DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 09/29 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 - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 68.8 - - 71.2 - - 65.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 110 - - 26 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1703 - - 2214 - - 17 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1607 - - 1071 - - 1071 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2773 - - 3284 - - 1087 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 807 - - 1042 - - 1474 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 240 - - 174 - - 12 W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - 11 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 191 - - 197 - - 180 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -6 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1237 - - -1904 - - -1997 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4010 - - 5188 - - 3084 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -5984 - - -7135 - - -6389 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 8757 - - 10419 - - 7476 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 84 - - 86 - - 92 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 68.8 - - 71.2 - - 65.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 54.9 - - 52.3 - - 55.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 68.2 - - 71.2 - - 66.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 53.9 - - 51.2 - - 54.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 110 - - 26 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1703 - - 2214 - - 17 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 38 - - 42 - - 69 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 9 - - 8 - - 10 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] 97779 14 274 17 252 20 278 97779 90587 11 237 17 269 16 279 90587 84994 6 212 11 258 13 275 84994 80328 5 206 7 247 8 270 80328 76313 5 214 5 240 3 266 76313 72773 5 272 3 247 2 109 72773 69565 9 280 7 303 6 002 69565 66620 8 266 7 288 9 315 66620 63893 8 270 8 301 8 312 63893 61243 12 283 13 297 12 308 61243 58471 15 273 18 277 24 295 58471 55597 21 285 27 277 28 280 55597 52858 30 274 31 271 30 275 52858 50390 30 276 32 272 35 281 50390 48177 34 287 42 277 46 273 48177 46176 46 288 51 272 42 276 46176 44352 54 284 46 277 54 286 44352 42679 51 281 51 289 65 282 42679 41130 50 289 69 286 76 278 41130 39672 62 297 71 281 78 275 39672 38290 71 296 63 279 60 274 38290 36949 59 298 57 275 54 274 36949 35580 43 298 50 278 55 271 35580 34153 31 285 37 277 50 260 34153 32673 30 276 37 270 43 250 32673 31126 29 268 35 267 33 250 31126 29499 32 266 32 273 34 248 29499 27793 33 268 29 278 37 247 27793 26007 33 268 33 273 38 247 26007 24146 27 254 29 260 38 248 24146 22212 24 242 34 254 41 255 22212 20202 22 238 32 248 40 259 20202 18113 22 240 28 240 36 261 18113 15989 24 235 26 235 33 265 15989 13950 23 224 26 230 29 244 13950 12101 19 215 24 223 23 233 12101 10463 18 213 24 221 21 223 10463 9008 18 208 24 219 22 223 9008 7715 18 203 23 219 22 231 7715 6567 18 204 21 221 23 235 6567 5550 17 206 19 225 23 233 5550 4656 15 209 17 227 23 227 4656 3868 13 210 16*220 22 221 3868 3164 11*203 12*200 22 213 3164 2541 9*193 12 198 21 200 2541 2022 9 192 11 196 21 191 2022 1623 8 191 11 195 20 188 1623 1349 8 190 10 195 16 185 1349 1182 7 189 9 195 13*183 1182 1087 6 190 7 194 6*180 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