DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 09/23 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 - - - 0653z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 56.9 - - 61.2 - - 61.9 - - 56.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 79 - - 112 - - 73 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2215 - - 3163 - - 2316 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1676 - - 2665 - - 1684 - - 1070 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3285 - - 4233 - - 3386 - - 1086 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 820 - - 931 - - 1983 - - 2600 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 234 - - 296 - - 233 - - 8 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 17 - - 13 - - 12 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 083 - - 092 - - 078 - - 058 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 6 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -3 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 500 - - 995 - - 108 - - -822 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2785 - - 3238 - - 3278 - - 1908 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7135 - - 119 - - -704 - - -2349 ODpotential blCL - - - 10420 - - 4114 - - 4090 - - 3435 blCL maxRH - - - 90 - - 96 - - 94 - - 89 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 20 - - 10 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 56.9 - - 61.2 - - 61.9 - - 56.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 48.8 - - 51.1 - - 51.6 - - 52.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 56.7 - - 60.8 - - 61.7 - - 58.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 48.1 - - 50.1 - - 50.7 - - 52.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 79 - - 112 - - 73 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2215 - - 3163 - - 2316 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 58 - - 83 - - 75 - - 54 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 7 - - 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] 98476 5 128 7 148 4 028 8 072 98476 91122 4 117 7 176 5 193 4 270 91122 85424 1 081 3 316 8 213 4 251 85424 80678 2 014 3 017 5 219 5 351 80678 76610 6 106 4 117 1 125 3 330 76610 73028 10 083 8 099 3 184 6 281 73028 69795 10 052 8 070 3 254 4 348 69795 66829 8 049 5 062 6 259 5 001 66829 64077 5 002 3 006 4 265 6 311 64077 61405 9 298 5 331 3 320 9 277 61405 58617 9 298 8 325 5 313 9 262 58617 55729 8 318 10 299 11 292 8 309 55729 52982 15 307 14 300 14 295 16 319 52982 50511 17 294 20 303 16 320 20 316 50511 48288 18 322 23 300 20 328 23 321 48288 46265 26 332 22 300 29 322 30 330 46265 44408 31 322 25 310 33 318 37 327 44408 42688 30 317 32 320 34 323 42 323 42688 41081 28 323 36 321 39 324 46 323 41081 39576 34 329 35 323 43 325 49 327 39576 38164 36 328 36 327 44 327 54 329 38164 36806 28 330 39 329 44 330 61 330 36806 35429 23 333 37 328 45 330 72 331 35429 34000 21 335 30 329 44 329 76 333 34000 32519 20 340 25 331 38 331 71 335 32519 30972 18 347 20 335 29 335 59 337 30972 29353 17 349 17 342 23 341 46 340 29353 27667 16 347 17 352 19 352 31 349 27667 25910 13 352 14 359 14 005 18 001 25910 24081 8 018 10 014 10 025 10 019 24081 22176 9 057 9 014 13 022 12 029 22176 20188 12 079 5 022 13 359 17 016 20188 18107 12 085 10 056 10 015 14 015 18107 15975 8 090 16 066 14 047 13 032 15975 13920 9 081 16 075 13 057 13 046 13920 12059 11 075 13 087 9 087 10 047 12059 10411 17 096 17 100 15 106 8 090 10411 8947 22 093 23 096 21 100 13 099 8947 7647 23 095 25 098 22 097 17 100 7647 6499 18 099 22 101 20 105 19 104 6499 5490 16 100 19 111 18 107 22 104 5490 4607 18 097 16*107 15 097 23 102 4607 3829 19*093 15*098 14*089 21 102 3829 3134 19*086 14 092 13*080 17 100 3134 2519 18 084 14 091 12 078 14 090 2519 2007 18 083 13 090 12 078 13 072 2007 1614 17 082 13 090 12 077 12 068 1614 1344 15 081 12 089 11 077 11 065 1344 1180 14 080 11 090 10 077 8 063 1180 1086 10 080 9 090 8 078 4*058 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