DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 09/09 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 71.0 - - 69.2 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 15 - - -28 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1961 - - 34 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1218 - - 1218 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3161 - - 1234 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1940 - - 3833 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 149 - - 22 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 16 - - 7 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 179 - - 195 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 11 - - 0 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -5 - - -3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1086 - - -1605 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4247 - - 2839 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4053 - - -2967 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7214 - - 4201 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 99 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 70 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 71.0 - - 69.2 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 56.7 - - 60.8 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 71.8 - - 70.6 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 55.8 - - 60.4 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 15 - - -28 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1961 - - 34 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 98 - - 101 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 9 - - 12 - - - 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] 99038 3 176 9 261 99038 91593 11 250 10 259 91593 85822 21 257 14 272 85822 81029 17 225 14 251 81029 76894 7 238 11 253 76894 73239 13 287 17 275 73239 69953 9 261 15 255 69953 66951 7 250 12 259 66951 64161 16 278 15 262 64161 61450 25 277 17 267 61450 58624 21 280 24 270 58624 55717 35 293 30 277 55717 52983 57 289 50 289 52983 50566 71 281 68 278 50566 48410 68 297 62 279 48410 46436 79 311 65 291 46436 44615 89 309 77 295 44615 42924 95 303 84 295 42924 41344 98 296 85 292 41344 39862 90 290 82 285 39862 38466 82 284 80 279 38466 37113 82 280 77 277 37113 35730 82 278 76 275 35730 34291 83 280 72 272 34291 32798 79 286 71 269 32798 31236 60 291 71 271 31236 29596 49 285 68 277 29596 27882 46 277 57 275 27882 26094 54 270 49 263 26094 24233 53 275 47 262 24233 22299 44 281 46 266 22299 20287 42 285 42 263 20287 18198 46 279 33 268 18198 16078 40 256 23 275 16078 14044 35 237 27 271 14044 12202 30 233 36 249 12202 10571 26 235 38 236 10571 9127 25 239 29 235 9127 7847 26 241 21 234 7847 6712 28 236 22 226 6712 5704 29 226 26 219 5704 4814 28 215 28 214 4814 4027 24 203 28 210 4027 3321 20*191 26 206 3321 2697 19*183 23 203 2697 2175 18 180 20 200 2175 1774 16 177 18 198 1774 1498 14 176 15 197 1498 1330 12 174 12 196 1330 1234 8 173 7*195 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