DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 09/10 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 - - - - - - 72.6 - - 73.3 - - 67.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 158 - - 67 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4700 - - 5266 - - 17 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4008 - - 3867 - - 1071 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5770 - - 6336 - - 1087 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1597 - - 1333 - - 5736 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 383 - - 310 - - 5 W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 10 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 311 - - 304 - - 008 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -7 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -260 - - -148 - - -3356 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6031 - - 6484 - - 4443 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -5899 - - -4455 - - -5041 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 11669 - - 10791 - - 6128 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 63 - - 67 - - 65 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 72.6 - - 73.3 - - 67.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 50.0 - - 48.7 - - 52.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 71.9 - - 73.1 - - 70.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 48.7 - - 47.4 - - 50.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 158 - - 67 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4700 - - 5266 - - 17 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 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] 98857 11 237 16 276 9 303 98857 91417 12 226 10 251 15 266 91417 85650 13 233 13 246 15 270 85650 80835 10 288 12 248 13 252 80835 76696 9 293 11 263 13 248 76696 73065 11 276 10 276 8 262 73065 69794 14 253 11 252 11 271 69794 66787 12 276 9 251 13 270 66787 63994 15 286 13 272 15 261 63994 61287 15 268 15 255 14 258 61287 58466 21 277 25 279 23 291 58466 55551 37 261 38 269 30 271 55551 52784 44 251 42 263 37 285 52784 50313 45 259 49 258 48 274 50313 48116 59 263 58 249 46 268 48116 46125 62 260 45 281 54 267 46125 44297 70 273 55 281 55 259 44297 42598 88 269 64 278 56 256 42598 41009 96 258 70 273 50 265 41009 39523 106 248 76 270 53 277 39523 38132 116 245 81 269 55 277 38132 36785 123 244 84 268 52 278 36785 35412 128 244 85 266 50 282 35412 33984 126 244 80 264 42 286 33984 32506 111 246 70 265 33 306 32506 30964 86 252 62 273 36 328 30964 29347 65 254 53 283 39 331 29347 27652 59 252 43 294 40 329 27652 25879 57 251 39 303 39 334 25879 24028 48 251 37 308 37 338 24028 22104 46 249 34 309 34 335 22104 20105 45 251 29 302 28 323 20105 18031 38 258 27 295 21 315 18031 15922 33 268 26 295 19 308 15922 13891 29 272 23 298 19 309 13891 12044 25 273 21 292 17 314 12044 10408 19 267 17 273 13 303 10408 8960 16 274 14 278 11 285 8960 7679 15 289 13 284 10 288 7679 6547 14*304 11*293 8 293 6547 5543 12*310 10*299 6 306 5543 4658 12 311 10 301 5 320 4658 3873 12 312 10 304 5 330 3873 3169 11 312 10 305 5 338 3169 2546 11 312 10 306 5 345 2546 2026 11 312 9 307 5 352 2026 1625 10 312 9 307 5 355 1625 1350 10 312 9 308 5 358 1350 1183 9 312 8 308 4 001 1183 1087 8 312 7 307 2*008 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