DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/27 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 - - - - - - 82.2 - - 82.6 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 296 - - 164 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3977 - - 4793 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3725 - - 4080 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5047 - - 5863 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2832 - - 1842 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 436 - - 386 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 47 - - 11 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 2 - - 6 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 139 - - 325 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 6 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - 11 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1965 - - -898 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 7012 - - 6761 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3741 - - -2950 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 8788 - - 8813 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 81 - - 69 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 390 - - 740 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.2 - - 82.6 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 55.2 - - 56.7 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 80.6 - - 81.6 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 54.1 - - 55.6 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 296 - - 164 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3977 - - 4793 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 23 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 9 - - 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] 98556 17 078 9 098 98556 91147 14 071 13 086 91147 85425 12 064 9 079 85425 80667 9 054 7 098 80667 76559 8 085 7 069 76559 72924 10 081 8 061 72924 69637 5 079 7 039 69637 66632 8 091 6 328 66632 63851 6 005 6 289 63851 61143 8 299 11 279 61143 58311 18 287 16 278 58311 55371 21 274 18 281 55371 52569 24 283 26 292 52569 50056 27 282 32 280 50056 47813 31 284 35 282 47813 45795 41 274 38 288 45795 43965 42 266 44 292 43965 42286 39 275 50 289 42286 40724 45 283 52 285 40724 39259 52 283 54 284 39259 37879 56 280 56 283 37879 36546 54 279 56 286 36546 35193 46 272 51 291 35193 33791 42 269 40 299 33791 32343 34 285 31 308 32343 30832 30 292 27 314 30832 29247 28 293 28 312 29247 27586 27 304 29 304 27586 25844 25 305 30 301 25844 24024 21 306 30 308 24024 22130 17 310 30 317 22130 20160 14 317 26 324 20160 18111 13 319 18 325 18111 16027 15 338 15 335 16027 14021 13 352 15 348 14021 12195 11 354 16 354 12195 10564 9 351 12 347 10564 9109 8 346 9 328 9109 7811 10 339 11 312 7811 6655 11 331 11*318 6655 5630 6*341 9*326 5630 4727 2*360 8 327 4727 3928 1 132 7 327 3928 3211 2 143 6 326 3211 2575 2 143 6 325 2575 2045 3 146 5 322 2045 1637 3 146 4 322 1637 1356 3 147 4 320 1356 1186 3 147 4 322 1186 1088 3 145 3 322 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