DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 06/29 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 81.0 - - 85.4 - - 87.4 - - 84.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 116 - - 128 - - 104 - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1657 - - 3374 - - 4372 - - 262 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1647 - - 2950 - - 3569 - - 1072 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2727 - - 4444 - - 5442 - - 1332 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1583 - - 1597 - - 1456 - - 6245 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 246 - - 326 - - 336 - - 56 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 15 - - 15 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 209 - - 203 - - 206 - - 211 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 5 - - 6 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -7 - - 1 - - -3 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1199 - - -552 - - -30 - - -3265 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3926 - - 4996 - - 5472 - - 4598 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4689 - - -4274 - - -2972 - - -5160 ODpotential blCL - - - 7416 - - 8718 - - 8414 - - 6492 blCL maxRH - - - 78 - - 95 - - 71 - - 81 maxRH CAPE - - - 1480 - - 1810 - - 1970 - - 2060 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 81.0 - - 85.4 - - 87.4 - - 84.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 67.2 - - 67.0 - - 66.9 - - 67.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 80.6 - - 84.9 - - 87.1 - - 86.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 66.4 - - 65.9 - - 65.8 - - 67.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 116 - - 128 - - 104 - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1657 - - 3374 - - 4372 - - 262 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 12 - - 80 - - 0 - - 26 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 14 - - 13 - - 13 - - 15 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] 99365 36 095 27 096 24 086 25 092 99365 91767 24 087 24 086 19 100 15 080 91767 85920 15 101 23 089 15 105 15 079 85920 81098 14 097 16 093 15 100 16 080 81098 76959 9 094 13 092 15 091 15 081 76959 73308 12 105 10 098 11 082 11 073 73308 70019 16 089 11 095 9 097 6 074 70019 67004 13 079 8 056 8 107 3 101 67004 64210 6 094 4 352 1 083 3 096 64210 61506 5 283 5 222 8 243 1 304 61506 58700 14 291 3 217 5 238 5 241 58700 55805 15 275 13 241 14 269 14 253 55805 53054 19 255 19 242 23 254 25 267 53054 50587 22 241 26 259 31 244 33 252 50587 48392 17 253 30 260 35 240 33 233 48392 46405 21 278 29 247 29 244 24 232 46405 44584 24 275 24 237 24 265 41 271 44584 42908 23 272 19 251 36 281 47 258 42908 41347 18 290 19 270 38 281 48 250 41347 39878 17 308 15 288 36 287 41 247 39878 38485 14 292 21 289 35 291 36 246 38485 37132 4 253 23 272 34 281 34 250 37132 35752 8 102 14 250 27 265 31 256 35752 34312 10 088 9 248 20 258 26 258 34312 32818 3 051 9 299 11 254 29 259 32818 31258 5 238 11 334 6 208 33 261 31258 29623 11 236 7 354 10 209 36 256 29623 27915 14 243 6 259 21 240 34 243 27915 26133 14 260 17 230 20 265 33 229 26133 24279 18 262 21 238 18 273 30 231 24279 22360 20 263 18 245 19 267 22 227 22360 20373 20 275 13 236 16 242 14 226 20373 18310 21 279 13 248 13 232 17 239 18310 16208 20 270 15 239 14 241 16 244 16208 14178 21 270 15 248 15 244 14 248 14178 12328 20 268 13 260 12 243 15 238 12328 10678 14 258 13 263 10 247 13 227 10678 9207 8 239 13 259 8 248 11 216 9207 7899 13 235 13 250 11 227 10 202 7899 6734 17 225 15 224 15 213 14 211 6734 5700 16 214 17 211 16*208 16 211 5700 4785 15 210 16*205 16*207 16 210 4785 3974 15 213 16*204 16 207 15 210 3974 3246 15*213 15 203 15 206 15 211 3246 2601 15*212 15 203 15 206 15 211 2601 2061 13 209 15 203 15 206 14 211 2061 1647 12 208 14 203 14 206 13 212 1647 1361 12 208 13 203 13 205 12*212 1361 1188 11 207 12 202 12 205 10*211 1188 1088 8 207 10 202 10 204 7 211 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