DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 01/24 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 - - - - - - 0952z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - -5.5 - - -5.5 - - -9.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 178 - - 27 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1989 - - 1883 - - 28 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2164 - - 1212 - - 1212 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3189 - - 3083 - - 1228 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 752 - - 816 - - 1785 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 287 - - 151 - - 5 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 11 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 297 - - 292 - - 317 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 253 - - 714 - - -1150 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2937 - - 2369 - - 2378 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -13852 - - 420 - - -17536 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 17041 - - 2663 - - 18764 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 83 - - 99 - - 81 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - -5.5 - - -5.5 - - -9.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - -13.5 - - -10.8 - - -14.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - -6.1 - - -5.4 - - -6.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - -14.3 - - -11.6 - - -12.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 178 - - 27 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1989 - - 1883 - - 28 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 34 - - 95 - - 25 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 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] 94539 123 240 118 235 123 236 94539 87612 103 248 94 241 97 240 87612 82268 85 247 85 245 91 249 82268 77826 73 239 79 249 85 246 77826 73958 67 239 78 249 82 248 73958 70505 66 244 81 251 82 253 70505 67359 69 248 84 252 84 253 67359 64443 75 252 88 257 86 255 64443 61720 84 254 94 259 88 255 61720 59060 89 256 96 257 90 256 59060 56271 94 257 97 256 96 260 56271 53369 99 257 101 256 104 260 53369 50587 104 257 108 256 110 259 50587 48062 109 257 112 256 113 260 48062 45777 112 258 113 257 114 260 45777 43688 115 261 114 259 115 261 43688 41774 117 263 118 260 120 261 41774 40017 119 264 121 261 125 262 40017 38397 121 263 123 260 128 261 38397 36897 122 262 127 260 129 262 36897 35502 121 261 130 260 132 264 35502 34169 123 263 130 263 137 265 34169 32826 132 266 135 265 143 265 32826 31447 140 265 144 267 148 265 31447 30039 141 265 152 267 158 265 30039 28582 138 266 156 267 165 263 28582 27050 137 267 148 266 161 265 27050 25446 136 267 139 267 145 266 25446 23774 130 267 135 268 129 265 23774 22037 116 269 129 269 121 265 22037 20236 98 270 112 270 112 264 20236 18371 77 269 89 270 99 264 18371 16442 61 268 69 269 83 266 16442 14494 52 268 56 272 68 267 14494 12632 46 270 51 274 53 272 12632 10950 42 273 46 276 44 280 10950 9465 38 276 42 280 40 287 9465 8151 34 278 38 286 37 293 8151 6989 31 280 37 290 35 299 6989 5966 29 286 36 291 34 303 5966 5069 26 292 33 289 32 302 5069 4288 24 296 28 286 30 297 4288 3605 20*298 22*286 27 288 3605 2999 15*296 14*289 25 283 2999 2467 14 297 13 292 21 285 2467 2024 13 297 12 293 16 290 2024 1685 13 297 11 293 12 294 1685 1452 12 297 10 294 9 298 1452 1310 10 297 8 295 5 304 1310 1228 7 297 5 296 2*317 1228 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