DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 07/10 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 73.2 - - 78.0 - - 79.0 - - 76.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 163 - - 234 - - 141 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2198 - - 2993 - - 2984 - - 1134 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2178 - - 2912 - - 2700 - - 1071 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3268 - - 4063 - - 4054 - - 2204 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1117 - - 1961 - - 2704 - - 2494 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 296 - - 373 - - 319 - - 81 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 6 - - 7 - - 3 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 11 - - 8 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 053 - - 063 - - 079 - - 075 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - 0 - - -7 - - -5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 392 - - -596 - - -2072 - - -2865 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2876 - - 4659 - - 6126 - - 5069 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2269 - - -3549 - - -6821 - - -6757 ODpotential blCL - - - 5537 - - 7612 - - 10875 - - 8961 blCL maxRH - - - 90 - - 70 - - 80 - - 51 maxRH CAPE - - - 110 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 73.2 - - 78.0 - - 79.0 - - 76.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 64.1 - - 61.1 - - 55.9 - - 58.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 72.5 - - 76.8 - - 78.3 - - 77.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 63.3 - - 59.9 - - 54.5 - - 57.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 163 - - 234 - - 141 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2198 - - 2993 - - 2984 - - 1134 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 59 - - 0 - - 21 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 13 - - 10 - - 8 - - 10 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] 99543 27 079 28 091 24 084 23 082 99543 92006 22 094 21 096 21 084 18 079 92006 86201 23 089 16 100 18 098 14 074 86201 81397 23 081 15 110 13 093 16 065 81397 77261 17 078 15 083 10 095 13 070 77261 73604 13 087 12 072 13 068 9 085 73604 70305 12 077 10 102 7 069 5 061 70305 67278 8 041 6 056 6 124 3 022 67278 64466 6 328 5 349 3 060 4 327 64466 61737 9 281 9 313 9 327 11 317 61737 58904 17 261 26 265 21 290 22 299 58904 55986 21 278 20 266 21 250 26 275 55986 53200 31 298 33 304 25 295 28 304 53200 50686 50 290 57 285 63 284 51 288 50686 48437 67 273 72 269 69 268 64 268 48437 46401 67 272 61 263 65 265 67 270 46401 44546 56 275 53 272 64 270 75 269 44546 42844 47 283 56 287 65 275 72 266 42844 41267 46 290 73 291 72 273 67 267 41267 39791 79 304 77 275 67 268 63 261 39791 38398 83 304 69 275 62 261 52 252 38398 37048 79 306 60 284 57 259 46 256 37048 35672 66 307 58 286 52 264 42 265 35672 34238 51 304 54 288 46 270 38 260 34238 32749 41 296 40 278 40 273 38 257 32749 31190 33 280 39 263 42 255 37 259 31190 29553 24 269 47 261 47 255 32 271 29553 27843 25 268 50 266 47 268 23 294 27843 26063 28 273 37 267 39 289 18 308 26063 24212 29 274 27 267 30 295 20 301 24212 22294 25 268 25 275 21 289 18 297 22294 20293 18 268 22 282 19 282 17 303 20293 18204 16 289 18 283 16 287 15 310 18204 16078 17 306 13 302 14 304 15 303 16078 14039 13 314 9 310 14 324 13 304 14039 12189 9 316 7 324 10 322 12 297 12189 10543 7 312 7 344 6 338 10 298 10543 9082 7 313 7 004 7 018 7 332 9082 7785 8 335 9 028 8 036 9 017 7785 6633 9 005 11 042 10 049 12 032 6633 5611 12 036 13 053 10 056 12 043 5611 4709 14 043 12*060 9*068 12 054 4709 3911 13*057 11*061 8*074 11 064 3911 3198 13*057 11 062 8 077 9 071 3198 2566 12 054 11 063 8 079 7*072 2566 2039 11 053 11 064 9 080 6*074 2039 1634 10 052 11 065 9 081 6 075 1634 1354 9 051 10 064 8 081 6 076 1354 1185 9 051 9 065 8 082 5 076 1185 1088 7 051 8 065 7 082 4 075 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