DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 07/30 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 - - - - - - 73.4 - - 72.0 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 79 - - 24 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4299 - - 2479 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3436 - - 1218 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5499 - - 3679 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2069 - - 3429 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 304 - - 187 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 8 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 021 - - 001 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 10 - - 5 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - 9 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1830 - - 328 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3669 - - 3351 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 805 - - -774 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4694 - - 4453 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 95 - - 93 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 570 - - 560 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 73.4 - - 72.0 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 61.2 - - 61.3 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 73.1 - - 72.0 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 60.1 - - 60.1 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 79 - - 24 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4299 - - 2479 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 80 - - 73 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - 11 - - - 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] 99885 28 092 34 075 99885 92395 30 089 28 074 92395 86609 29 081 19 081 86609 81775 23 081 17 087 81775 77590 19 092 13 086 77590 73893 14 092 13 090 73893 70550 11 081 12 093 70550 67475 6 066 9 092 67475 64624 2 074 5 069 64624 61864 1 095 2 296 61864 58985 2 009 7 266 58985 55995 5 267 10 265 55995 53130 8 249 11 266 53130 50543 8 252 11 265 50543 48221 8 256 10 274 48221 46115 9 258 9 297 46115 44186 10 262 11 311 44186 42407 8 259 13 303 42407 40761 6 272 12 294 40761 39235 5 292 12 307 39235 37816 7 300 14 305 37816 36462 5 308 12 290 36462 35098 6 339 8 269 35098 33687 8 313 6 263 33687 32229 6 291 6 249 32229 30711 5 271 7 229 30711 29120 7 273 9 213 29120 27458 6 290 8 183 27458 25720 6 339 5 190 25720 23906 8 359 7 251 23906 22020 6 356 13 298 22020 20059 7 339 14 315 20059 18021 10 337 16 329 18021 15948 12 353 19 335 15948 13951 14 018 16 344 13951 12136 13 019 17 348 12136 10527 15 010 20 354 10527 9099 16 011 21 002 9099 7828 18 015 19 006 7828 6698 18 015 16 001 6698 5696 17*016 15 358 5696 4810 16*016 13 358 4810 4026 13 018 11*359 4026 3322 12 021 10*000 3322 2698 11 022 9 002 2698 2176 11 023 8 001 2176 1775 10 024 7 002 1775 1499 9 025 7 001 1499 1330 8 025 6 000 1330 1234 6 025 4 359 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