DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 10/12 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 - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 56.7 - - 56.9 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 19 - - -7 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 947 - - 33 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1217 - - 1217 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2147 - - 1233 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1550 - - 2137 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 113 - - 13 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 0 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 5 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 291 - - 281 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 10 - - 0 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 5 - - 1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 638 - - -20 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1509 - - 1253 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 155 - - -686 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1992 - - 1919 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 56.7 - - 56.9 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 54.0 - - 55.2 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 56.7 - - 57.5 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 53.7 - - 55.1 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 19 - - -7 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 947 - - 33 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 101 - - - 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] 96788 48 245 50 244 96788 89642 44 252 48 260 89642 84133 43 261 43 262 84133 79548 39 265 32 269 79548 75572 36 269 31 281 75572 72051 35 272 38 283 72051 68875 32 277 41 281 68875 65975 32 284 36 289 65975 63295 41 298 35 291 63295 60685 55 289 36 286 60685 57941 54 272 41 291 57941 55076 43 267 48 289 55076 52326 49 288 56 288 52326 49843 65 291 62 287 49843 47616 77 285 68 286 47616 45594 74 275 71 283 45594 43746 59 268 69 282 43746 42048 54 283 64 284 42048 40481 68 297 63 290 40481 39024 74 298 68 293 39024 37654 73 296 67 296 37654 36330 66 298 64 296 36330 34983 59 299 60 292 34983 33584 55 298 59 288 33584 32136 54 297 58 286 32136 30624 52 295 57 288 30624 29036 46 289 57 290 29036 27371 45 282 56 291 27371 25631 46 280 55 291 25631 23815 44 285 54 289 23815 21929 43 291 49 286 21929 19965 42 293 48 281 19965 17919 37 292 49 279 17919 15836 36 294 48 280 15836 13836 41 295 50 284 13836 12020 40 293 53 290 12020 10407 38 293 52 296 10407 8976 37 294 48 300 8976 7709 35 293 44 302 7709 6588 32 293 39 303 6588 5597 30 295 34 303 5597 4724 28 299 30 301 4724 3953 26 299 26 296 3953 3265 24 298 23 290 3265 2656 20*295 21 285 2656 2148 16*292 17 282 2148 1759 13 291 14 281 1759 1490 11 290 11 281 1490 1327 9 289 9 282 1327 1233 6 289 5*281 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