DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 08/13 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 - - - - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 81.0 - - 81.8 - - 77.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 149 - - 31 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3762 - - 3131 - - 985 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3270 - - 1071 - - 1071 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4832 - - 4201 - - 2055 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2929 - - 5048 - - 5432 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 346 - - 208 - - 61 W* B/S - - - - - - 10 - - 7 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 6 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 248 - - 099 - - 130 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - -4 - - 6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 189 - - -1094 - - -1417 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4644 - - 5295 - - 3472 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1337 - - -3068 - - -3175 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6169 - - 7269 - - 5230 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 99 - - 100 - - 90 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 390 - - 260 - - 370 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 81.0 - - 81.8 - - 77.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 64.2 - - 62.2 - - 65.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 80.3 - - 81.8 - - 77.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 63.3 - - 61.4 - - 64.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 149 - - 31 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3762 - - 3131 - - 985 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 97 - - 101 - - 61 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 11 - - 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] 99544 15 100 24 103 27 097 99544 92047 18 113 17 099 18 097 92047 86249 20 106 14 121 9 079 86249 81443 15 112 13 129 11 103 81443 77283 17 107 6 148 10 100 77283 73590 15 071 10 132 7 115 73590 70252 4 066 5 076 4 099 70252 67195 1 208 2 341 5 249 67195 64376 4 308 4 291 5 299 64376 61662 12 319 6 318 5 279 61662 58836 16 291 12 285 11 292 58836 55921 23 284 20 297 19 288 55921 53166 33 275 32 292 25 295 53166 50716 46 268 44 277 40 281 50716 48536 50 262 47 269 43 273 48536 46562 44 288 59 287 54 281 46562 44764 67 289 78 288 68 283 44764 43097 75 279 83 284 78 276 43097 41531 77 269 75 275 71 263 41531 40054 76 271 72 271 68 266 40054 38653 73 274 71 269 66 270 38653 37290 70 275 66 266 64 273 37290 35898 67 274 68 268 63 280 35898 34448 64 271 67 271 60 281 34448 32944 60 268 66 273 55 277 32944 31372 53 266 64 275 49 276 31372 29719 50 268 63 276 46 281 29719 27987 49 271 60 277 46 286 27987 26178 41 271 48 278 44 279 26178 24299 32 270 41 274 38 271 24299 22354 31 279 31 275 27 285 22354 20335 33 290 30 286 23 283 20335 18232 31 282 26 278 21 276 18232 16092 36 263 24 287 22 282 16092 14037 35 251 26 291 15 303 14037 12180 31 245 22 270 8 347 12180 10539 10 265 22 238 11 010 10539 9087 13 336 9 223 7 354 9087 7795 5 314 3 053 3 295 7795 6646 4 249 4 059 4 235 6646 5625 6*236 3 142 5 239 5625 4724 7*243 4*157 6 230 4724 3925 6 246 4*133 6 217 3925 3209 6 249 5 103 5 201 3209 2574 6 250 6 098 5*174 2574 2044 6 251 6 095 5*141 2044 1636 6 251 6 092 5 131 1636 1356 5 252 6 092 5 127 1356 1185 5 251 6 092 5 122 1185 1088 4 251 5 091 4 119 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