DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 06/19 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 - - - - - - 63.7 - - 62.5 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 88 - - 26 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2899 - - 1803 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2584 - - 1217 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4099 - - 3003 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1956 - - 2402 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 284 - - 173 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 28 - - 23 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 262 - - 270 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 23 - - 20 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 20 - - 6 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1659 - - 952 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2441 - - 2051 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 306 - - -131 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3793 - - 3134 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 96 - - 98 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 350 - - 480 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 63.7 - - 62.5 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 56.8 - - 57.3 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 63.6 - - 62.6 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 55.4 - - 56.4 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 88 - - 26 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2899 - - 1803 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 83 - - 92 - - - 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] 99021 31 088 26 075 99021 91484 25 070 24 077 91484 85718 22 074 21 077 85718 80946 16 089 16 083 80946 76831 13 079 14 083 76831 73195 10 085 13 084 73195 69903 4 101 5 067 69903 66864 9 142 3 124 66864 64039 12 184 7 228 64039 61301 14 127 7 156 61301 58437 13 207 13 217 58437 55465 25 196 24 226 55465 52621 27 212 27 220 52621 50058 38 235 36 236 50058 47774 51 229 42 232 47774 45704 53 219 41 224 45704 43794 44 230 36 220 43794 42011 50 245 39 237 42011 40345 74 246 59 243 40345 38792 94 237 84 232 38792 37343 100 230 87 228 37343 35955 98 230 90 231 35955 34558 110 236 98 230 34558 33120 127 235 110 227 33120 31637 133 229 117 224 31637 30095 123 229 113 224 30095 28487 117 232 95 230 28487 26832 108 234 78 239 26832 25132 87 238 60 250 25132 23374 60 245 44 256 23374 21552 46 247 38 257 21552 19654 43 249 37 253 19654 17675 41 251 37 252 17675 15653 38 253 35 256 15653 13703 36 260 34 264 13703 11928 35 269 35 268 11928 10348 37 273 36 270 10348 8945 37 274 37 270 8945 7699 36 273 39 270 7699 6591 36 271 40 269 6591 5606 36 269 40 268 5606 4737 35*267 38 267 4737 3968 34*265 36 267 3968 3279 31 263 33*268 3279 2668 30 262 30*269 2668 2157 27 261 26 270 2157 1764 25 261 23 271 1764 1493 22 261 20 271 1493 1328 19 260 17 272 1328 1234 11 259 10 271 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