47 251 45401 43533 49 256 54 252 43533 41824 59 259 62 255 41824 40258 66 256 70 263 40258 38808 69 252 77 263 38808 37446 70 248 76 256 37446 36132 70 245 75 252 36132 34797 68 246 75 254 34797 33410 66 251 76 256 33410 31973 66 259 76 260 31973 30476 66 264 75 264 30476 28907 65 266 71 267 28907 27266 65 263 68 268 27266 25548 64 264 66 266 25548 23756 64 264 65 267 23756 21894 67 265 63 267 21894 19957 59 272 56 265 19957 17943 56 280 44 265 17943 15888 53 283 41 274 15888 13897 47 284 41 277 13897 12076 36 276 35 270 12076 10454 24 262 27 242 10454 9013 17 257 23 229 9013 7731 15 267 14 246 7731 6592 14 288 12 273 6592 5581 14 300 11*281 5581 4688 14 298 10*274 4688 3898 14*297 10 271 3898 3189 11*287 9 269 3189 2561 11 285 9 269 2561 2036 11 285 9 268 2036 1632 10 284 9 268 1632 1353 10 283 8 269 1353 1185 9 283 8 269 1185 1087 8 282 7 268 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