DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 09/21 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 - - - - - - 55.6 - - 56.0 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 81 - - 34 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4037 - - 3869 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3193 - - 1217 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5237 - - 5069 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 628 - - 805 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 291 - - 219 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 10 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 346 - - 341 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - 5 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1344 - - 590 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3893 - - 4479 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 738 - - -282 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4499 - - 5351 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 91 - - 89 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 55.6 - - 56.0 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 43.0 - - 40.9 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 55.2 - - 56.1 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 41.8 - - 40.0 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 81 - - 34 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4037 - - 3869 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 66 - - 56 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - - 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] 98306 7 178 5 174 98306 90926 8 192 4 275 90926 85208 13 200 10 249 85208 80443 14 198 17 226 80443 76334 10 199 13 239 76334 72710 9 263 11 226 72710 69422 17 280 11 261 69422 66406 21 251 22 266 66406 63630 20 238 26 255 63630 60937 23 256 27 246 60937 58122 32 271 28 252 58122 55217 43 273 39 269 55217 52467 53 261 52 268 52467 50002 57 261 55 265 50002 47794 65 260 62 260 47794 45789 72 256 72 262 45789 43951 76 255 89 259 43951 42258 78 257 90 250 42258 40696 86 264 86 256 40696 39242 101 269 91 260 39242 37872 108 268 95 257 37872 36537 105 274 97 255 36537 35170 88 268 99 255 35170 33746 81 262 95 261 33746 32273 71 262 85 260 32273 30738 64 264 79 256 30738 29129 60 263 69 256 29129 27446 58 262 60 262 27446 25689 55 261 54 265 25689 23857 49 262 50 268 23857 21953 44 265 44 272 21953 19972 40 269 40 276 19972 17912 35 272 35 280 17912 15817 30 278 29 279 15817 13801 25 284 23 279 13801 11970 20 287 18 281 11970 10347 15 293 14 287 10347 8913 10 313 9 307 8913 7645 10 346 8 352 7645 6526 12 360 9 005 6526 5546 10*349 10*351 5546 4688 10*348 10*347 4688 3928 10 347 11 343 3928 3247 10 346 11 341 3247 2644 10 346 11 339 2644 2141 9 345 11 339 2141 1754 9 345 10 338 1754 1488 8 346 10 338 1488 1326 7 345 8 337 1326 1233 6 345 6 337 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