DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/29 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 = 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 - - - - - - 76.1 - - 69.5 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 27 - - -10 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3806 - - 131 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1071 - - 1071 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4876 - - 1201 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2238 - - 2400 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 216 - - 30 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 1 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 5 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 220 - - 132 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 10 - - 2 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -5 - - -1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -348 - - -1223 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5225 - - 2424 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1974 - - -3253 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6850 - - 4454 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 10 - - 40 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 76.1 - - 69.5 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 57.0 - - 62.5 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 76.2 - - 70.4 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 56.0 - - 62.0 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 27 - - -10 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3806 - - 131 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 100 - - 101 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 9 - - 12 - - - 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] 99233 17 102 5 114 99233 91808 14 093 8 131 91808 86034 9 115 7 082 86034 81234 4 106 8 082 81234 77108 2 062 5 112 77108 73466 3 184 9 180 73466 70161 4 088 4 144 70161 67110 5 011 7 306 67110 64290 10 291 10 293 64290 61562 9 281 11 303 61562 58721 11 291 21 288 58721 55780 22 320 19 323 55780 52992 41 301 38 303 52992 50510 40 286 31 288 50510 48291 31 317 35 321 48291 46280 51 315 53 317 46280 44460 63 300 64 302 44460 42801 58 305 61 289 42801 41260 61 317 50 305 41260 39813 67 318 50 303 39813 38441 66 317 53 292 38441 37104 60 323 56 292 37104 35738 47 320 51 293 35738 34315 44 312 47 302 34315 32836 43 310 46 304 32836 31288 40 305 41 298 31288 29657 45 299 43 294 29657 27946 49 297 42 295 27946 26153 50 295 38 296 26153 24283 50 294 35 290 24283 22340 51 291 41 286 22340 20323 49 284 44 291 20323 18227 47 274 47 296 18227 16093 45 263 45 299 16093 14033 41 251 45 290 14033 12155 37 242 52 281 12155 10493 24 234 49 265 10493 9028 11 221 38 229 9028 7735 8 195 29 201 7735 6590 12 227 27 196 6590 5577 17*229 26 204 5577 4683 17*227 26 204 4683 3892 15 221 24 198 3892 3182 14 218 22 190 3182 2555 13 219 19 183 2555 2030 12 219 15 175 2030 1628 11 219 12 162 1628 1351 11 220 9*146 1351 1183 9 220 7*134 1183 1087 7 220 5 131 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