DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/23 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 - - - - - - 0659z - - 1002z - - 1331z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 68.2 - - 69.1 - - 64.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 84 - - 6 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3198 - - 3989 - - 34 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2792 - - 1217 - - 1218 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4398 - - 5189 - - 1234 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2116 - - 3016 - - 4602 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 293 - - 193 - - 18 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 14 - - 10 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 331 - - 326 - - 312 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 9 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 7 - - 4 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1231 - - 1924 - - -434 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3167 - - 3265 - - 1668 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -394 - - 625 - - -1548 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4792 - - 4564 - - 2782 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 90 - - 94 - - 93 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 130 - - 240 - - 330 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 68.2 - - 69.1 - - 64.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 58.3 - - 58.8 - - 60.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 67.9 - - 69.3 - - 65.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 57.0 - - 57.4 - - 60.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 84 - - 6 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3198 - - 3989 - - 34 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 60 - - 77 - - 72 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 9 - - 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] 99500 23 067 34 065 26 076 99500 91955 20 075 19 069 21 061 91955 86139 23 083 15 098 14 052 86139 81301 16 081 12 093 10 072 81301 77127 9 079 9 086 8 094 77127 73443 6 109 7 111 7 092 73443 70109 6 137 3 144 4 111 70109 67038 7 172 3 267 5 121 67038 64191 9 199 9 246 2 252 64191 61436 9 215 13 246 9 263 61436 58564 11 235 18 232 16 246 58564 55596 18 242 15 213 19 223 55596 52778 28 237 22 242 20 231 52778 50254 38 237 30 245 25 227 50254 47992 51 239 45 240 41 229 47992 45938 57 237 61 231 57 227 45938 44054 71 231 70 224 71 223 44054 42324 74 227 76 225 86 217 42324 40728 80 226 84 221 90 214 40728 39239 92 228 87 221 92 216 39239 37840 97 226 88 222 96 215 37840 36493 92 226 87 219 102 211 36493 35125 91 225 82 217 105 210 35125 33700 90 227 79 214 99 214 33700 32228 80 231 75 213 79 214 32228 30695 68 229 74 216 68 213 30695 29092 54 224 73 223 53 222 29092 27421 47 207 55 232 40 229 27421 25678 39 216 38 228 39 231 25678 23863 31 228 30 234 35 235 23863 21975 30 237 28 242 30 233 21975 20005 31 239 28 247 27 235 20005 17955 34 238 29 248 25 238 17955 15871 33 238 29 248 22 246 15871 13870 28 238 25 243 19 250 13870 12060 20 237 18 239 12 274 12060 10461 11 259 11 271 13 310 10461 9044 14 314 15 311 13 312 9044 7782 21 329 15 327 13 308 7782 6658 22 336 13 333 13 304 6658 5661 19 337 12*332 15 304 5661 4782 18*335 11*330 16 308 4782 4004 16*333 11 328 17 310 4004 3305 15 331 10 326 17 311 3305 2686 14 330 10 325 17 312 2686 2168 14 330 9 324 16 313 2168 1770 13 330 9 323 14 313 1770 1496 12 329 8 323 11 312 1496 1329 10 329 7 323 8*312 1329 1234 7 329 5 322 4*312 1234 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