DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 05/18 Montpelier_VT 1200ft pt43602@44.219,-72.589,1132ft SPONSORED BY: Moshe Braner, Post Mills Soaring Club BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.2 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 - - - - - - 0659z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 73.8 - - 77.6 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 71 - - -22 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2135 - - 1420 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1910 - - 1218 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3335 - - 2620 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1671 - - 5419 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 243 - - 128 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 17 - - 13 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 179 - - 200 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 12 - - 9 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 7 - - -5 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -644 - - -1472 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3979 - - 4092 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3302 - - -3417 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6637 - - 6037 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 84 - - 79 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 180 - - 1130 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 73.8 - - 77.6 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 60.5 - - 63.8 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 73.7 - - 78.5 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 59.2 - - 62.4 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 71 - - -22 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2135 - - 1420 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 36 - - 16 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 12 - - - 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] 98050 18 110 14 108 98050 90662 10 130 4 126 90662 85002 3 109 5 344 85002 80306 5 077 5 280 80306 76240 4 008 2 224 76240 72628 2 197 3 222 72628 69363 2 254 0 100 69363 66377 5 008 6 320 66377 63614 10 317 9 316 63614 60928 12 277 14 306 60928 58125 18 297 18 299 58125 55232 28 296 31 308 55232 52497 39 296 45 287 52497 50053 49 305 42 286 50053 47877 51 298 43 288 47877 45927 36 278 44 289 45927 44151 25 254 37 244 44151 42515 18 233 29 203 42515 40983 10 231 27 207 40983 39533 13 235 15 229 39533 38157 23 226 17 251 38157 36821 27 233 23 270 36821 35460 31 256 30 265 35460 34049 42 270 33 261 34049 32590 35 266 34 253 32590 31066 29 271 37 246 31066 29466 28 281 37 247 29466 27789 29 285 33 257 27789 26035 31 283 32 264 26035 24206 35 280 33 262 24206 22306 40 279 36 262 22306 20335 44 285 40 267 20335 18285 47 290 42 273 18285 16193 48 287 43 280 16193 14170 46 281 46 283 14170 12326 45 276 47 280 12326 10687 44 268 45 271 10687 9234 40 260 39 261 9234 7943 35 253 33 252 7943 6794 32 247 30 246 6794 5773 30 240 28 240 5773 4870 27 230 25 230 4870 4072 23*212 23 221 4072 3355 20*193 20 212 3355 2721 18 180 18*206 2721 2191 18 177 16*203 2191 1784 17 174 15 201 1784 1503 15 172 13 198 1503 1333 13 170 11 197 1333 1235 9 169 7 195 1235 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