DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 07/18 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 - - - - - - 78.0 - - 70.5 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 66 - - -12 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3404 - - 203 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2746 - - 1218 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4604 - - 1403 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2183 - - 2317 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 275 - - 39 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 22 - - 10 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 193 - - 213 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 16 - - 6 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 18 - - -4 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 610 - - -90 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3994 - - 1493 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -851 - - -1083 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5455 - - 2486 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 96 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 700 - - 910 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.0 - - 70.5 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 64.2 - - 67.4 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 78.0 - - 71.4 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 63.2 - - 67.2 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 66 - - -12 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3404 - - 203 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 84 - - 100 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 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] 99687 40 074 25 084 99687 92146 32 078 25 080 92146 86328 19 077 21 070 86328 81484 11 085 16 070 81484 77301 11 092 11 086 77301 73604 11 101 7 097 73604 70257 7 106 6 141 70257 67170 2 020 3 102 67170 64305 4 200 7 245 64305 61538 8 334 4 249 61538 58658 16 296 15 294 58658 55674 25 276 25 288 55674 52840 40 264 41 276 52840 50305 42 255 47 259 50305 48040 44 274 51 261 48040 46003 65 271 64 256 46003 44160 71 262 77 254 44160 42480 73 261 89 254 42480 40925 78 264 96 252 40925 39461 79 263 95 248 39461 38073 76 257 94 248 38073 36727 72 254 90 251 36727 35359 66 255 79 252 35359 33942 61 256 72 251 33942 32475 58 250 69 252 32475 30942 57 244 67 253 30942 29331 55 248 67 253 29331 27644 52 252 66 255 27644 25885 50 253 63 255 25885 24053 50 255 59 255 24053 22154 54 256 54 254 22154 20184 62 252 51 247 20184 18141 61 251 51 242 18141 16065 51 252 46 240 16065 14066 39 246 39 242 14066 12245 38 233 36 244 12245 10622 40 229 38 247 10622 9179 38 227 40 247 9179 7893 36 222 42 244 7893 6748 34 216 43 237 6748 5731 31 210 43 226 5731 4833 28*202 40 217 4833 4040 26*196 36 216 4040 3331 25 194 33 216 3331 2703 23 193 30 218 2703 2180 22 193 24 216 2180 1777 20 192 21 215 1777 1500 18 191 17*214 1500 1331 15 190 14*214 1331 1234 10 189 8 213 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