DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 09/27 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 = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 64.5 - - 66.6 - - 59.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 177 - - 68 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1718 - - 2298 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1869 - - 1558 - - 1070 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2788 - - 3368 - - 1086 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 699 - - 697 - - 2240 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 279 - - 228 - - 5 W* B/S - - - - - - 61 - - 14 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 1 - - 3 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 042 - - 019 - - 346 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1296 - - -1451 - - -1395 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4084 - - 4819 - - 2481 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -8926 - - -8237 - - -8940 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 11714 - - 11605 - - 10026 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 74 - - 87 - - 68 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 64.5 - - 66.6 - - 59.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 50.5 - - 49.4 - - 52.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 63.5 - - 66.3 - - 62.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 49.4 - - 48.4 - - 51.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 177 - - 68 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1718 - - 2298 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 47 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 7 - - 8 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] 98223 12 295 10 277 19 300 98223 90916 8 259 13 271 13 288 90916 85258 7 267 14 260 9 304 85258 80551 1 284 4 255 2 323 80551 76495 4 179 1 027 3 111 76495 72917 5 157 2 122 5 113 72917 69675 3 142 4 150 3 110 69675 66686 3 117 7 159 1 154 66686 63914 2 071 6 155 3 229 63914 61230 2 274 5 150 5 224 61230 58434 4 244 3 195 7 265 58434 55541 4 225 4 253 10 281 55541 52783 5 292 8 295 9 293 52783 50296 4 314 11 286 9 281 50296 48068 5 332 11 280 10 286 48068 46049 9 316 9 291 12 305 46049 44203 10 290 13 296 15 305 44203 42507 11 259 14 276 17 303 42507 40943 13 270 15 273 19 279 40943 39487 17 271 18 269 20 267 39487 38117 13 271 15 259 18 264 38117 36787 12 279 11 250 15 261 36787 35431 9 292 10 267 12 249 35431 34020 10 302 10 281 8 271 34020 32555 11 307 11 282 9 288 32555 31022 10 310 12 284 9 291 31022 29410 7 323 12 285 10 303 29410 27719 5 305 9 278 14 321 27719 25948 7 255 9 264 12 315 25948 24103 8 251 12 266 7 285 24103 22184 7 224 10 255 5 276 22184 20185 8 221 9 257 4 256 20185 18103 7 222 7 234 5 228 18103 15984 5 225 5 226 5 250 15984 13945 5 213 4 252 5 272 13945 12093 3 258 6 318 6 318 12093 10445 4 323 8 346 7 002 10445 8981 6 347 9 001 8 013 8981 7683 5 004 8 010 8 017 7683 6533 5 023 7 009 7 012 6533 5518 4 025 7 003 6 003 5518 4625 3 045 6 352 7 345 4625 3840 2 091 3*005 6 336 3840 3142 1*072 3*017 4 350 3142 2527 1*057 3 019 4 351 2527 2013 1 048 3 019 4 344 2013 1618 1 038 3 019 4 342 1618 1346 1 029 3 019 4 342 1346 1181 1 034 3 019 4 343 1181 1086 1 030 3 021 3*346 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