DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 09/14 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 - - 0959z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 68.2 - - 68.0 - - 62.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 186 - - 52 - - -32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3683 - - 3608 - - 133 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3313 - - 2327 - - 1070 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4753 - - 4678 - - 1203 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 868 - - 449 - - 1658 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 367 - - 246 - - 31 W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 18 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 149 - - 161 - - 144 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 8 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -11 - - 8 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -506 - - 589 - - -2532 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5259 - - 4090 - - 3735 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -9606 - - -7988 - - -12119 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 14359 - - 12666 - - 13322 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 80 - - 93 - - 94 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 110 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 68.2 - - 68.0 - - 62.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 49.1 - - 53.9 - - 49.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 67.3 - - 68.0 - - 63.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 47.9 - - 53.2 - - 49.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 186 - - 52 - - -32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3683 - - 3608 - - 133 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 19 - - 70 - - 77 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 9 - - 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] 98907 10 175 5 163 9 105 98907 91535 9 180 3 223 6 141 91535 85784 10 185 10 216 8 241 85784 80986 7 237 12 209 11 236 80986 76860 15 249 15 235 11 269 76860 73230 10 218 13 229 15 256 73230 69961 2 299 9 226 15 228 69961 66955 12 298 11 257 7 198 66955 64163 15 275 15 270 8 248 64163 61462 12 263 18 260 19 276 61462 58674 20 293 21 281 24 291 58674 55805 32 288 22 287 31 290 55805 53095 39 292 49 286 37 281 53095 50688 67 286 50 275 36 281 50688 48527 62 287 45 286 42 286 48527 46553 58 289 60 291 52 284 46553 44738 59 296 67 288 55 279 44738 43058 63 302 68 291 56 272 43058 41489 68 305 68 293 60 269 41489 40013 72 303 67 290 55 274 40013 38619 73 295 61 286 49 278 38619 37269 71 289 56 283 56 277 37269 35890 65 286 53 284 56 277 35890 34452 62 283 54 287 51 274 34452 32958 59 283 58 286 49 272 32958 31395 57 284 61 280 47 270 31395 29751 57 285 57 277 45 269 29751 28028 58 286 53 281 43 266 28028 26226 57 290 48 282 40 262 26226 24347 41 289 44 275 40 257 24347 22401 39 285 44 267 44 249 22401 20382 39 288 36 258 42 245 20382 18281 29 291 31 251 42 249 18281 16143 23 297 28 259 41 252 16143 14081 23 295 23 260 42 253 14081 12206 22 289 22 257 44 253 12206 10538 21 283 26 257 44 251 10538 9055 22 282 28 261 39 242 9055 7738 22 284 21 260 27 224 7738 6568 14 278 14 247 32 222 6568 5535 7*202 13*190 27 213 5535 4631 11*156 18*167 27 194 4631 3840 12 152 19 165 30 181 3840 3139 12 150 19 161 29 169 3139 2523 12 148 19 160 27 156 2523 2010 12 147 18 158 24 150 2010 1616 11 146 18 157 21 147 1616 1345 11 145 17 157 17*145 1345 1181 10 144 15 156 14*144 1181 1087 9 143 11 155 9 143 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