DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 07/06 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 - - - - - - 76.9 - - 75.4 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 81 - - 3 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5204 - - 4621 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4230 - - 1218 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6404 - - 5821 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2863 - - 2325 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 344 - - 202 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 11 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 129 - - 127 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - -7 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1838 - - 1612 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4566 - - 4209 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -222 - - -314 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6626 - - 6135 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 93 - - 87 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 430 - - 440 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 76.9 - - 75.4 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 61.1 - - 61.2 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 76.6 - - 75.8 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 59.8 - - 59.8 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 81 - - 3 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5204 - - 4621 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 73 - - 48 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 9 - - 10 - - - 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] 99601 35 092 29 072 99601 92049 30 080 20 078 92049 86224 24 077 20 079 86224 81381 19 084 20 088 81381 77212 15 081 18 082 77212 73533 12 071 12 078 73533 70196 9 067 13 047 70196 67126 8 023 9 348 67126 64292 4 332 6 314 64292 61563 5 331 8 309 61563 58725 15 322 12 311 58725 55788 22 308 22 305 55788 53004 27 291 27 297 53004 50516 30 286 33 292 50516 48304 38 286 40 287 48304 46301 50 284 45 279 46301 44456 56 277 49 273 44456 42745 60 268 54 270 42745 41153 63 261 56 264 41153 39662 71 258 58 262 39662 38259 74 257 59 264 38259 36905 69 256 67 263 36905 35531 65 256 70 262 35531 34111 62 257 68 263 34111 32643 55 259 57 258 32643 31108 42 254 46 248 31108 29491 38 253 47 246 29491 27789 39 256 49 246 27789 26007 39 261 46 252 26007 24155 23 278 27 272 24155 22251 7 298 10 345 22251 20281 3 041 5 039 20281 18226 4 056 3 091 18226 16128 3 091 1 129 16128 14103 1 145 2 239 14103 12262 2 163 3 193 12262 10629 2 161 3 145 10629 9182 3 122 3 067 9182 7897 4 122 5 071 7897 6755 7*125 7*099 6755 5742 8*126 9*116 5742 4846 9 127 11 123 4846 4053 9 128 11 126 4053 3341 9 129 11 128 3341 2711 9 129 11 129 2711 2185 9 130 11 130 2185 1780 9 129 11 130 1780 1501 8 130 10 131 1501 1332 7 130 9 131 1332 1234 6 129 6 131 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