DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/21 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 - - - - - - 0659z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 70.8 - - 70.4 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 61 - - 40 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2044 - - 1577 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1218 - - 1218 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3244 - - 2777 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1442 - - 1449 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 223 - - 179 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 22 - - 23 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 154 - - 154 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 19 - - 19 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -7 - - -10 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -8 - - 765 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3253 - - 2012 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3103 - - -304 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6347 - - 3081 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 92 - - 97 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 180 - - 580 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 70.8 - - 70.4 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 60.5 - - 65.2 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 71.1 - - 70.5 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 59.4 - - 64.7 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 61 - - 40 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2044 - - 1577 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 68 - - 86 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - 13 - - - 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] 99749 35 087 30 078 99749 92200 28 087 26 084 92200 86380 25 094 23 092 86380 81545 21 096 18 092 81545 77376 14 104 14 086 77376 73693 15 115 11 097 73693 70357 13 105 11 104 70357 67276 7 098 6 114 67276 64407 4 155 7 176 64407 61632 1 192 5 186 61632 58747 9 248 7 234 58747 55765 14 236 12 243 55765 52921 16 235 21 244 52921 50359 24 235 30 236 50359 48072 31 226 28 238 48072 46010 32 226 33 243 46010 44127 35 228 39 235 44127 42399 37 230 47 232 42399 40812 44 230 44 225 40812 39342 51 223 47 240 39342 37965 57 222 71 248 37965 36640 62 220 67 243 36640 35292 66 225 63 240 35292 33888 68 233 57 237 33888 32431 62 241 54 235 32431 30907 53 240 51 235 30907 29305 43 231 48 233 29305 27624 41 226 47 233 27624 25865 45 225 48 232 25865 24032 48 219 40 233 24032 22133 45 214 32 222 22133 20159 39 218 36 213 20159 18111 30 220 33 212 18111 16034 24 219 26 210 16034 14035 24 218 22 210 14035 12213 28 209 25 208 12213 10590 32 206 32 205 10590 9149 36 204 35 206 9149 7866 36 203 35 207 7866 6725 35 202 34 203 6725 5713 34 193 34 194 5713 4820 34 181 33 183 4820 4030 32 169 33 174 4030 3323 30*161 31*164 3323 2698 29*157 30*160 2698 2176 26 155 25 155 2176 1775 23 152 23 152 1775 1499 19 151 20 151 1499 1331 15 149 17 150 1331 1234 10 148 10 148 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