DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 05/12 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.4 - - 78.0 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 307 - - 205 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3870 - - 4000 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3653 - - 3586 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4940 - - 5070 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1808 - - 2126 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 436 - - 387 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 11 - - 6 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 11 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 131 - - 140 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 5 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 6 - - -5 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -4588 - - -4884 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 9528 - - 9954 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -10810 - - -10800 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 15750 - - 15870 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 59 - - 75 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.4 - - 78.0 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 39.4 - - 38.1 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 75.8 - - 77.0 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 38.2 - - 36.9 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 307 - - 205 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3870 - - 4000 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 4 - - - 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] 97869 19 213 20 233 97869 90433 9 215 9 251 90433 84774 7 238 4 285 84774 80090 8 260 5 272 80090 76038 10 281 6 292 76038 72457 9 269 9 313 72457 69217 9 247 12 310 69217 66232 8 275 11 307 66232 63466 9 298 9 287 63466 60799 9 307 9 270 60799 58022 9 295 13 264 58022 55131 12 272 17 258 55131 52356 16 271 17 246 52356 49845 18 271 15 239 49845 47597 20 261 14 235 47597 45573 22 253 14 252 45573 43738 23 233 16 256 43738 42062 19 227 10 241 42062 40516 21 221 15 220 40516 39080 24 198 19 172 39080 37733 20 198 19 168 37733 36425 21 206 16 169 36425 35088 22 209 8 181 35088 33696 19 226 5 210 33696 32251 15 240 2 210 32251 30740 14 192 12 155 30740 29151 17 193 20 164 29151 27483 18 182 11 179 27483 25739 16 168 8 136 25739 23923 14 146 15 121 23923 22035 16 134 15 119 22035 20068 16 125 14 111 20068 18015 14 116 15 114 18015 15920 15 121 14 125 15920 13902 14 136 14 137 13902 12070 13 154 12 142 12070 10441 13 162 10 152 10441 8995 13 167 11 167 8995 7711 13 171 13 177 7711 6572 12 174 13 174 6572 5562 9*169 12*166 5562 4672 7*149 11*157 4672 3884 7 139 11 149 3884 3178 7 132 12 142 3178 2552 8 128 12 137 2552 2030 8 125 12 133 2030 1628 8 123 12 132 1628 1352 8 122 12 130 1352 1184 8 121 11 130 1184 1087 7 121 10 129 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