DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 09/28 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 = 15Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0952z - - 1000z - - 1555z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 67.8 - - 69.5 - - 62.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 141 - - 55 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2294 - - 2916 - - 17 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2187 - - 1844 - - 1070 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3364 - - 3986 - - 1087 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 817 - - 590 - - 1248 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 288 - - 233 - - 9 W* B/S - - - - - - 23 - - 18 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 064 - - 012 - - 104 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -952 - - -901 - - -1388 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4316 - - 4887 - - 2475 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -6441 - - -6246 - - -7317 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9805 - - 10232 - - 8404 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 70 - - 71 - - 67 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 67.8 - - 69.5 - - 62.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 52.7 - - 52.0 - - 55.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 66.9 - - 69.4 - - 65.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 51.5 - - 50.9 - - 55.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 141 - - 55 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2294 - - 2916 - - 17 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 8 - - 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] 97866 19 257 14 279 18 299 97866 90639 14 260 11 267 18 284 90639 85049 3 247 13 249 16 292 85049 80381 4 082 11 222 7 301 80381 76356 4 053 5 214 4 002 76356 72795 3 102 3 223 6 360 72795 69572 3 124 2 207 3 347 69572 66605 3 188 4 264 1 319 66605 63851 4 222 10 270 8 306 63851 61185 3 243 12 262 13 287 61185 58403 7 263 11 264 16 287 58403 55515 14 273 14 271 18 274 55515 52760 16 280 16 269 18 286 52760 50284 19 288 21 280 27 281 50284 48070 21 288 21 289 26 286 48070 46054 21 291 25 303 29 289 46054 44199 23 287 33 297 29 302 44199 42487 25 282 36 290 40 309 42487 40899 23 283 29 282 42 304 40899 39413 22 285 24 291 38 292 39413 38017 21 289 22 297 20 297 38017 36677 19 286 15 299 17 326 36677 35322 15 286 15 281 13 332 35322 33919 13 302 13 272 13 318 33919 32467 12 307 13 289 13 320 32467 30950 11 308 13 304 10 322 30950 29351 11 308 11 312 9 322 29351 27672 12 320 10 319 9 320 27672 25912 11 333 10 321 9 314 25912 24077 9 346 9 319 9 308 24077 22168 9 358 7 323 11 302 22168 20180 9 000 5 343 9 287 20180 18107 10 002 7 360 5 286 18107 15997 11 012 8 015 3 301 15997 13969 12 021 9 020 3 358 13969 12123 13 032 9 026 4 027 12123 10482 13 051 9 044 5 056 10482 9022 12 065 9 065 6 084 9022 7724 10 066 9 070 8 095 7724 6571 7 069 7 063 9 092 6571 5550 5 074 5 041 8 090 5550 4653 5 074 3*004 5 063 4653 3865 3*072 2*002 3 021 3865 3162 2*068 2 006 3 023 3162 2540 2 066 2 013 3 055 2540 2021 2 065 2 017 4 087 2021 1622 2 063 2 016 7 099 1622 1348 2 060 2 018 8 102 1348 1182 2 056 2 019 7*103 1182 1087 2 060 2 017 4*104 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