DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/07 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 = 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 - - - - - - 83.4 - - 82.3 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 236 - - 154 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6752 - - 4534 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 5780 - - 3855 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 7822 - - 5604 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 593 - - 1916 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 487 - - 372 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 16 - - 10 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 5 - - 7 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 329 - - 274 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 5 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -6 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1339 - - 228 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6483 - - 5376 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3621 - - -613 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 11443 - - 6217 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 78 - - 91 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 20 - - 120 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 83.4 - - 82.3 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 58.7 - - 62.4 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 82.2 - - 81.4 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 57.4 - - 61.4 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 236 - - 154 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6752 - - 4534 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 14 - - 65 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 9 - - 12 - - - 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] 99598 32 090 30 097 99598 92006 27 083 28 079 92006 86189 19 080 26 084 86189 81399 16 097 19 090 81399 77276 15 083 15 085 77276 73615 10 071 13 056 73615 70291 10 074 7 059 70291 67241 10 078 4 063 67241 64429 11 070 4 049 64429 61728 11 031 5 007 61728 58923 10 002 9 336 58923 56019 17 335 11 320 56019 53240 24 312 19 329 53240 50738 27 307 30 294 50738 48510 31 289 26 287 48510 46501 20 284 23 308 46501 44669 22 321 31 314 44669 42979 22 311 31 312 42979 41407 19 299 28 308 41407 39936 20 291 18 286 39936 38552 19 284 15 280 38552 37211 16 287 17 292 37211 35843 14 296 15 307 35843 34418 14 307 20 330 34418 32940 16 318 20 358 32940 31392 18 324 23 003 31392 29763 16 330 19 357 29763 28053 15 329 11 340 28053 26261 14 324 10 298 26261 24392 12 302 11 270 24392 22450 15 280 11 265 22450 20434 16 273 8 271 20434 18343 12 251 6 273 18343 16215 10 258 5 291 16215 14161 14 289 7 314 14161 12288 16 316 12 350 12288 10622 16 344 13 004 10622 9144 10*342 7 321 9144 7834 7*337 7 292 7834 6674 6 338 10 289 6674 5645 6 335 10*285 5645 4738 6 333 9*281 4738 3935 5 327 8 277 3935 3216 5 325 7 274 3216 2580 5 321 7 272 2580 2048 5 316 6 271 2048 1639 4 317 5 268 1639 1357 4 315 5 267 1357 1186 4 315 5 267 1186 1088 4 315 4 265 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