DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/16 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 - - - - - - 64.8 - - 66.5 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 108 - - 34 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4249 - - 4881 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3657 - - 3271 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5449 - - 6081 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 3154 - - 3029 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 341 - - 265 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 7 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 7 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 276 - - 255 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 8 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1226 - - 1839 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4224 - - 4242 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -38 - - 239 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5487 - - 5842 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 79 - - 82 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 350 - - 660 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 64.8 - - 66.5 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 50.4 - - 51.9 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 64.3 - - 66.5 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 49.0 - - 50.6 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 108 - - 34 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4249 - - 4881 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 16 - - 29 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 7 - - - 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] 98935 24 088 19 109 98935 91442 19 094 14 085 91442 85691 15 097 11 073 85691 80900 12 109 13 098 80900 76751 15 102 16 102 76751 73069 11 084 11 091 73069 69723 7 096 9 070 69723 66636 3 059 1 115 66636 63772 3 157 4 219 63772 61002 12 215 11 190 61002 58110 16 212 15 226 58110 55098 20 234 21 222 55098 52213 29 238 24 239 52213 49620 33 234 33 239 49620 47308 35 232 42 237 47308 45218 40 237 45 240 45218 43306 46 242 49 241 43306 41539 51 241 50 241 41539 39896 55 241 53 243 39896 38366 60 240 58 244 38366 36945 63 239 68 241 36945 35592 65 243 72 240 35592 34232 68 247 73 242 34232 32835 64 247 76 245 32835 31403 57 243 78 245 31403 29917 48 241 74 246 29917 28366 41 239 61 249 28366 26752 39 242 46 248 26752 25068 36 245 37 246 25068 23313 31 248 34 249 23313 21490 26 250 28 249 21490 19599 21 253 22 249 19599 17631 16 271 18 250 17631 15622 18 280 15 260 15622 13684 18 281 16 277 13684 11921 18 290 16 283 11921 10355 18 297 17 283 10355 8960 14 293 16 284 8960 7716 13 292 15 284 7716 6609 12 292 14*282 6609 5625 12*291 11*275 5625 4755 11*285 8 262 4755 3983 10 277 7 253 3983 3290 9 275 7 250 3290 2676 9 273 6 248 2676 2161 8 272 6 246 2161 1766 7 273 5 244 1766 1494 7 271 5 242 1494 1328 6 271 5 243 1328 1234 5 271 4 241 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