DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 10/03 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 - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 59.6 - - 60.7 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 95 - - 20 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2775 - - 2770 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2330 - - 1070 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3845 - - 3840 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 633 - - 615 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 275 - - 182 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 2 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 14 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 161 - - 172 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 9 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -9 - - 380 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3854 - - 3461 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -7890 - - -7008 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 11735 - - 10848 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 81 - - 90 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 59.6 - - 60.7 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 46.8 - - 49.4 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 59.4 - - 60.8 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 45.5 - - 48.1 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 95 - - 20 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2775 - - 2770 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 24 - - 59 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 6 - - - 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] 97779 21 228 27 235 97779 90473 13 212 17 237 90473 84858 11 238 13 242 84858 80194 5 279 7 232 80194 76148 13 284 12 288 76148 72562 14 249 18 272 72562 69327 11 262 16 258 69327 66351 16 275 17 264 66351 63580 21 279 24 270 63580 60904 30 271 26 273 60904 58110 34 261 37 272 58110 55198 42 261 49 261 55198 52424 56 264 57 254 52424 49944 65 265 59 257 49944 47729 75 264 67 268 47729 45718 87 259 85 262 45718 43881 91 256 88 254 43881 42201 86 257 83 253 42201 40646 82 262 79 260 40646 39191 78 264 76 263 39191 37817 74 268 74 264 37817 36487 74 271 75 261 36487 35137 70 269 72 259 35137 33738 65 266 64 259 33738 32290 62 266 59 262 32290 30774 58 267 58 261 30774 29178 53 274 55 262 29178 27502 50 278 53 263 27502 25746 47 276 49 261 25746 23913 44 274 44 256 23913 22007 42 268 40 258 22007 20027 38 267 36 265 20027 17967 32 268 33 271 17967 15870 28 273 35 276 15870 13851 29 280 35 279 13851 12012 29 286 29 279 12012 10374 23 290 22 272 10374 8918 14 287 18 257 8918 7623 7 279 14 240 7623 6475 5 201 12 212 6475 5465 14 177 18 198 5465 4584 17*179 19*192 4584 3813 15*167 17*182 3813 3124 14 162 16 174 3124 2514 14 161 15 172 2514 2005 13 160 14 169 2005 1613 12 159 14 168 1613 1344 12 158 13 167 1344 1180 11 158 11 166 1180 1086 9 158 9 165 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