DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/08 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 - - - 0653z - - 0702z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 29.1 - - 34.0 - - 36.4 - - 31.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 114 - - 154 - - 55 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2434 - - 2679 - - 2329 - - 31 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2263 - - 2608 - - 1215 - - 1215 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3634 - - 3879 - - 3529 - - 1231 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1266 - - 931 - - 1071 - - 944 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 269 - - 307 - - 210 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 18 - - 17 - - 7 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 3 - - 5 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 204 - - 219 - - 191 - - 124 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -3 - - -2 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1070 - - -685 - - -422 - - -1481 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4704 - - 4565 - - 3951 - - 2713 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11748 - - -10580 - - -9565 - - -11752 ODpotential blCL - - - 15382 - - 14459 - - 13094 - - 12983 blCL maxRH - - - 57 - - 66 - - 66 - - 58 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 29.1 - - 34.0 - - 36.4 - - 31.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 13.4 - - 18.8 - - 23.9 - - 24.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 28.6 - - 33.3 - - 37.3 - - 34.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 12.3 - - 17.7 - - 22.8 - - 23.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 114 - - 154 - - 55 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2434 - - 2679 - - 2329 - - 31 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 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] 97003 33 222 32 225 40 234 35 241 97003 89605 38 236 38 238 34 250 30 233 89605 83892 40 232 32 231 35 235 36 252 83892 79190 33 228 38 240 35 241 38 233 79190 75143 35 236 43 245 39 253 34 238 75143 71546 39 233 43 243 39 242 40 251 71546 68297 36 231 43 239 42 238 43 250 68297 65301 41 245 45 236 45 239 40 246 65301 62505 48 248 44 238 42 244 38 246 62505 59777 48 245 45 240 47 256 40 251 59777 56925 46 256 46 246 53 255 46 259 56925 53979 55 259 51 255 54 251 55 260 53979 51181 59 253 59 259 57 253 61 253 51181 48673 61 251 65 254 62 254 61 250 48673 46433 63 252 63 249 67 252 62 255 46433 44417 64 254 63 251 66 253 64 254 44417 42584 66 254 66 255 66 255 61 251 42584 40903 68 254 67 256 63 256 56 253 40903 39353 67 253 65 256 64 259 53 261 39353 37923 60 251 59 260 63 262 60 266 37923 36595 52 276 63 279 61 265 62 264 36595 35322 71 285 64 275 59 270 59 265 35322 34031 70 277 57 270 57 274 58 268 34031 32693 62 272 50 279 57 275 52 267 32693 31308 51 281 51 290 56 273 49 264 31308 29860 53 303 57 295 56 270 47 269 29860 28335 59 307 59 292 54 267 46 273 28335 26733 60 301 54 288 52 266 43 275 26733 25049 59 295 53 283 51 263 40 274 25049 23285 57 287 57 280 50 260 39 273 23285 21445 58 281 59 276 48 260 39 276 21445 19525 59 279 58 273 45 264 40 280 19525 17520 56 280 52 276 42 272 40 284 17520 15471 50 279 47 279 38 280 38 284 15471 13494 42 279 43 280 35 282 35 279 13494 11696 36 281 36 279 32 279 32 272 11696 10105 31 285 29 277 30 277 30 267 10105 8705 26 287 24 276 26 275 26 264 8705 7471 21 287 19 272 22 273 22 260 7471 6381 16 282 15 263 18 266 18 250 6381 5421 11 274 12 250 15 254 17 235 5421 4579 6 260 9*237 11 237 16 219 4579 3837 3*223 5*225 7*207 16 209 3837 3175 3*210 4 221 6*196 15 204 3175 2590 3 206 4 219 6 194 13 201 2590 2103 3 204 3 217 5 190 10 196 2103 1731 2 201 3 215 5 188 6 182 1731 1475 2 201 2 215 5 185 5 163 1475 1320 2 199 2 212 4 184 4 143 1320 1231 2 201 2 215 3 183 3*124 1231 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