DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/15 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 - - - - - - 75.8 - - 74.3 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 26 - - 8 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5453 - - 5304 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3904 - - 2394 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6653 - - 6504 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 3336 - - 3225 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 292 - - 229 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 27 - - 27 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 290 - - 299 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 24 - - 21 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 13 - - 13 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 875 - - 1711 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5778 - - 4793 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1373 - - -21 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 8026 - - 6525 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 79 - - 84 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 140 - - 410 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 75.8 - - 74.3 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 54.6 - - 57.3 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 76.1 - - 74.9 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 53.3 - - 56.1 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 26 - - 8 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5453 - - 5304 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 16 - - 37 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 9 - - - 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] 99571 38 073 32 087 99571 92075 24 078 32 082 92075 86307 20 088 27 079 86307 81491 18 075 20 080 81491 77332 10 080 14 072 77332 73663 5 073 9 061 73663 70325 5 078 5 026 70325 67233 5 054 7 048 67233 64361 5 261 12 324 64361 61584 7 249 9 295 61584 58694 16 276 27 290 58694 55713 24 275 29 262 55713 52879 39 279 36 280 52879 50321 46 277 46 286 50321 48037 61 276 64 281 48037 45987 71 270 68 273 45987 44114 74 275 68 279 44114 42381 80 285 83 283 42381 40774 93 287 95 277 40774 39278 97 283 98 275 39278 37874 98 278 100 278 37874 36519 100 273 104 279 36519 35145 107 273 108 278 35145 33719 110 274 109 277 33719 32244 107 273 110 277 32244 30708 104 273 110 277 30708 29098 102 271 107 278 29098 27413 102 268 107 282 27413 25654 102 268 94 287 25654 23831 100 273 76 289 23831 21947 92 278 63 290 21947 19994 80 279 52 299 19994 17966 73 277 46 307 17966 15902 66 277 46 307 15902 13916 57 282 45 301 13916 12117 49 292 41 294 12117 10523 43 296 38 294 10523 9104 40 296 36 297 9104 7839 39 295 35 298 7839 6711 37*294 33*298 6711 5709 35*293 31*298 5709 4822 31 291 30 298 4822 4035 29 289 29 299 4035 3329 28 289 28 299 3329 2703 27 288 26 299 2703 2180 25 288 25 299 2180 1777 23 288 23 299 1777 1500 21 287 20 298 1500 1331 17 287 16 298 1331 1234 11 287 11 298 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