DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 03/22 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 - - - - - - 32.6 - - 33.8 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 1 - - -1 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 220 - - 32 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1215 - - 1215 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1420 - - 1232 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 949 - - 654 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 32 - - 2 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 0 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 1 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 129 - - 188 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 0 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - -1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 189 - - 1 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1231 - - 1232 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -642 - - -4160 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2062 - - 5392 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 10 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 32.6 - - 33.8 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 31.6 - - 33.5 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 33.0 - - 35.3 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 31.5 - - 34.1 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 1 - - -1 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 220 - - 32 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 101 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 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] 96529 15 225 17 253 96529 89420 11 255 9 262 89420 83926 13 224 15 261 83926 79345 6 274 15 227 79345 75356 16 283 9 237 75356 71808 17 267 17 264 71808 68609 20 245 21 258 68609 65667 20 237 23 259 65667 62925 19 268 28 270 62925 60254 29 289 34 272 60254 57437 41 293 37 276 57437 54480 48 283 48 279 54480 51643 52 274 53 276 51643 49072 52 278 58 280 49072 46750 62 285 70 277 46750 44637 68 279 72 275 44637 42701 67 273 74 276 42701 40916 68 272 78 273 40916 39272 71 271 80 272 39272 37758 71 272 85 274 37758 36357 77 279 99 275 36357 35033 105 279 108 271 35033 33718 116 276 111 271 33718 32367 109 270 113 274 32367 30969 106 265 114 275 30969 29509 108 262 113 273 29509 27974 110 261 111 271 27974 26369 111 262 107 270 26369 24691 112 265 104 271 24691 22941 105 268 99 270 22941 21123 95 263 92 267 21123 19232 97 261 85 265 19232 17265 89 263 83 262 17265 15262 72 265 86 264 15262 13335 68 263 74 267 13335 11588 65 263 60 263 11588 10039 58 263 54 260 10039 8668 55 258 43 258 8668 7454 51 255 36 255 7454 6375 41 251 35 257 6375 5420 39 240 34 257 5420 4580 36 225 29 255 4580 3839 30 211 24 256 3839 3177 23 191 20 266 3177 2593 19 162 18 277 2593 2106 18 145 14 279 2106 1733 15 139 7 267 1733 1476 12*134 3 248 1476 1320 10*131 1*225 1320 1232 6 127 1*188 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