DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/01 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 = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0653z - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 43.4 - - 47.1 - - 47.2 - - 43.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 254 - - 250 - - 84 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3704 - - 5756 - - 4857 - - 32 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3593 - - 5159 - - 3805 - - 1216 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4904 - - 6956 - - 6057 - - 1232 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1272 - - 2067 - - 3314 - - 6218 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 407 - - 469 - - 313 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 17 - - 15 - - 11 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 297 - - 288 - - 298 - - 282 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 9 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 5 - - 4 - - 4 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 753 - - 1451 - - 617 - - -2462 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4152 - - 5505 - - 5440 - - 3694 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1357 - - 238 - - -591 - - -3695 ODpotential blCL - - - 6261 - - 6718 - - 6648 - - 4927 blCL maxRH - - - 75 - - 76 - - 100 - - 93 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 40 - - 30 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 43.4 - - 47.1 - - 47.2 - - 43.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 29.4 - - 27.2 - - 27.5 - - 31.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 42.4 - - 46.1 - - 46.8 - - 45.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 28.2 - - 26.0 - - 26.4 - - 30.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 254 - - 250 - - 84 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3704 - - 5756 - - 4857 - - 32 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 5 - - 98 - - 71 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 97574 10 101 15 163 11 215 8 246 97574 90189 15 139 10 163 5 180 5 178 90189 84529 9 138 7 141 7 139 5 154 84529 79845 7 144 9 170 6 161 5 149 79845 75810 8 130 10 162 6 204 5 132 75810 72228 13 141 11 160 5 183 4 172 72228 68957 12 147 9 161 7 189 6 177 68957 65925 10 162 7 181 9 167 8 207 65925 63111 7 201 6 146 9 193 11 196 63111 60375 10 223 7 193 9 194 8 188 60375 57491 16 221 8 212 13 216 11 201 57491 54469 17 221 14 212 19 208 17 215 54469 51559 22 218 23 218 23 210 23 213 51559 48935 25 218 27 214 20 230 24 232 48935 46590 23 220 23 223 28 240 35 232 46590 44478 27 230 32 234 33 233 32 222 44478 42550 35 223 35 226 30 227 24 220 42550 40763 34 218 33 224 32 232 26 241 40763 39098 32 220 34 226 37 230 38 242 39098 37545 33 226 33 223 36 224 45 234 37545 36096 34 225 31 221 34 225 42 224 36096 34714 32 223 31 223 35 230 36 221 34714 33331 31 223 33 224 37 230 32 225 33331 31920 33 221 35 221 37 226 32 228 31920 30485 34 217 36 217 34 226 33 227 30485 29012 34 212 34 214 32 230 34 228 29012 27487 33 211 32 218 30 237 36 232 27487 25907 30 220 32 220 31 244 37 238 25907 24267 32 228 33 218 33 247 33 242 24267 22567 35 227 30 220 34 250 38 252 22567 20806 36 225 29 230 37 251 52 249 20806 18975 35 228 31 236 38 253 57 247 18975 17066 32 226 31 236 42 258 57 251 17066 15116 24 223 27 240 45 263 49 250 15116 13235 19 228 24 249 44 266 44 252 13235 11519 18 240 24 258 37 264 43 258 11519 9995 18 253 23 266 27 260 37 257 9995 8646 20 275 19 275 21 262 28 252 8646 7449 23 293 17*279 20 264 22 250 7449 6384 26 302 17*282 16*276 18 254 6384 5438 23*301 17 285 13*290 13 260 5438 4602 19*297 16 287 12 296 10 270 4602 3863 18 297 16 289 12 297 7 281 3863 3199 18 296 16 290 12 300 6 289 3199 2611 17 297 15 291 11 301 6 294 2611 2119 17 296 15 291 11 302 6 297 2119 1741 16 296 14 292 11 302 6 299 1741 1481 14 296 13 292 10 303 5 298 1481 1323 13 297 12 292 9 303 3 295 1323 1232 9 296 9 293 7 303 2*282 1232 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