DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/13 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 - - - - - - 51.4 - - 51.7 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 319 - - 108 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4174 - - 3755 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3889 - - 3016 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5244 - - 4825 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1357 - - 2729 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 448 - - 303 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 23 - - 22 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 331 - - 338 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 10 - - 11 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -6 - - -2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1115 - - 393 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4130 - - 4432 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 1101 - - -69 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4143 - - 4894 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 99 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 51.4 - - 51.7 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 37.1 - - 36.2 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 50.2 - - 51.4 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 36.5 - - 35.7 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 319 - - 108 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4174 - - 3755 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 97 - - 100 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 4 - - - 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] 98055 11 096 12 135 98055 90622 5 157 2 025 90622 84900 8 123 0 018 84900 80143 7 058 1 002 80143 76051 5 031 3 120 76051 72419 11 338 4 120 72419 69103 7 349 2 012 69103 66044 16 311 12 332 66044 63214 17 293 19 307 63214 60487 9 294 14 286 60487 57633 17 328 19 317 57633 54665 30 314 26 306 54665 51841 30 314 24 313 51841 49294 31 320 34 322 49294 47007 31 325 41 320 47007 44936 41 330 46 318 44936 43040 52 323 52 316 43040 41290 56 322 56 314 41290 39668 59 322 59 317 39668 38163 62 320 66 321 38163 36763 63 320 69 322 36763 35424 65 322 71 324 35424 34078 66 324 77 327 34078 32694 67 326 83 327 32694 31269 67 326 85 328 31269 29785 66 326 86 329 29785 28228 65 327 86 330 28228 26595 65 329 81 330 26595 24890 66 330 74 330 24890 23112 64 331 68 331 23112 21266 56 330 65 333 21266 19345 44 328 59 334 19345 17352 37 330 51 335 17352 15326 37 333 47 336 15326 13374 39 332 45 337 13374 11599 39 330 42 337 11599 10024 35 331 38 339 10024 8629 33 335 33 343 8629 7399 33 337 27 333 7399 6314 26 332 27 333 6314 5352 25*330 27*334 5352 4502 25*330 24*337 4502 3750 24 330 23 337 3750 3077 24 331 23 338 3077 2481 23 331 22 339 2481 1984 23 331 21 339 1984 1601 22 331 21 339 1601 1338 21 331 19 339 1338 1177 19 331 17 339 1177 1086 15 331 13 340 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