DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 10/06 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 - - - - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 64.5 - - 65.9 - - 59.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 60 - - -20 - - -72 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1709 - - 1639 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1070 - - 1070 - - 1070 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2779 - - 2709 - - 1086 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1115 - - 1384 - - 744 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 210 - - 117 - - 14 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 24 - - 24 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 210 - - 214 - - 210 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 15 - - 16 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -5 - - -4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1621 - - -1370 - - -1202 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4400 - - 4080 - - 2288 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -9330 - - -8368 - - -9639 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 12109 - - 11077 - - 10725 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 57 - - 64 - - 75 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 210 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 64.5 - - 65.9 - - 59.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 49.0 - - 51.7 - - 52.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 64.5 - - 66.8 - - 61.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 47.7 - - 50.6 - - 52.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 60 - - -20 - - -72 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1709 - - 1639 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 7 - - 9 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] 97782 22 249 36 255 25 258 97782 90456 20 248 30 255 24 278 90456 84797 11 254 20 251 23 269 84797 80091 13 292 12 250 22 262 80091 76039 14 296 8 267 16 279 76039 72466 16 292 14 301 14 312 72466 69231 14 299 19 296 14 309 69231 66248 17 307 23 293 16 301 66248 63482 18 301 24 288 15 299 63482 60808 19 304 22 291 19 304 60808 58032 22 307 21 291 21 294 58032 55156 23 310 22 292 21 286 55156 52407 26 306 25 286 24 287 52407 49941 24 307 26 286 26 280 49941 47733 23 316 26 284 28 274 47733 45725 25 322 26 289 32 279 45725 43879 31 317 32 291 37 280 43879 42161 31 309 36 302 42 285 42161 40554 36 310 41 300 46 288 40554 39056 43 303 43 293 48 290 39056 37665 42 295 46 292 49 293 37665 36338 38 293 50 292 52 297 36338 34999 39 302 49 292 54 290 34999 33611 40 305 46 293 52 283 33611 32171 37 305 45 295 50 281 32171 30665 33 305 43 294 48 283 30665 29081 33 304 42 294 45 287 29081 27423 36 304 41 294 42 290 27423 25690 34 301 41 293 38 293 25690 23884 31 286 39 292 34 295 23884 22005 33 280 36 289 32 296 22005 20049 33 287 33 284 31 295 20049 18009 30 290 32 285 31 291 18009 15926 30 291 31 290 31 287 15926 13913 31 288 29 289 33 284 13913 12078 30 278 30 283 33 283 12078 10441 31 265 31 277 33 281 10441 8986 31 248 31 267 34 279 8986 7691 31 233 31 260 37 276 7691 6540 31 227 32 255 40 269 6540 5523 32 226 34 249 40 260 5523 4631 34 223 35 239 39 250 4631 3846 36 218 35 228 40 238 3846 3146 35*216 32*219 41 225 3146 2528 29*212 29*215 40 219 2528 2013 26 211 27 214 36 215 2013 1617 24 210 25 213 30 213 1617 1346 22 210 21 212 22 211 1346 1181 19 209 18 212 18 210 1181 1086 14 209 13 211 10*210 1086 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