DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 07/26 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 88.5 - - 91.2 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 272 - - 211 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4905 - - 5446 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4398 - - 4687 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5975 - - 6516 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1607 - - 2505 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 453 - - 431 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 18 - - 11 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 5 - - 7 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 277 - - 255 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 159 - - -18 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5816 - - 6535 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2600 - - -2194 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 8575 - - 8710 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 75 - - 80 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1430 - - 1750 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 88.5 - - 91.2 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 66.4 - - 66.0 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 87.0 - - 90.0 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 65.8 - - 65.5 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 272 - - 211 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4905 - - 5446 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 2 - - 21 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 13 - - 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] 99681 31 091 25 108 99681 92108 26 081 24 102 92108 86278 20 095 24 085 86278 81465 17 102 21 082 81465 77325 21 088 17 087 77325 73668 19 082 14 095 73668 70358 15 078 12 084 70358 67321 13 071 10 060 67321 64509 19 031 12 040 64509 61800 13 341 15 342 61800 58991 21 349 8 344 58991 56083 35 320 29 332 56083 53327 39 308 38 313 53327 50856 39 317 50 316 50856 48652 66 330 64 313 48652 46650 80 319 68 317 46650 44801 78 316 78 321 44801 43082 76 319 79 319 43082 41476 77 321 79 318 41476 39969 76 319 77 316 39969 38556 73 317 78 314 38556 37196 71 315 76 309 37196 35818 69 312 74 302 35818 34384 69 310 75 301 34384 32895 68 307 73 304 32895 31341 68 304 72 309 31341 29713 66 314 64 315 29713 28014 58 316 54 310 28014 26238 54 315 47 303 26238 24389 55 314 49 300 24389 22467 54 313 51 310 22467 20465 51 322 55 315 20465 18381 47 330 51 324 18381 16258 46 329 44 341 16258 14215 49 327 42 349 14215 12360 46 330 37 345 12360 10709 34 338 33 345 10709 9238 24 341 23 345 9238 7926 18 330 15 331 7926 6758 12*314 9*302 6758 5720 5*284 7*266 5720 4801 5 280 7 262 4801 3986 5 278 7 258 3986 3256 5 275 7 254 3256 2608 5 275 7 252 2608 2066 4 274 7 249 2066 1650 4 273 7 248 1650 1363 4 272 7 247 1363 1189 4 273 6 246 1189 1089 3 272 6 247 1089 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