DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/06 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 53.8 - - 48.3 - - 44.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 11 - - 28 - - 15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 851 - - 885 - - 766 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1216 - - 1216 - - 1216 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2051 - - 2085 - - 1966 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1386 - - 699 - - 1313 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 95 - - 122 - - 94 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 7 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 257 - - 336 - - 324 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 6 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 6 - - 4 - - 5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 556 - - 752 - - 617 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1495 - - 1334 - - 1349 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -61 - - 338 - - 203 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2112 - - 1747 - - 1763 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 10 - - 30 - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 53.8 - - 48.3 - - 44.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 51.2 - - 46.5 - - 42.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 54.0 - - 48.2 - - 44.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 50.8 - - 46.1 - - 42.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 11 - - 28 - - 15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 851 - - 885 - - 766 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 101 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 7 - - 6 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] 97919 3 281 10 329 17 346 97919 90582 1 272 4 292 11 352 90582 84906 1 241 6 292 6 310 84906 80164 4 227 9 263 3 280 80164 76049 4 235 6 234 7 293 76049 72394 6 217 10 242 14 257 72394 69072 6 218 10 224 10 248 69072 65993 10 235 9 247 16 257 65993 63126 23 247 21 247 20 242 63126 60346 26 240 24 250 20 243 60346 57455 28 238 29 249 27 250 57455 54474 33 246 36 254 33 252 54474 51641 42 238 45 241 52 251 51641 49108 41 230 45 239 62 237 49108 46857 43 243 49 245 53 230 46857 44819 51 247 56 246 45 234 44819 42943 60 247 65 242 50 247 42943 41207 76 243 67 240 63 250 41207 39604 81 241 70 240 76 247 39604 38119 85 235 74 238 80 242 38119 36735 88 220 77 238 83 239 36735 35411 81 212 74 236 84 237 35411 34081 74 208 64 231 77 235 34081 32718 67 205 60 225 61 233 32718 31318 67 210 59 221 46 226 31318 29859 73 217 55 218 44 213 29859 28327 77 223 51 213 48 209 28327 26719 70 225 49 211 54 211 26719 25033 64 223 52 209 58 214 25033 23273 64 219 53 211 60 214 23273 21440 63 216 52 218 57 212 21440 19532 56 219 51 227 53 211 19532 17542 47 229 50 235 52 215 17542 15514 42 231 47 238 49 225 15514 13563 40 231 40 234 44 235 13563 11787 43 230 34 227 41 235 11787 10207 45 228 32 221 39 229 10207 8804 43 223 33 214 34 227 8804 7560 41 217 34 210 28 231 7560 6458 39 212 33 206 22 237 6458 5483 35 207 30 203 18 245 5483 4625 29 204 24 202 14 256 4625 3871 23 204 17 206 10 293 3871 3201 17 207 7 233 13 331 3201 2611 12 218 7 332 13 329 2611 2119 8*240 8*336 13*327 2119 1741 8*249 8*336 11*324 1741 1481 7 257 7 336 10 324 1481 1323 6 262 6 336 8 323 1323 1232 5 265 4 335 5 322 1232 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