DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/29 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 - - - - - - 68.4 - - 69.1 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 198 - - 58 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5504 - - 4828 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4855 - - 3505 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6704 - - 6028 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1049 - - 1847 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 431 - - 284 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 8 - - 5 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 10 - - 10 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 270 - - 254 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 6 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 330 - - -125 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6374 - - 6153 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -6508 - - -5321 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 13212 - - 11349 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 73 - - 71 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 10 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 68.4 - - 69.1 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 44.9 - - 46.6 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 67.6 - - 68.9 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 43.9 - - 45.6 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 198 - - 58 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5504 - - 4828 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 6 - - - 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] 99336 16 063 8 022 99336 91853 12 093 7 066 91853 86045 5 117 8 087 86045 81229 5 110 9 116 81229 77091 5 088 12 118 77091 73434 4 154 4 069 73434 70121 2 156 2 193 70121 67060 4 215 4 207 67060 64212 10 242 14 253 64212 61448 16 231 21 257 61448 58563 22 239 27 245 58563 55568 29 240 30 250 55568 52712 36 239 41 253 52712 50165 43 247 49 255 50165 47904 51 246 56 250 47904 45864 55 240 60 244 45864 43998 57 235 58 240 43998 42279 54 238 57 240 42279 40685 56 247 57 242 40685 39204 58 246 56 243 39204 37824 49 248 53 243 37824 36500 45 255 52 248 36500 35160 45 256 57 250 35160 33766 46 255 60 249 33766 32318 47 254 56 251 32318 30801 51 254 53 252 30801 29205 53 255 52 252 29205 27533 50 255 52 252 27533 25782 47 253 52 252 25782 23956 48 250 50 250 23956 22060 47 249 47 250 22060 20086 44 248 44 253 20086 18031 41 247 41 255 18031 15937 38 251 37 254 15937 13922 35 257 32 253 13922 12092 32 258 27 257 12092 10473 26 261 23 267 10473 9042 19 270 20 271 9042 7775 14*272 16 264 7775 6652 10*266 12*253 6652 5657 10 267 11*252 5657 4777 10 268 11 253 4777 3999 10 270 11 253 3999 3301 10 271 10 254 3301 2682 10 272 10 254 2682 2166 9 272 9 255 2166 1769 9 273 9 255 1769 1495 8 273 8 255 1495 1329 8 274 7 256 1329 1234 6 275 5 256 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