DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 09/26 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 - - - - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 63.4 - - 64.8 - - 53.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 175 - - 75 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2367 - - 2183 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2327 - - 1630 - - 1070 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3437 - - 3253 - - 1086 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 600 - - 639 - - 1200 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 310 - - 232 - - 9 W* B/S - - - - - - 8 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 7 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 114 - - 114 - - 091 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1124 - - -1988 - - -1381 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4561 - - 5242 - - 2467 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -10018 - - -10947 - - -11957 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 13455 - - 14200 - - 13043 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 72 - - 59 - - 71 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 63.4 - - 64.8 - - 53.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 47.5 - - 46.0 - - 46.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 62.5 - - 64.5 - - 54.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 46.2 - - 44.7 - - 46.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 175 - - 75 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2367 - - 2183 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 6 - - 7 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] 98555 3 297 5 236 13 284 98555 91177 7 274 9 288 7 319 91177 85445 6 261 10 258 10 307 85445 80688 4 218 6 242 9 299 80688 76611 2 140 2 058 1 340 76611 73028 3 077 3 085 4 080 73028 69786 5 052 3 086 6 037 69786 66804 4 037 2 086 3 059 66804 64036 2 280 6 332 5 074 64036 61344 4 202 10 297 10 339 61344 58546 6 084 5 291 11 309 58546 55659 11 345 7 302 10 308 55659 52910 18 303 12 294 16 306 52910 50438 21 312 15 308 18 303 50438 48217 24 305 15 299 17 306 48217 46200 22 306 17 300 21 311 46200 44369 29 306 26 290 25 301 44369 42702 27 305 22 302 14 311 42702 41159 25 319 19 326 16 354 41159 39707 28 328 21 339 21 359 39707 38330 29 322 23 334 23 350 38330 36991 33 322 28 333 27 342 36991 35624 34 327 29 330 27 338 35624 34199 32 335 27 331 25 331 34199 32718 28 334 27 339 22 331 32718 31168 24 328 26 341 20 337 31168 29538 20 333 20 341 16 337 29538 27834 13 343 14 350 10 340 27834 26053 7 352 11 358 6 010 26053 24197 6 040 7 353 5 024 24197 22266 10 062 7 032 6 055 22266 20249 15 076 11 069 13 095 20249 18143 19 094 17 102 19 111 18143 16004 15 106 16 120 15 126 16004 13955 11 121 13 146 12 141 13955 12095 9 144 15 161 13 153 12095 10441 8 164 12 175 14 167 10441 8971 6 167 8 194 11 177 8971 7667 6 152 8 194 9 180 7667 6514 6 141 8 189 7 185 6514 5496 7 137 6 177 5 163 5496 4602 8 129 6 154 8 138 4602 3815 7*120 6*142 9 132 3815 3116 7*117 6*127 7 129 3116 2504 7 115 7 118 7 122 2504 1997 7 114 7 114 9 107 1997 1609 7 112 7 110 11 099 1609 1341 7 111 7 108 11 095 1341 1179 6 110 6 107 9 094 1179 1086 6 110 6 107 5*091 1086 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