DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 02/11 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 - - - - - - 27.0 - - 24.1 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 45 - - 9 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2021 - - 1557 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1214 - - 1214 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3221 - - 2757 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1783 - - 2323 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 188 - - 104 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 18 - - 16 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 286 - - 301 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 16 - - 13 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 8 - - 8 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1193 - - 902 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2028 - - 1855 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 607 - - 211 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2614 - - 2546 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 101 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 27.0 - - 24.1 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 22.4 - - 20.3 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 27.1 - - 24.3 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 21.7 - - 19.8 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 45 - - 9 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2021 - - 1557 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 100 - - 103 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - - 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] 95646 19 299 38 306 95646 88850 32 313 25 308 88850 83438 28 316 24 300 83438 78869 16 312 31 286 78869 74909 18 313 23 266 74909 71361 28 305 16 259 71361 68095 30 283 21 259 68095 65070 30 269 22 271 65070 62265 33 271 31 277 62265 59549 34 280 33 271 59549 56698 37 274 36 267 56698 53716 36 267 38 264 53716 50848 38 270 39 268 50848 48252 42 275 42 274 48252 45917 44 275 45 274 45917 43794 44 273 47 269 43794 41852 45 271 48 265 41852 40061 46 268 47 265 40061 38398 47 268 46 267 38398 36847 48 267 45 269 36847 35398 51 263 44 271 35398 34016 52 259 42 270 34016 32631 48 257 40 267 32631 31216 43 260 40 269 31216 29774 44 263 40 273 29774 28295 45 264 38 272 28295 26766 46 263 33 275 26766 25191 44 262 30 286 25191 23574 38 267 29 293 23574 21911 32 276 27 299 21911 20188 28 279 28 292 20188 18394 23 282 27 278 18394 16523 21 284 21 278 16523 14619 20 290 18 291 14619 12787 21 298 24 294 12787 11123 24 298 30 286 11123 9647 28 293 33 280 9647 8337 32 288 33 277 8337 7177 35 287 32 277 7177 6150 37 286 31 278 6150 5243 36 284 27 281 5243 4445 33 284 25 286 4445 3740 27*284 23 293 3740 3107 24*284 21*296 3107 2546 20 285 20*298 2546 2077 18 286 18 300 2077 1717 16 286 16 301 1717 1468 14 287 14 302 1468 1317 12 288 11 302 1317 1231 8 288 7 303 1231 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