DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 06/27 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 - - - - - - 71.5 - - 71.3 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 86 - - 29 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3934 - - 4052 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3330 - - 2502 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5134 - - 5252 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2148 - - 2150 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 316 - - 241 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 12 - - 9 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 316 - - 315 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 7 - - 3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1456 - - 1667 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3678 - - 3585 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 354 - - 546 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4780 - - 4706 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 86 - - 90 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 630 - - 670 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 71.5 - - 71.3 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 59.6 - - 59.7 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 71.0 - - 71.2 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 58.2 - - 58.4 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 86 - - 29 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3934 - - 4052 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 46 - - 60 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 10 - - - 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] 99260 31 083 24 067 99260 91736 27 079 20 078 91736 85961 22 071 19 078 85961 81167 15 068 15 081 81167 77031 14 071 9 076 77031 73372 7 041 7 071 73372 70039 0 037 7 038 70039 66959 5 294 6 299 66959 64110 11 264 11 273 64110 61359 14 247 15 287 61359 58482 16 266 19 290 58482 55490 22 278 27 274 55490 52641 32 281 32 272 52641 50082 42 268 39 274 50082 47791 42 263 45 269 47791 45722 45 265 47 266 45722 43837 51 264 52 267 43837 42108 55 263 56 266 42108 40516 63 263 62 266 40516 39042 70 261 71 263 39042 37670 67 260 73 260 37670 36352 67 261 76 262 36352 35012 68 261 78 263 35012 33618 66 258 77 263 33618 32171 63 256 74 264 32171 30659 60 258 68 265 30659 29069 56 260 64 262 29069 27407 53 263 61 259 27407 25671 51 264 51 259 25671 23865 47 263 42 261 23865 21988 39 264 36 260 21988 20037 31 262 33 258 20037 18005 29 260 29 256 18005 15934 27 260 21 260 15934 13937 20 257 18 264 13937 12127 14 252 18 257 12127 10524 14 259 19 266 10524 9098 14 272 18 280 9098 7827 12 281 13 288 7827 6695 9 287 9 292 6695 5692 7*295 6*297 5692 4807 6*304 5*303 4807 4023 5 311 5 309 4023 3319 5 316 5 314 3319 2696 5 319 5 317 2696 2175 5 322 4 320 2175 1774 4 324 4 323 1774 1498 4 324 4 325 1498 1330 4 325 4 325 1330 1234 3 325 3 326 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