DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 09/22 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 = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0952z - - 1000z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 59.8 - - 60.0 - - 51.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 183 - - 28 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4448 - - 4477 - - 33 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3997 - - 1217 - - 1217 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5648 - - 5677 - - 1233 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 959 - - 1058 - - 3052 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 387 - - 219 - - 5 W* B/S - - - - - - 13 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 5 - - 7 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 030 - - 026 - - 024 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - 2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -330 - - -469 - - -2205 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5979 - - 6146 - - 3438 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -7111 - - -6919 - - -4764 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 12759 - - 12596 - - 5997 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 72 - - 70 - - 68 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 59.8 - - 60.0 - - 51.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 38.3 - - 37.7 - - 41.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 58.8 - - 59.9 - - 55.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 37.1 - - 36.7 - - 40.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 183 - - 28 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4448 - - 4477 - - 33 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 6 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] 98500 9 187 4 279 11 224 98500 91099 4 163 4 221 6 277 91099 85384 7 204 4 227 2 180 85384 80616 10 206 8 241 1 042 80616 76495 7 232 9 258 6 310 76495 72865 6 224 11 244 13 299 72865 69599 4 276 9 228 15 279 69599 66599 12 296 9 288 10 273 66599 63803 15 274 20 289 17 299 63803 61101 20 258 24 266 24 285 61101 58290 20 268 25 255 26 272 58290 55370 31 277 30 268 30 276 55370 52588 45 266 40 268 39 275 52588 50096 51 258 50 260 47 264 50096 47867 58 253 55 254 54 257 47867 45840 64 246 58 252 56 254 45840 43981 64 249 61 251 60 252 43981 42268 70 248 68 249 64 249 42268 40685 78 247 81 247 76 250 40685 39210 92 249 97 248 92 251 39210 37824 105 249 104 248 106 246 37824 36483 108 247 108 247 106 243 36483 35116 105 248 106 248 103 244 35116 33696 101 249 102 251 100 248 33696 32225 94 252 96 253 101 252 32225 30688 86 251 90 257 91 255 30688 29081 81 249 78 256 69 258 29081 27402 75 247 71 253 58 258 27402 25647 68 247 69 251 54 259 25647 23820 58 250 66 255 36 271 23820 21928 46 254 50 263 23 306 21928 19964 35 263 38 270 23 332 19964 17919 27 272 28 280 21 339 17919 15836 22 281 19 294 17 342 15836 13832 17 296 14 313 13 341 13832 12008 11 306 12 326 12 343 12008 10388 7 321 10 332 10 354 10388 8954 6 000 7 000 7 030 8954 7688 6 031 6 034 6 078 7688 6570 6*038 6*034 8 084 6570 5585 5*034 7*029 9 070 5585 4717 5 033 7 027 9 061 4717 3950 5 031 7 027 9 057 3950 3262 5 030 7 026 9 053 3262 2654 6 028 7 026 9 047 2654 2146 6 026 7 025 9 041 2146 1756 5 025 6 025 8 037 1756 1488 5 025 6 024 7 032 1488 1326 5 025 5 025 5*026 1326 1233 4 024 4 024 3*024 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