DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 10/29 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 - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 56.3 - - 61.6 - - 57.9 - - 51.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 26 - - 63 - - -32 - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 639 - - 1483 - - 33 - - 33 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1217 - - 1217 - - 1217 - - 1216 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1839 - - 2683 - - 1233 - - 1233 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 716 - - 1242 - - 1617 - - 247 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 112 - - 194 - - 16 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 17 - - 6 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 206 - - 216 - - 193 - - 174 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 15 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - 4 - - -3 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -926 - - -365 - - -1037 - - -289 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2765 - - 3048 - - 2270 - - 1522 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4529 - - -2723 - - -4264 - - -5731 ODpotential blCL - - - 6368 - - 5406 - - 5497 - - 6964 blCL maxRH - - - 76 - - 81 - - 77 - - 99 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 56.3 - - 61.6 - - 57.9 - - 51.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 48.6 - - 52.5 - - 52.2 - - 49.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 56.3 - - 61.5 - - 59.7 - - 55.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 47.8 - - 51.7 - - 51.9 - - 49.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 26 - - 63 - - -32 - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 639 - - 1483 - - 33 - - 33 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 5 - - 22 - - 9 - - 98 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 8 - - 9 - - 8 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] 96419 46 247 55 248 63 251 59 255 96419 89368 43 251 44 248 49 256 46 254 89368 83881 33 246 36 251 32 258 36 259 83881 79318 30 254 27 250 27 248 29 262 79318 75380 28 254 23 255 30 248 24 268 75380 71874 23 254 27 264 24 250 25 262 71874 68681 23 258 27 260 22 259 30 262 68681 65738 26 256 22 254 30 266 31 270 65738 62997 26 259 25 255 32 268 36 264 62997 60331 28 258 36 258 35 259 35 256 60331 57527 33 255 41 257 38 256 36 260 57527 54598 39 253 40 254 43 261 49 260 54598 51804 43 255 42 253 51 257 56 260 51804 49304 46 258 45 249 57 253 61 263 49304 47082 46 259 47 252 59 251 63 260 47082 45086 43 266 51 261 61 250 63 254 45086 43278 43 274 53 267 60 249 63 248 43278 41627 43 276 53 268 57 251 62 245 41627 40103 43 273 52 264 56 259 58 246 40103 38678 42 266 50 262 57 263 58 253 38678 37336 40 261 47 263 56 263 63 258 37336 36038 37 257 46 266 55 264 63 259 36038 34716 34 254 47 269 54 264 60 256 34716 33341 28 253 47 266 53 263 58 253 33341 31916 23 256 43 260 50 263 56 253 31916 30425 22 259 39 257 46 264 55 253 30425 28859 24 253 37 258 44 263 53 252 28859 27217 28 244 36 259 43 259 51 248 27217 25500 30 242 34 259 41 251 52 245 25500 23712 29 249 32 260 43 247 54 243 23712 21853 27 259 32 263 46 247 54 240 21853 19915 27 266 33 263 45 244 51 240 19915 17891 27 267 33 254 43 244 48 243 17891 15828 26 260 34 248 40 250 42 250 15828 13845 26 251 34 248 37 256 35 260 13845 12044 29 249 32 251 33 260 34 274 12044 10445 30 250 30 257 30 263 34 278 10445 9022 29 250 29 263 27 270 33 275 9022 7754 27 247 29 264 27 275 32 269 7754 6628 27 244 31 262 30 272 35 265 6628 5630 27 240 31 256 31 265 37 261 5630 4750 27 237 30 249 31 257 38 256 4750 3973 27 234 28 241 31 248 37 249 3973 3278 26 230 26*233 30 237 37 239 3278 2664 25 225 23*224 27 226 37 230 2664 2151 22*219 18 215 22 215 33 224 2151 1759 15*208 17 214 18 210 25 221 1759 1489 13 206 15 212 14 203 15 212 1489 1326 11 204 12 211 10 199 10*201 1326 1233 7 201 8 210 6*193 4*174 1233 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