DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/07 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 - - - - - - 71.6 - - 72.9 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 130 - - 41 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3137 - - 2725 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2939 - - 1687 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4337 - - 3925 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1284 - - 2027 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 324 - - 226 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 6 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 7 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 120 - - 126 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 8 - - 4 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - -4 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 191 - - -648 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4146 - - 4573 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3476 - - -3695 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7813 - - 7620 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 86 - - 66 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 71.6 - - 72.9 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 57.7 - - 57.2 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 71.0 - - 72.8 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 56.3 - - 55.8 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 130 - - 41 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3137 - - 2725 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 45 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 9 - - 9 - - - 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] 99672 30 078 30 079 99672 92132 28 079 22 086 92132 86305 26 092 18 093 86305 81446 17 089 14 076 81446 77260 16 088 12 076 77260 73567 11 070 14 069 73567 70226 10 059 10 071 70226 67158 10 013 10 073 67158 64326 5 347 7 020 64326 61596 6 001 8 330 61596 58765 12 318 13 317 58765 55844 16 298 20 292 55844 53069 21 278 24 270 53069 50573 28 264 28 262 50573 48330 33 256 32 262 48330 46283 37 256 34 265 46283 44403 38 255 34 260 44403 42677 35 257 32 250 42677 41080 36 260 18 267 41080 39590 37 256 24 286 39590 38188 37 248 29 275 38188 36833 38 239 29 260 36833 35454 37 233 22 255 35454 34025 31 234 14 278 34025 32553 29 232 14 298 32553 31022 29 224 12 316 31022 29420 29 215 12 327 29420 27743 29 207 12 326 27743 25990 29 210 12 324 25990 24159 19 235 11 333 24159 22254 10 255 14 341 22254 20268 10 258 16 344 20268 18199 5 329 12 019 18199 16091 8 034 9 045 16091 14063 10 095 8 054 14063 12225 19 097 11 074 12225 10596 14 093 10 081 10596 9148 10 081 7 099 9148 7860 11 080 9 098 7860 6717 13 084 13 096 6717 5706 17 101 16 103 5706 4815 17*107 15 107 4815 4028 14*111 13*109 4028 3323 13 116 8*119 3323 2698 12 121 7 125 2698 2176 11 123 7 127 2176 1775 11 125 7 130 1775 1498 10 126 6 131 1498 1330 9 127 5 131 1330 1234 7 128 4 132 1234 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