DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/01 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 - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 67.7 - - 69.6 - - 72.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 12 - - 29 - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1090 - - 1144 - - 1402 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1071 - - 1071 - - 1071 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2160 - - 2214 - - 2472 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1365 - - 1454 - - 2161 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 107 - - 141 - - 93 W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 20 - - 13 - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 047 - - 040 - - 051 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 13 - - 7 - - 6 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - -9 - - -4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 769 - - 522 - - -19 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1391 - - 1692 - - 2491 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 264 - - -941 - - -1577 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1896 - - 3155 - - 4049 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 101 - - 101 - - 91 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 100 - - 180 - - 370 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 67.7 - - 69.6 - - 72.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 64.9 - - 65.5 - - 65.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 68.0 - - 69.7 - - 72.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 64.6 - - 65.0 - - 64.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 12 - - 29 - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1090 - - 1144 - - 1402 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 102 - - 102 - - 63 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 13 - - 14 - - 13 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] 99621 27 100 25 083 35 079 99621 92153 28 092 22 088 25 074 92153 86403 29 082 22 087 19 086 86403 81604 20 078 19 082 18 093 81604 77446 17 076 14 094 15 078 77446 73765 12 075 10 099 10 074 73765 70431 7 075 11 121 3 038 70431 67366 5 058 9 082 2 082 67366 64524 6 019 7 022 6 068 64524 61770 4 003 8 346 10 024 61770 58907 7 011 5 324 12 347 58907 55951 15 306 7 280 15 307 55951 53141 14 265 11 260 16 281 53141 50615 13 252 13 256 17 271 50615 48344 16 250 16 252 18 264 48344 46277 18 238 17 257 15 264 46277 44391 17 234 14 265 12 295 44391 42665 15 237 9 278 9 317 42665 41078 17 214 8 305 16 357 41078 39604 9 193 9 317 19 346 39604 38218 9 211 12 322 16 003 38218 36874 17 183 6 285 19 356 36874 35503 20 176 3 147 18 005 35503 34074 15 175 2 020 17 009 34074 32595 7 202 5 332 14 019 32595 31051 6 260 4 309 10 026 31051 29430 6 276 5 308 9 041 29430 27731 4 299 7 332 14 046 27731 25955 7 309 5 348 19 039 25955 24105 11 317 9 356 22 030 24105 22184 12 315 13 013 23 029 22184 20188 11 322 12 013 20 029 20188 18111 5 340 9 017 14 025 18111 15999 4 129 6 045 12 027 15999 13969 5 120 6 067 13 033 13969 12128 10 095 9 038 15 031 12128 10492 12 081 13 033 17 029 10492 9038 14 067 14 043 19 030 9038 7747 15 064 13 056 19 034 7747 6600 17 069 14 067 18 040 6600 5585 21 069 15 063 18 043 5585 4690 25 067 17 054 18 041 4690 3897 26 065 18 043 18 039 3897 3187 27 059 19 035 18 039 3187 2559 26*050 18*035 16*044 2559 2034 24*049 15*038 14*048 2034 1631 22 047 13 040 13 050 1631 1353 19 047 12 040 12 052 1353 1184 16 046 11 041 11 052 1184 1087 12 046 8 041 8 053 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