DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/01 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 - - - - - - 57.0 - - 58.5 - - 54.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 58 - - 41 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4978 - - 5619 - - 33 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3741 - - 3896 - - 1217 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6178 - - 6819 - - 1233 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 3246 - - 2618 - - 6060 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 299 - - 285 - - 10 W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 6 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - 8 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 033 - - 351 - - 297 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - 4 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1437 - - 2552 - - -847 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4741 - - 4267 - - 2080 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -11 - - 1303 - - -1995 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6189 - - 5516 - - 3228 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 90 - - 98 - - 82 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 160 - - 280 - - 430 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 57.0 - - 58.5 - - 54.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 40.6 - - 44.3 - - 50.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 56.7 - - 58.4 - - 56.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 39.4 - - 43.0 - - 48.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 58 - - 41 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4978 - - 5619 - - 33 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 58 - - 93 - - 27 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - 8 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] 98576 20 084 18 066 25 073 98576 91151 19 078 16 077 17 070 91151 85439 17 079 13 077 15 079 85439 80655 14 090 14 081 15 070 80655 76513 14 086 18 073 13 074 76513 72835 18 063 17 051 16 069 72835 69485 14 031 13 042 19 041 69485 66394 10 041 10 044 20 017 66394 63529 13 045 9 030 19 001 63529 60749 16 019 10 017 16 000 60749 57838 17 351 15 352 15 357 57838 54808 16 336 16 343 16 358 54808 51920 19 335 19 338 20 345 51920 49333 22 330 21 334 23 340 49333 47025 26 327 24 328 25 335 47025 44933 30 322 27 321 24 328 44933 43021 31 315 29 315 23 324 43021 41260 30 309 30 313 21 327 41260 39631 29 308 30 314 22 332 39631 38115 30 312 31 316 23 335 38115 36698 34 315 33 317 23 333 36698 35344 37 315 33 317 19 333 35344 33990 38 317 33 319 19 356 33990 32610 32 325 32 320 23 005 32610 31202 31 340 28 325 22 358 31202 29748 32 345 25 340 17 359 29748 28225 31 349 23 353 14 013 28225 26629 28 352 20 359 10 013 26629 24956 28 351 17 012 5 005 24956 23206 29 346 17 008 6 333 23206 21384 28 345 17 352 13 338 21384 19488 25 348 17 344 15 338 19488 17514 23 353 20 341 16 342 17514 15505 22 359 20 340 17 345 15505 13573 23 010 20 351 17 353 13573 11819 20 016 17 003 17 002 11819 10260 18 019 15 019 16 002 10260 8873 15 028 13 021 16 355 8873 7638 13 034 9*003 15 351 7638 6539 12*035 9*355 13 346 6539 5564 11*035 9 353 10 343 5564 4703 8 033 9 352 8 341 4703 3941 8 033 8 350 8 338 3941 3257 8 033 8 350 8 333 3257 2652 7 032 8 349 8 331 2652 2146 7 032 7 349 8 328 2146 1757 6 033 7 348 7 324 1757 1489 6 032 7 348 6 317 1489 1326 5 032 6 348 5*309 1326 1233 4 031 5 347 2*297 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