DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/15 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 - - - - - - 93.7 - - 94.5 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 298 - - 202 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5942 - - 6751 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 5250 - - 5675 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 7012 - - 7821 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1388 - - 1931 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 499 - - 459 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 12 - - 31 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - 3 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 346 - - 029 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 9 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 6 - - 34 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 308 - - 405 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6704 - - 7417 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2765 - - -342 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9777 - - 8163 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 70 - - 84 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1920 - - 1350 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 93.7 - - 94.5 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 67.9 - - 65.7 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 92.0 - - 93.3 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 67.2 - - 65.0 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 298 - - 202 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5942 - - 6751 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 35 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 14 - - 13 - - - 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 32 080 30 093 99707 92149 26 100 25 088 92149 86318 27 103 23 078 86318 81492 23 086 23 089 81492 77326 18 064 23 080 77326 73640 11 071 18 056 73640 70323 10 081 9 059 70323 67288 15 038 9 043 67288 64492 15 005 13 359 64492 61806 8 309 6 312 61806 59014 12 352 10 337 59014 56136 29 339 22 341 56136 53423 32 320 29 332 53423 51000 30 310 34 320 51000 48833 22 315 26 297 48833 46866 23 337 21 318 46866 45063 30 351 27 343 45063 43391 34 356 29 344 43391 41823 37 355 29 343 41823 40341 40 354 32 347 40341 38937 42 355 35 350 38937 37575 37 350 39 350 37575 36188 30 347 37 346 36188 34745 30 341 20 337 34745 33249 30 317 18 303 33249 31687 29 308 25 291 31687 30048 29 293 30 288 30048 28331 30 283 30 300 28331 26533 29 289 33 310 26533 24660 30 301 30 302 24660 22715 28 303 26 286 22715 20687 23 299 21 286 20687 18569 21 276 18 286 18569 16417 20 276 17 283 16417 14351 23 260 20 274 14351 12470 23 264 21 278 12470 10794 20 299 18 292 10794 9306 19 323 10 305 9306 7983 18*346 6*307 7983 6803 10*352 5*308 6803 5754 8 351 4 317 5754 4826 8 349 3 347 4826 4005 8 346 3 031 4005 3269 8 345 4 053 3269 2617 7 342 5 067 2617 2072 7 339 5 070 2072 1653 7 338 6 071 1653 1364 7 337 6 072 1364 1189 6 337 6 072 1189 1089 6 337 5 073 1089 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