DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 04/20 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 - - - 30.9 - - 32.7 - - 32.3 - - 30.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 103 - - 194 - - 109 - - 9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2676 - - 3565 - - 3015 - - 2510 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2377 - - 3368 - - 2661 - - 1215 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3876 - - 4765 - - 4215 - - 3710 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4291 - - 4572 - - 4209 - - 3497 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 270 - - 366 - - 287 - - 131 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 4 - - 3 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 17 - - 16 - - 18 - - 14 BL Wind Direction - - - 311 - - 303 - - 314 - - 318 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 10 - - 11 - - 12 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 5 - - -6 - - 6 - - 4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1533 - - 1507 - - 1142 - - 758 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2343 - - 3259 - - 3073 - - 2952 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 527 - - 537 - - -138 - - -243 ODpotential blCL - - - 3349 - - 4228 - - 4353 - - 3953 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 101 - - 98 - - 81 maxRH CAPE - - - 100 - - 90 - - 70 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 30.9 - - 32.7 - - 32.3 - - 30.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 25.3 - - 23.0 - - 23.5 - - 21.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 30.6 - - 32.0 - - 32.0 - - 30.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 24.2 - - 21.8 - - 22.3 - - 20.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 103 - - 194 - - 109 - - 9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2676 - - 3565 - - 3015 - - 2510 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 102 - - 103 - - 91 - - 23 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 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] 97255 11 228 21 242 28 264 16 246 97255 89902 17 226 12 228 18 222 16 232 89902 84292 16 198 17 249 12 230 20 229 84292 79644 17 206 18 214 12 220 23 224 79644 75634 11 192 14 185 10 240 14 235 75634 72062 16 246 18 246 22 258 15 255 72062 68789 20 240 22 223 30 223 23 250 68789 65758 11 206 19 218 28 217 27 238 65758 62920 17 247 28 239 27 224 20 214 62920 60128 30 229 28 235 19 226 16 192 60128 57178 29 214 29 224 31 240 26 239 57178 54132 31 215 36 214 38 224 40 223 54132 51249 38 217 34 210 30 196 41 196 51249 48647 39 216 28 220 16 207 18 214 48647 46299 37 216 36 232 30 248 22 241 46299 44166 37 218 42 234 38 243 28 238 44166 42217 41 223 50 230 41 233 31 233 42217 40426 52 225 55 222 43 224 31 235 40426 38770 59 219 51 214 41 220 27 238 38770 37232 59 210 46 211 39 223 24 243 37232 35794 53 204 44 213 39 225 23 246 35794 34418 49 204 42 215 38 224 23 252 34418 33036 47 207 38 216 33 224 26 264 33036 31624 45 212 33 223 27 230 28 267 31624 30191 44 218 32 229 25 240 26 265 30191 28726 41 225 29 236 24 244 22 267 28726 27214 35 230 26 247 20 257 20 274 27214 25645 28 239 27 263 20 271 17 276 25645 24008 27 253 30 269 20 274 16 275 24008 22301 31 253 28 266 19 267 15 268 22301 20527 34 246 26 259 20 258 17 268 20527 18683 34 241 28 254 23 258 20 275 18683 16768 33 241 29 253 24 265 20 279 16768 14822 33 242 27 253 21 271 19 282 14822 12953 32 240 23 255 19 274 16 281 12953 11263 29 237 22 249 18 264 16 267 11263 9772 20 250 19 247 18 262 18 258 9772 8454 18 269 18 251 19 261 20 266 8454 7282 19 279 19 259 19 275 21 284 7282 6241 19 291 19 272 19 290 22 299 6241 5318 19 300 18*283 19 300 22 308 5318 4503 19*309 18*293 20*311 21 313 4503 3783 19*311 17 301 20*313 19*316 3783 3138 18 311 17 304 20 314 18*317 3138 2567 18 311 17 305 19 314 17 317 2567 2091 17 311 16 306 19 314 15 318 2091 1724 16 311 15 307 18 314 14 318 1724 1472 14 311 14 307 16 314 12 318 1472 1319 12 310 12 307 14 314 10 318 1319 1231 8 310 9 307 9 314 6 319 1231 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