DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 07/12 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 79.1 - - 85.1 - - 87.4 - - 86.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 129 - - 214 - - 158 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1681 - - 5327 - - 5775 - - 4900 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1702 - - 4633 - - 4801 - - 1072 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2751 - - 6397 - - 6845 - - 5970 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3688 - - 1396 - - 1138 - - 1362 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 252 - - 438 - - 407 - - 131 W* B/S - - - 116 - - 50 - - 50 - - 6 B/S BL Wind - - - 0 - - 2 - - 1 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 275 - - 121 - - 198 - - 259 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 1 - - 2 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - 2 - - 6 - - 13 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2194 - - -813 - - -1164 - - -741 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4946 - - 7210 - - 8009 - - 6711 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6375 - - -5097 - - -4705 - - -4107 ODpotential blCL - - - 9126 - - 11494 - - 11550 - - 10077 blCL maxRH - - - 57 - - 59 - - 66 - - 74 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 - - 580 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 79.1 - - 85.1 - - 87.4 - - 86.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 61.3 - - 57.4 - - 56.2 - - 60.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 78.4 - - 84.0 - - 86.4 - - 86.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 60.3 - - 56.0 - - 54.9 - - 60.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 129 - - 214 - - 158 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1681 - - 5327 - - 5775 - - 4900 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 10 - - 9 - - 9 - - 11 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] 99707 41 092 37 094 33 091 34 088 99707 92134 36 090 34 093 31 098 28 083 92134 86311 30 090 29 090 25 093 22 080 86311 81483 24 082 25 088 22 091 17 074 81483 77334 19 086 21 080 20 087 15 075 77334 73683 17 079 14 076 18 079 11 060 73683 70393 15 059 18 056 19 069 13 055 70393 67377 13 059 13 044 14 037 14 040 67377 64585 13 044 12 042 11 026 13 035 64585 61882 18 359 16 025 14 019 15 005 61882 59068 19 338 18 358 18 354 20 357 59068 56154 25 342 26 343 26 341 28 345 56154 53376 32 336 33 337 30 334 33 345 53376 50884 33 343 37 339 37 333 39 343 50884 48659 38 350 38 337 41 331 47 345 48659 46641 42 350 37 336 37 334 46 343 46641 44795 37 346 37 338 35 342 38 344 44795 43091 31 344 35 332 36 344 34 348 43091 41507 27 344 29 327 36 337 37 350 41507 40023 25 345 24 325 32 330 41 350 40023 38620 21 343 22 324 29 323 39 351 38620 37261 18 332 20 326 28 319 36 344 37261 35880 19 320 19 328 27 320 32 325 35880 34451 20 309 19 327 26 323 28 315 34451 32974 22 301 19 318 24 321 27 315 32974 31433 21 304 19 307 22 312 23 312 31433 29815 19 314 19 310 22 304 21 312 29815 28120 17 313 20 314 18 308 21 320 28120 26346 15 315 17 310 17 319 20 321 26346 24492 13 329 13 311 18 316 19 325 24492 22563 14 338 14 329 17 317 19 334 22563 20552 16 339 16 339 17 331 18 347 20552 18458 16 338 17 355 17 359 18 001 18458 16325 13 344 17 014 19 018 18 027 16325 14269 10 009 15 022 23 029 26 037 14269 12394 9 033 19 031 26 034 30 029 12394 10722 11 053 18 031 26 040 24 028 10722 9232 11 057 11 034 18 042 18 037 9232 7907 10 053 7 041 6*021 11 030 7907 6733 9 054 2*061 1*270 4*301 6733 5696 8 034 1*098 1 234 4*277 5696 4779 5 352 1 112 1 220 4 270 4779 3967 2 353 2 117 1 199 4 263 3967 3240 1*027 2 122 2 188 4 259 3240 2596 0*314 2 129 2 180 4 252 2596 2058 0 270 2 129 2 179 3 247 2058 1644 1 274 2 132 2 177 3 244 1644 1360 0 267 2 129 2 175 3 242 1360 1187 0 272 2 131 2 172 3 239 1187 1088 0 273 2 128 2 171 2 235 1088 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