DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/28 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0659z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 56.9 - - 56.2 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 93 - - 45 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3408 - - 2760 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2867 - - 1217 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4608 - - 3960 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2502 - - 2434 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 289 - - 216 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 19 - - 18 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 320 - - 316 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 12 - - 17 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 9 - - 15 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1220 - - 1264 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3388 - - 2697 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 378 - - 374 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4230 - - 3586 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 101 - - 98 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 170 - - 210 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 56.9 - - 56.2 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 46.3 - - 48.6 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 56.6 - - 56.2 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 45.3 - - 47.8 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 93 - - 45 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3408 - - 2760 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 102 - - 94 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 7 - - - 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] 98364 21 078 13 023 98364 90970 11 063 10 048 90970 85267 7 050 9 068 85267 80502 8 071 10 076 80502 76376 9 055 8 087 76376 72722 7 009 8 037 72722 69408 4 053 8 330 69408 66364 11 339 8 005 66364 63520 11 281 11 323 63520 60754 11 278 22 307 60754 57882 9 284 21 282 57882 54891 16 309 20 291 54891 52018 29 302 26 301 52018 49426 32 300 30 302 49426 47103 30 296 33 302 47103 45003 30 296 35 303 45003 43089 35 297 36 302 43089 41329 39 294 36 306 41329 39696 40 293 39 314 39696 38177 38 296 43 319 38177 36762 36 303 47 322 36762 35415 42 311 50 326 35415 34065 50 313 53 330 34065 32684 55 310 55 331 32684 31268 58 311 54 327 31268 29799 59 314 53 327 29799 28258 58 317 53 330 28258 26644 55 317 52 331 26644 24956 50 317 52 332 24956 23195 46 317 51 333 23195 21367 41 318 50 332 21367 19466 34 320 47 330 19466 17490 30 320 43 330 17490 15479 28 331 40 333 15479 13545 28 338 34 332 13545 11788 27 352 32 335 11788 10231 23 354 30 335 10231 8847 19 353 29 333 8847 7615 19 346 29 330 7615 6518 22 335 29 330 6518 5546 23 330 27 328 5546 4688 23*327 26*327 4688 3929 22*323 25*325 3929 3249 21 321 21 320 3249 2646 20 320 19 315 2646 2142 19 319 17 313 2142 1755 18 318 16 312 1755 1488 17 318 14 311 1488 1326 14 318 12 310 1326 1233 9 317 8 309 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