DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 05/12 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 - - - - - - 47.1 - - 49.8 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 179 - - 105 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5511 - - 5420 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4783 - - 4363 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6711 - - 6620 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1569 - - 1472 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 412 - - 345 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 14 - - 12 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 305 - - 302 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 8 - - 9 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1191 - - 561 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5520 - - 6059 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 339 - - -297 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6372 - - 6917 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 99 - - 93 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 47.1 - - 49.8 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 27.3 - - 27.7 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 46.5 - - 49.4 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 26.2 - - 26.5 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 179 - - 105 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5511 - - 5420 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 98 - - 73 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 3 - - 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] 98000 5 171 6 004 98000 90616 4 192 7 238 90616 84921 3 022 1 178 84921 80162 5 013 1 060 80162 76039 3 005 3 055 76039 72387 5 027 3 006 72387 69082 8 287 4 296 69082 66035 10 271 9 271 66035 63194 7 265 12 256 63194 60431 6 232 8 258 60431 57532 8 241 11 285 57532 54510 13 274 20 277 54510 51623 15 261 25 272 51623 49024 20 273 26 272 49024 46702 30 276 29 279 46702 44609 34 275 35 284 44609 42706 32 279 39 283 42706 40959 33 281 41 286 40959 39343 33 282 42 288 39343 37842 35 293 44 292 37842 36448 41 300 48 298 36448 35125 44 303 56 303 35125 33806 46 307 64 304 33806 32454 51 312 68 305 32454 31059 56 315 67 303 31059 29603 57 315 62 302 29603 28073 56 314 57 303 28073 26469 53 314 54 304 26469 24791 51 314 51 304 24791 23041 49 314 47 302 23041 21221 47 313 44 300 21221 19326 45 311 42 298 19326 17348 41 309 41 297 17348 15332 37 307 38 297 15332 13394 33 305 34 296 13394 11636 29 306 30 295 11636 10080 26 309 27 290 10080 8705 18 304 23 277 8705 7494 15*302 17*278 7494 6420 15*302 14*285 6420 5467 15 303 13 293 5467 4626 15 304 12 299 4626 3880 15 305 12 304 3880 3212 14 306 12 307 3212 2620 14 306 11 309 2620 2125 13 307 11 311 2125 1745 13 308 10 312 1745 1483 12 308 10 313 1483 1324 10 308 9 314 1324 1232 8 307 6 314 1232 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