DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/01 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 - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 75.1 - - 75.5 - - 68.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 336 - - 227 - - 20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4674 - - 5147 - - 983 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4308 - - 4499 - - 1071 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5744 - - 6217 - - 2053 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1690 - - 2507 - - 1072 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 478 - - 434 - - 117 W* B/S - - - - - - 9 - - 10 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 8 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 053 - - 062 - - 075 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 9 - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - 2 - - -7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -5412 - - -3594 - - -5763 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 11157 - - 9812 - - 7816 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -13451 - - -8908 - - -11500 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 19195 - - 15125 - - 13553 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 72 - - 73 - - 40 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 75.1 - - 75.5 - - 68.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 29.8 - - 36.2 - - 38.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 73.4 - - 74.2 - - 68.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 28.6 - - 34.9 - - 37.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 336 - - 227 - - 20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4674 - - 5147 - - 983 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - 5 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] 98526 30 086 21 064 21 069 98526 91091 17 068 23 080 22 061 91091 85395 14 057 23 080 18 064 85395 80651 17 070 16 076 19 052 80651 76557 18 080 14 078 18 041 76557 72943 16 076 18 074 16 059 72943 69665 16 063 18 073 18 059 69665 66643 21 047 16 065 13 050 66643 63832 22 024 15 025 13 037 63832 61107 22 006 21 005 18 017 61107 58275 21 349 23 342 21 358 58275 55348 22 338 24 325 26 345 55348 52562 24 321 28 332 29 319 52562 50060 28 320 34 327 33 313 50060 47817 34 316 39 316 39 315 47817 45781 37 316 42 314 41 312 45781 43918 39 319 42 313 39 321 43918 42214 38 319 40 312 45 328 42214 40650 34 317 36 314 48 323 40650 39194 27 314 33 320 47 320 39194 37825 25 320 34 326 45 322 37825 36500 26 319 35 326 45 324 36500 35152 26 313 35 323 44 327 35152 33751 27 313 34 320 44 331 33751 32300 27 319 32 316 44 332 32300 30782 26 319 31 314 44 331 30782 29185 25 317 29 319 43 330 29185 27507 24 316 28 325 42 328 27507 25749 25 317 28 323 41 322 25749 23914 23 325 27 317 40 320 23914 22008 21 339 27 316 39 323 22008 20027 18 337 26 323 35 329 20027 17966 16 331 23 335 30 327 17966 15869 14 342 20 348 26 328 15869 13852 10 001 17 350 22 346 13852 12020 9 014 15 355 20 359 12020 10395 13 005 14 007 16 013 10395 8956 14 005 14 012 14 023 8956 7679 12 018 12 010 13 021 7679 6543 12*033 9*012 13 020 6543 5536 10*041 9*015 13 023 5536 4646 10 044 7 039 14 032 4646 3859 10 049 7 059 14 043 3859 3155 10 054 8 068 15 053 3155 2533 10 057 9 074 13*066 2533 2016 9 061 9 078 12*073 2016 1620 9 063 9 080 11 076 1620 1347 9 064 9 081 10 076 1347 1182 8 065 9 082 9 076 1182 1087 7 065 8 082 7 076 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