DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 08/07 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 81.2 - - 84.3 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 217 - - 181 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4617 - - 4591 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4089 - - 3970 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5687 - - 5661 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1095 - - 1017 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 417 - - 390 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 15 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 212 - - 211 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - -13 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1323 - - -221 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4364 - - 5883 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3163 - - -3505 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 8850 - - 9166 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 82 - - 73 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1480 - - 1110 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 81.2 - - 84.3 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 65.6 - - 62.1 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 80.1 - - 83.4 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 64.8 - - 61.5 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 217 - - 181 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4617 - - 4591 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 26 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 11 - - - 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] 99742 27 112 21 085 99742 92202 25 103 20 091 92202 86380 23 093 20 093 86380 81554 23 089 16 097 81554 77401 18 085 14 111 77401 73726 15 085 14 094 73726 70397 12 084 13 086 70397 67340 6 073 10 059 67340 64509 2 031 6 060 64509 61780 7 283 6 305 61780 58935 7 289 9 288 58935 55985 23 281 25 280 55985 53191 24 272 28 268 53191 50689 27 279 33 269 50689 48456 34 282 37 271 48456 46430 39 283 44 273 46430 44561 47 290 51 278 44561 42820 53 289 57 280 42820 41191 49 282 58 278 41191 39669 45 267 56 274 39669 38249 44 259 51 269 38249 36890 40 259 44 261 36890 35520 39 254 38 264 35520 34106 39 253 36 266 34106 32642 37 252 34 273 32642 31113 35 251 32 279 31113 29506 35 251 30 278 29506 27822 35 249 32 263 27822 26062 32 243 37 252 26062 24227 26 244 38 246 24227 22319 23 252 36 245 22319 20332 21 253 31 251 20332 18265 21 256 25 260 18265 16159 17 264 16 282 16159 14132 16 293 19 300 14132 12284 17 312 23 295 12284 10636 17 324 17 291 10636 9165 15 325 11 281 9165 7853 6 308 11 274 7853 6687 10*223 12*239 6687 5656 12*215 14*215 5656 4748 13 214 15 212 4748 3945 13 213 15 211 3945 3223 13 212 15 211 3223 2585 13 211 15 210 2585 2051 13 211 15 210 2051 1641 12 210 14 209 1641 1358 12 210 14 209 1358 1187 11 210 13 208 1187 1088 9 209 10 208 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