DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 06/07 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 75.9 - - 77.4 - - 72.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 318 - - 222 - - 24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2184 - - 2432 - - 892 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2398 - - 2464 - - 1071 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3254 - - 3502 - - 1962 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1289 - - 1121 - - 1143 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 366 - - 337 - - 120 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 15 - - 14 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 126 - - 115 - - 101 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 5 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -5 - - -3 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2268 - - -3040 - - -3298 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5522 - - 6543 - - 5260 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -8525 - - -8866 - - -8481 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 11779 - - 12368 - - 10443 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 88 - - 91 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 30 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 75.9 - - 77.4 - - 72.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 55.5 - - 52.6 - - 53.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 74.4 - - 76.3 - - 72.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 54.5 - - 51.6 - - 53.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 318 - - 222 - - 24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2184 - - 2432 - - 892 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 51 - - 63 - - 98 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 9 - - 8 - - 9 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] 98789 23 086 24 113 20 074 98789 91305 21 087 14 083 14 068 91305 85587 20 085 12 066 15 090 85587 80855 13 071 6 075 15 068 80855 76779 12 080 5 099 14 048 76779 73175 15 080 4 125 12 034 73175 69920 13 071 6 106 7 008 69920 66943 7 041 9 079 2 038 66943 64188 3 000 4 020 3 007 64188 61518 4 336 5 300 5 314 61518 58732 7 284 7 297 8 294 58732 55842 9 331 12 299 11 299 55842 53085 15 316 18 281 15 283 53085 50604 14 302 18 270 15 279 50604 48383 18 284 19 260 18 266 48383 46373 22 271 19 263 20 263 46373 44543 27 278 23 257 23 246 44543 42871 29 283 20 264 24 237 42871 41325 30 272 22 272 20 233 41325 39870 28 268 24 269 14 238 39870 38490 28 273 20 274 13 239 38490 37146 28 272 17 267 14 245 37146 35772 28 269 19 258 18 248 35772 34341 28 266 23 255 21 250 34341 32856 26 264 25 255 20 250 32856 31303 21 259 22 252 14 251 31303 29670 13 256 12 240 13 248 29670 27958 7 260 8 207 13 235 27958 26171 7 221 7 200 10 174 26171 24308 8 209 5 210 14 159 24308 22373 7 203 6 200 15 156 22373 20360 6 181 8 173 15 159 20360 18263 7 171 10 171 15 161 18263 16129 4 173 9 176 14 160 16129 14077 2 203 7 166 12 160 14077 12215 3 219 6 168 10 156 12215 10560 6 255 4 197 10 168 10560 9091 8 244 6 212 10 181 9091 7785 4 210 11 209 13 179 7785 6623 5 112 8 190 13 170 6623 5594 10 123 7 169 13 165 5594 4687 16 132 11 137 13 152 4687 3889 19*132 15*121 15 131 3889 3177 18*130 15*118 17 116 3177 2550 16 127 15 116 16 108 2550 2028 16 125 15 114 15*104 2028 1627 15 124 15 113 12*102 1627 1351 14 124 14 112 12 101 1351 1183 13 123 13 112 10 101 1183 1087 11 122 11 112 8 100 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