DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/09 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 - - - - - - 73.4 - - 74.4 - - 70.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 68 - - 11 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4116 - - 3158 - - 34 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3379 - - 1218 - - 1218 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5316 - - 4358 - - 1234 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1444 - - 2168 - - 3755 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 309 - - 193 - - 9 W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - 8 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 260 - - 260 - - 179 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -2 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 701 - - 553 - - -497 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4616 - - 3805 - - 1732 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -7133 - - -1163 - - -2412 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 12449 - - 5521 - - 3646 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 69 - - 80 - - 75 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 10 - - 120 - - 510 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 73.4 - - 74.4 - - 70.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 57.4 - - 61.8 - - 67.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 73.2 - - 74.4 - - 72.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 56.1 - - 60.5 - - 66.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 68 - - 11 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4116 - - 3158 - - 34 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 19 - - 1 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 9 - - 11 - - 15 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] 98995 18 068 23 064 26 070 98995 91526 22 080 18 069 23 067 91526 85782 25 084 15 077 18 051 85782 81012 22 073 18 079 14 064 81012 76896 16 063 20 072 15 059 76896 73253 10 043 17 051 14 058 73253 69959 9 039 15 038 17 050 69959 66932 11 016 18 016 21 038 66932 64130 10 343 21 003 22 024 64130 61426 10 350 21 351 22 007 61426 58609 15 002 19 340 22 356 58609 55681 19 348 21 325 29 332 55681 52895 21 347 18 325 28 326 52895 50408 33 338 29 337 30 338 50408 48204 39 322 38 329 38 338 48204 46224 35 319 39 320 39 332 46224 44424 31 328 37 321 37 328 44424 42768 32 334 36 326 37 328 42768 41225 34 333 36 327 39 332 41225 39771 35 329 37 325 40 334 39771 38392 34 324 37 323 40 334 38392 37051 32 319 38 324 39 331 37051 35681 30 313 37 324 39 329 35681 34255 28 311 34 319 37 328 34255 32776 29 312 31 317 33 325 32776 31230 27 306 27 322 32 320 31230 29606 24 295 23 318 29 316 29606 27906 26 286 26 301 27 310 27906 26134 28 286 25 293 26 303 26134 24290 27 291 23 292 29 295 24290 22378 26 292 23 292 32 292 22378 20391 22 299 22 292 28 289 20391 18319 21 303 21 292 24 284 18319 16205 21 307 20 294 21 279 16205 14166 22 302 19 295 18 282 14166 12312 22 296 19 296 15 293 12312 10666 21 294 19 303 15 305 10666 9206 18 290 21 303 18 304 9206 7912 19 278 22 290 20 289 7912 6766 19 271 22 278 22 275 6766 5751 17*269 20 274 22 271 5751 4853 12*264 16*270 18 269 4853 4057 9 260 12*265 15 265 4057 3344 8 259 9 260 12 255 3344 2713 8 259 8 258 10 239 2713 2185 7 259 7 258 7 226 2185 1780 7 259 7 259 6 218 1780 1501 6 259 6 259 5 209 1501 1331 6 259 5 259 3 197 1331 1234 4 260 4 258 2*179 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