DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/18 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 - - - - - - 66.6 - - 70.0 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 33 - - -6 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 784 - - 2161 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1218 - - 1218 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1984 - - 3361 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1456 - - 3090 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 132 - - 154 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 21 - - 25 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 158 - - 223 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 16 - - 24 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -9 - - -4 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 651 - - 640 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1333 - - 2721 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -133 - - -1008 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2117 - - 4369 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 87 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 620 - - 610 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 66.6 - - 70.0 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 64.0 - - 61.5 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 66.7 - - 70.4 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 63.6 - - 60.3 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 33 - - -6 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 784 - - 2161 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 49 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 13 - - 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] 99100 27 072 27 076 99100 91575 17 082 19 073 91575 85822 14 090 11 081 85822 81072 13 092 8 093 81072 76967 12 085 9 098 76967 73316 13 084 9 088 73316 69998 12 090 7 089 69998 66939 5 115 3 103 66939 64098 4 217 1 110 64098 61352 8 279 5 277 61352 58505 21 269 12 289 58505 55565 29 264 30 275 55565 52753 40 253 48 256 52753 50223 46 252 62 252 50223 47973 60 253 69 254 47973 45950 76 257 71 254 45950 44099 90 256 76 252 44099 42382 101 255 83 249 42382 40774 115 259 92 249 40774 39263 119 256 104 248 39263 37838 115 252 114 247 37838 36459 112 251 117 246 36459 35057 112 252 114 245 35057 33603 117 252 110 244 33603 32103 123 250 110 246 32103 30544 125 245 116 248 30544 28912 116 241 119 247 28912 27204 92 236 110 246 27204 25423 78 234 96 242 25423 23588 73 231 80 239 23588 21711 75 227 65 236 21711 19783 74 222 57 234 19783 17789 74 219 52 235 17789 15762 73 216 52 236 15762 13808 67 216 53 235 13808 12030 60 214 52 235 12030 10446 55 211 49 238 10446 9037 51 209 46 241 9037 7780 48 206 45 242 7780 6661 47 200 44 241 6661 5668 45 189 43 239 5668 4790 43 180 41 236 4790 4011 41 174 38*232 4011 3313 40 172 34*228 3313 2692 37 170 30 224 2692 2173 31*163 26 222 2173 1774 27*160 23 220 1774 1498 23 158 19 218 1498 1330 19 156 16 218 1330 1234 12 155 10 216 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