DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 07/04 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.1 - - 75.4 - - 74.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 227 - - 76 - - 11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3874 - - 1836 - - 1645 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3544 - - 1071 - - 1071 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4944 - - 2906 - - 2715 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1278 - - 1976 - - 1339 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 398 - - 223 - - 124 W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 6 - - 6 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 10 - - 7 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 014 - - 099 - - 031 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 21 - - 2 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 366 - - 788 - - 592 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4578 - - 2118 - - 2123 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2050 - - 243 - - -1322 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6994 - - 2663 - - 4037 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 88 - - 98 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 690 - - 1190 - - 980 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.1 - - 75.4 - - 74.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 65.5 - - 69.4 - - 68.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 80.9 - - 75.0 - - 74.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 64.7 - - 68.6 - - 68.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 227 - - 76 - - 11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3874 - - 1836 - - 1645 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 51 - - 92 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 13 - - 15 - - 15 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] 99449 32 095 26 097 31 079 99449 91894 33 094 27 088 28 086 91894 86113 28 089 26 078 26 087 86113 81314 21 077 25 080 20 079 81314 77178 15 059 17 083 13 072 77178 73521 10 057 12 084 11 069 73521 70198 8 090 9 071 10 050 70198 67139 12 111 4 068 10 034 67139 64316 11 076 6 116 4 050 64316 61600 12 026 11 105 4 111 61600 58773 11 310 8 021 4 067 58773 55841 14 263 14 290 8 321 55841 53051 18 260 19 272 13 282 53051 50556 35 247 34 253 22 255 50556 48345 35 229 40 229 40 238 48345 46365 42 245 44 241 52 237 46365 44555 58 243 54 239 60 236 44555 42876 61 236 61 234 60 235 42876 41307 65 235 65 230 60 233 41307 39834 62 237 64 229 59 231 39834 38443 56 240 56 229 56 230 38443 37092 44 244 47 228 53 231 37092 35717 37 244 44 228 37 228 35717 34288 34 242 40 231 29 226 34288 32807 34 240 35 235 30 241 32807 31257 33 238 32 237 26 244 31257 29623 30 239 32 234 24 254 29623 27911 32 240 30 231 23 263 27911 26125 28 230 25 242 24 267 26125 24266 24 234 24 257 22 271 24266 22335 25 240 20 264 18 263 22335 20325 29 243 14 258 14 272 20325 18237 28 247 14 269 18 289 18237 16113 24 252 12 284 14 293 16113 14071 20 254 11 300 7 304 14071 12217 20 253 10 307 5 351 12217 10573 18 256 10 311 8 006 10573 9110 15 270 8 326 8 018 9110 7808 12 300 5 341 8 033 7808 6649 11 330 4 352 7 049 6649 5622 10*355 3 349 5 060 5622 4717 10*014 3 350 3 047 4717 3917 10 015 2 018 4 027 3917 3201 10 015 4*081 4*025 3201 2568 10 015 6*095 4*026 2568 2040 10 013 7 098 4 030 2040 1634 10 013 7 099 3 033 1634 1355 10 013 7 100 3 035 1355 1185 9 013 7 100 3 037 1185 1088 8 012 6 101 3 037 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