DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/11 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 - - - - - - 76.3 - - 78.7 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 59 - - 2 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3208 - - 3287 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2592 - - 1219 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4408 - - 4487 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1184 - - 1697 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 268 - - 181 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 2 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 10 - - 13 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 282 - - 287 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 8 - - 12 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - 4 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1712 - - 1590 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2696 - - 2898 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 478 - - -46 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3930 - - 4533 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 95 - - 90 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 680 - - 1420 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 76.3 - - 78.7 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 68.0 - - 69.5 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 76.0 - - 79.0 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 66.6 - - 68.2 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 59 - - 2 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3208 - - 3287 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 82 - - 59 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 14 - - 14 - - - 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] 98872 29 089 28 083 98872 91418 24 083 26 082 91418 85697 20 084 20 087 85697 80935 14 075 17 082 80935 76834 17 075 15 069 76834 73217 22 069 15 066 73217 69944 23 064 17 051 69944 66937 26 055 16 049 66937 64152 22 045 14 027 64152 61463 18 032 11 000 61463 58669 16 000 11 350 58669 55769 19 322 12 354 55769 53000 21 316 15 343 53000 50513 23 313 22 328 50513 48297 26 320 29 323 48297 46302 32 318 36 323 46302 44492 33 310 42 324 44492 42827 30 306 48 328 42827 41269 26 295 50 329 41269 39797 11 269 45 326 39797 38402 6 304 39 323 38402 37048 17 332 29 315 37048 35669 22 314 18 297 35669 34234 15 293 12 275 34234 32747 9 297 10 286 32747 31196 6 289 10 288 31196 29569 4 301 14 288 29569 27865 4 323 20 280 27865 26086 5 311 22 270 26086 24232 12 292 20 275 24232 22309 20 291 21 285 22309 20317 25 293 20 293 20317 18251 28 294 18 287 18251 16153 25 297 18 290 16153 14139 25 300 19 298 14139 12309 26 303 24 299 12309 10683 25 304 24 302 10683 9233 24 305 25 310 9233 7941 24 306 27 304 7941 6791 23 305 27 292 6791 5772 18 296 24 283 5772 4872 14*285 21*281 4872 4075 13*284 18*282 4075 3360 12 283 15 285 3360 2725 10 282 14 287 2725 2194 9 281 13 289 2194 1785 9 282 11 290 1785 1504 8 281 10 291 1504 1333 7 281 9 291 1333 1235 5 281 6 292 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