DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 06/28 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 - - - - - - 0659z - - 1002z - - 1331z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 75.5 - - 73.5 - - 70.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 54 - - -8 - - 1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6369 - - 4871 - - 34 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4892 - - 1218 - - 1218 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 7569 - - 6071 - - 1234 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 3420 - - 3730 - - 7383 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 342 - - 209 - - 16 W* B/S - - - - - - 11 - - 4 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 5 - - 10 - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 317 - - 338 - - 318 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - -3 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 2842 - - 1263 - - -1368 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4728 - - 4808 - - 2603 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 441 - - -1356 - - -2839 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7128 - - 7427 - - 4073 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 73 - - 71 - - 63 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 830 - - 500 - - 1060 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 75.5 - - 73.5 - - 70.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 59.0 - - 56.7 - - 63.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 75.3 - - 74.2 - - 72.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 57.7 - - 55.3 - - 61.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 54 - - -8 - - 1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6369 - - 4871 - - 34 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 8 - - 13 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] 99413 30 084 32 075 22 073 99413 91807 26 083 24 074 18 074 91807 85960 22 087 18 081 22 070 85960 81126 16 075 12 068 20 060 81126 76974 10 041 9 060 17 066 76974 73316 8 038 6 034 13 053 73316 70007 6 053 4 315 10 008 70007 66961 8 323 5 308 12 331 66961 64136 6 283 10 299 13 306 64136 61396 4 306 12 295 16 299 61396 58536 13 292 22 305 28 303 58536 55571 22 299 31 286 35 292 55571 52746 34 287 35 283 38 280 52746 50214 43 287 42 285 43 287 50214 47949 52 284 48 287 52 290 47949 45899 59 278 56 285 60 282 45899 44026 63 275 63 279 66 279 44026 42308 66 277 68 272 66 274 42308 40720 67 278 71 270 59 285 40720 39246 68 279 72 273 77 303 39246 37873 69 277 69 278 78 297 37873 36548 71 271 71 285 76 291 36548 35196 72 269 69 282 76 289 35196 33788 71 272 68 280 76 286 33788 32325 70 278 67 279 75 284 32325 30794 68 278 67 278 74 283 30794 29184 68 273 69 280 72 282 29184 27497 71 273 70 284 72 284 27497 25735 69 278 68 288 68 287 25735 23904 59 282 59 286 58 286 23904 22013 45 283 47 284 45 287 22013 20059 34 283 39 285 35 290 20059 18030 24 280 32 284 30 292 18030 15962 18 279 24 275 26 288 15962 13969 17 284 19 283 22 294 13969 12160 14 288 19 302 19 309 12160 10555 9 306 17 315 17 318 10555 9128 6 339 16 327 16 326 9128 7856 7*340 15 335 15 331 7856 6723 6*335 14*337 15 333 6723 5717 6 319 13*338 13 335 5717 4827 6 315 11 337 12 337 4827 4039 6 315 11 338 10 336 4039 3331 6 313 10 338 9 337 3331 2704 5 312 9 339 8 339 2704 2180 5 313 9 339 7 340 2180 1777 5 312 8 339 6 340 1777 1500 5 311 7 339 5 338 1500 1331 4 312 6 339 3 333 1331 1234 3 313 5 340 1*318 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