DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 06/27 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 - - - - - - 71.0 - - 73.0 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 217 - - 196 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3440 - - 2885 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3201 - - 2753 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4510 - - 3955 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1328 - - 1020 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 377 - - 345 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 5 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 13 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 104 - - 107 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 5 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -6 - - -3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 881 - - -1618 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3629 - - 5574 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -200 - - -7645 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4710 - - 11600 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 83 - - 73 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 30 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 71.0 - - 73.0 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 58.7 - - 52.3 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 69.9 - - 72.1 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 57.6 - - 51.1 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 217 - - 196 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3440 - - 2885 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 34 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 7 - - - 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] 99351 25 088 20 079 99351 91800 28 076 21 088 91800 85993 25 075 24 091 85993 81183 17 088 20 082 81183 77049 15 102 14 092 77049 73389 11 102 11 104 73389 70062 8 102 7 100 70062 67003 1 176 1 230 67003 64187 7 224 6 254 64187 61486 0 028 10 287 61486 58680 19 300 20 299 58680 55774 33 267 35 280 55774 52999 34 277 32 277 52999 50509 39 288 46 287 50509 48294 56 286 52 279 48294 46296 59 281 52 283 46296 44477 60 289 61 288 44477 42801 66 289 65 286 42801 41240 69 287 61 282 41240 39776 65 287 68 275 39776 38389 58 287 70 273 38389 37039 53 281 61 280 37039 35662 42 282 48 271 35662 34230 36 292 46 261 34230 32746 37 284 39 264 32746 31194 41 282 39 265 31194 29564 40 288 35 266 29564 27857 35 285 31 265 27857 26071 31 281 31 265 26071 24207 31 278 31 268 24207 22269 30 277 30 275 22269 20251 29 276 26 286 20251 18153 26 278 19 294 18153 16018 22 288 16 308 16018 13971 11 288 6 308 13971 12118 6 245 6 248 12118 10471 7 227 7 245 10471 9008 6 203 6 241 9008 7710 4 160 3 192 7710 6560 5 116 6 131 6560 5546 7 100 12 118 5546 4655 8*098 15*113 4655 3869 9*100 14*110 3869 3166 9 103 14 108 3166 2545 10 105 14 107 2545 2025 10 105 14 107 2025 1626 9 106 13 106 1626 1350 9 107 13 106 1350 1183 9 106 12 106 1183 1087 7 106 10 105 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