DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 07/05 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 - - - - - - 75.6 - - 77.6 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 203 - - 124 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2297 - - 3103 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2343 - - 2718 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3367 - - 4173 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1397 - - 1524 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 324 - - 310 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 12 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 056 - - 046 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 5 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 251 - - -589 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3116 - - 4762 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1402 - - -3962 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4769 - - 8135 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 91 - - 84 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 510 - - 50 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 75.6 - - 77.6 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 65.4 - - 60.4 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 74.6 - - 76.9 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 64.5 - - 59.2 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 203 - - 124 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2297 - - 3103 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 62 - - 37 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 13 - - 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] 99464 35 099 26 094 99464 91905 32 086 29 102 91905 86092 26 099 29 097 86092 81283 23 095 25 095 81283 77140 15 084 23 086 77140 73477 12 086 17 070 73477 70166 14 089 9 080 70166 67128 14 064 8 096 67128 64313 11 038 6 049 64313 61598 6 033 5 346 61598 58781 8 040 6 016 58781 55869 14 347 15 014 55869 53099 13 305 13 335 53099 50610 8 299 8 295 50610 48377 18 307 9 306 48377 46359 37 271 29 286 46359 44523 50 243 48 257 44523 42831 57 229 51 240 42831 41253 61 223 57 231 41253 39769 63 226 57 226 39769 38365 64 226 54 226 38365 37004 58 228 50 236 37004 35619 44 228 40 241 35619 34182 21 231 20 233 34182 32701 16 235 10 223 32701 31157 11 241 6 236 31157 29534 9 233 6 231 29534 27832 12 232 5 224 27832 26053 13 234 5 310 26053 24201 11 234 13 340 24201 22277 8 243 13 338 22277 20274 7 258 11 350 20274 18192 7 252 9 000 18192 16076 4 358 7 028 16076 14040 10 046 8 032 14040 12190 16 056 10 027 12190 10544 19 063 14 017 10544 9082 19 074 16 019 9082 7781 18 082 14 025 7781 6626 17 083 13 033 6626 5603 16 079 15 036 5603 4701 15 070 14*036 4701 3906 13*058 13*039 3906 3194 12*054 13 043 3194 2564 12 055 12 046 2564 2038 12 056 12 048 2038 1633 11 058 12 050 1633 1354 10 060 11 051 1354 1185 10 060 10 051 1185 1088 8 060 8 052 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