DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 09/07 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 - - 1000z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 74.8 - - 75.2 - - 67.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 161 - - 68 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3493 - - 3676 - - 17 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3117 - - 2729 - - 1071 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4563 - - 4746 - - 1087 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 844 - - 703 - - 2311 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 347 - - 274 - - 14 W* B/S - - - - - - 8 - - 6 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - 8 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 147 - - 133 - - 121 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - 4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -798 - - -439 - - -2436 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5362 - - 5185 - - 3523 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -6609 - - -5764 - - -9462 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 11172 - - 10510 - - 10549 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 66 - - 82 - - 58 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 74.8 - - 75.2 - - 67.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 55.2 - - 56.4 - - 56.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 74.0 - - 75.0 - - 69.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 53.9 - - 55.2 - - 55.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 161 - - 68 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3493 - - 3676 - - 17 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 26 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 9 - - 10 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] 99040 3 181 12 147 10 154 99040 91585 9 202 12 225 9 229 91585 85804 11 172 13 245 10 247 85804 81012 6 139 6 214 5 234 81012 76910 5 091 4 113 3 137 76910 73294 7 095 9 084 8 079 73294 70027 5 102 8 072 7 058 70027 67030 4 095 3 012 6 035 67030 64257 4 104 3 252 6 314 64257 61584 4 028 2 134 8 258 61584 58803 4 353 4 293 6 245 58803 55927 16 322 27 316 18 307 55927 53207 44 303 46 310 39 308 53207 50775 57 307 48 322 48 314 50775 48603 62 319 60 319 66 321 48603 46644 65 322 68 314 76 313 46644 44858 59 326 63 313 60 320 44858 43209 46 323 56 313 54 323 43209 41660 43 315 54 312 52 316 41660 40194 35 311 51 314 48 305 40194 38804 32 316 38 322 45 294 38804 37451 34 321 32 320 30 304 37451 36070 39 326 28 321 25 301 36070 34632 40 334 31 324 25 297 34632 33138 40 340 39 325 28 293 33138 31572 43 339 42 323 30 291 31572 29920 41 326 39 321 32 290 29920 28183 38 319 35 321 31 294 28183 26363 27 327 26 311 26 292 26363 24465 20 301 26 301 26 289 24465 22496 20 314 27 299 26 296 22496 20451 11 276 15 298 20 317 20451 18330 10 264 16 266 11 296 18330 16181 4 349 7 248 11 280 16181 14117 5 351 1 106 6 279 14117 12241 4 024 2 111 5 308 12241 10576 5 065 6 129 2 359 10576 9096 7 112 9 141 3 138 9096 7779 9 129 10 154 8 158 7779 6611 8 136 9 159 8 162 6611 5580 9 143 8*160 8 157 5580 4678 8*150 8*149 8 156 4678 3884 8*150 8 143 9 159 3884 3176 8 148 9 135 10 155 3176 2550 8 148 9 129 12 148 2550 2028 8 146 9 126 12 140 2028 1627 7 145 9 124 12 133 1627 1351 7 144 9 122 10 128 1351 1183 7 143 8 122 8 124 1183 1087 6 143 7 121 5*121 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