DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/01 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 - - - - - - 0659z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 79.5 - - 80.0 - - 73.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 89 - - 22 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5514 - - 5745 - - 35 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4438 - - 3202 - - 1218 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6714 - - 6945 - - 1235 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2256 - - 2155 - - 4537 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 348 - - 246 - - 15 W* B/S - - - - - - 14 - - 11 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 205 - - 204 - - 188 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 12 - - 15 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1332 - - 1336 - - -1766 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5382 - - 5609 - - 3001 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 130 - - 186 - - -3978 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6584 - - 6759 - - 5213 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 87 - - 89 - - 71 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 170 - - 140 - - 400 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 79.5 - - 80.0 - - 73.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 60.0 - - 59.5 - - 64.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 79.0 - - 80.3 - - 75.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 58.8 - - 58.3 - - 63.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 89 - - 22 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5514 - - 5745 - - 35 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 46 - - 55 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 10 - - 13 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] 99725 34 076 31 075 31 068 99725 92268 26 078 27 078 27 072 92268 86499 20 078 20 079 21 075 86499 81669 17 074 15 085 17 073 81669 77491 13 082 12 089 15 075 77491 73795 11 094 12 110 12 077 73795 70458 12 105 13 102 9 104 70458 67400 10 089 8 087 10 124 67400 64566 5 089 2 060 5 133 64566 61823 0 109 2 188 4 155 61823 58961 8 258 8 259 5 240 58961 55998 10 231 16 244 13 245 55998 53191 15 262 14 249 14 259 53191 50691 27 276 22 278 24 274 50691 48466 32 284 31 275 38 267 48466 46457 37 294 46 272 56 261 46457 44623 49 285 59 263 54 259 44623 42926 45 280 57 268 48 269 42926 41344 39 271 58 274 58 272 41344 39862 34 260 53 267 59 270 39862 38460 36 258 52 262 54 265 38460 37101 34 257 50 255 47 271 37101 35715 30 254 43 253 41 262 35715 34272 26 254 38 256 41 253 34272 32778 30 253 41 259 36 238 32778 31219 33 241 39 262 31 236 31219 29580 28 235 30 257 27 239 29580 27862 26 242 27 252 28 235 27862 26069 27 245 19 248 25 236 26069 24207 25 237 20 236 24 239 24207 22284 22 231 22 226 28 238 22284 20295 20 232 22 232 31 225 20295 18237 17 247 18 241 26 221 18237 16139 15 253 14 246 18 232 16139 14112 14 253 12 244 15 244 14112 12271 10 251 10 244 11 246 12271 10642 7 257 8 251 8 238 10642 9198 7 245 5 241 6 217 9198 7913 6 220 4*223 6 198 7913 6769 5*214 4*214 6 193 6769 5754 5*212 4 209 7 193 5754 4857 5 208 4 206 9 195 4857 4062 5 206 4 202 10 194 4062 3349 5 205 4 202 11 194 3349 2717 4 204 4 202 11 196 2717 2189 4 202 4 200 11 197 2189 1782 4 201 4 199 11 198 1782 1502 3 201 4 199 9 196 1502 1332 3 201 3 198 7*193 1332 1235 3 201 3 196 4*188 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