DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 08/16 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 - - - - - - 79.2 - - 80.3 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 161 - - 118 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2860 - - 4562 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2646 - - 3726 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3930 - - 5632 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1690 - - 599 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 322 - - 344 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 17 - - 14 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 301 - - 301 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 8 - - 5 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -14 - - 1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 760 - - 881 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3170 - - 4751 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -583 - - -3533 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4513 - - 9165 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 93 - - 88 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 440 - - 10 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 79.2 - - 80.3 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 68.5 - - 63.0 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 78.5 - - 79.9 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 68.0 - - 62.3 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 161 - - 118 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2860 - - 4562 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 71 - - 53 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 14 - - 12 - - - 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] 99522 20 101 22 081 99522 92072 22 097 18 086 92072 86274 26 087 16 083 86274 81441 20 075 13 076 81441 77273 12 096 8 075 77273 73591 8 109 6 109 73591 70270 2 128 5 100 70270 67227 1 282 3 096 67227 64406 4 342 1 288 64406 61686 8 330 4 291 61686 58870 8 303 12 275 58870 55977 9 281 21 275 55977 53238 16 285 20 255 53238 50773 36 281 22 266 50773 48587 55 262 49 260 48587 46638 50 243 59 252 46638 44846 44 240 60 251 44846 43168 43 254 66 253 43168 41591 49 273 69 256 41591 40103 54 273 66 256 40103 38695 54 268 61 261 38695 37329 51 265 59 265 37329 35936 48 263 59 264 35936 34486 46 262 61 258 34486 32982 47 263 55 259 32982 31413 47 265 47 263 31413 29765 48 266 45 263 29765 28041 47 266 41 265 28041 26243 45 264 38 263 26243 24376 44 262 37 258 24376 22437 39 263 38 266 22437 20421 32 266 37 268 20421 18322 31 271 36 274 18322 16184 29 279 31 278 16184 14124 28 283 28 278 14124 12251 23 283 26 279 12251 10591 20 278 24 285 10591 9119 20 278 22 290 9119 7812 19 283 20 294 7812 6652 19 289 17*294 6652 5627 19 293 15*297 5627 4725 19*298 15 299 4725 3927 19*300 15 300 3927 3210 19 301 15 302 3210 2575 18 301 15 302 2575 2045 17 301 14 303 2045 1637 16 301 14 303 1637 1356 15 301 13 304 1356 1186 14 300 12 304 1186 1088 11 300 10 304 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