DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 08/05 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 - - - 0653z - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 76.0 - - 80.6 - - 79.6 - - 73.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 91 - - 94 - - 11 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2455 - - 3732 - - 3360 - - 34 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2234 - - 3202 - - 1218 - - 1218 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3655 - - 4932 - - 4560 - - 1234 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1727 - - 1426 - - 2347 - - 2679 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 264 - - 313 - - 187 - - 12 W* B/S - - - 17 - - 8 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 7 - - 8 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 260 - - 231 - - 243 - - 182 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - 7 - - 9 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1058 - - -1018 - - -1172 - - -1501 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4713 - - 5951 - - 5733 - - 2735 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8312 - - -8682 - - -8841 - - -3847 ODpotential blCL - - - 11967 - - 13614 - - 13401 - - 5081 blCL maxRH - - - 85 - - 84 - - 91 - - 74 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 76.0 - - 80.6 - - 79.6 - - 73.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 59.7 - - 58.8 - - 58.9 - - 65.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 75.6 - - 80.1 - - 80.5 - - 75.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 58.4 - - 57.5 - - 57.7 - - 64.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 91 - - 94 - - 11 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2455 - - 3732 - - 3360 - - 34 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 40 - - 35 - - 63 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 10 - - 9 - - 9 - - 14 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] 99832 23 090 23 079 23 088 22 063 99832 92283 22 077 24 090 23 092 17 062 92283 86444 27 076 24 092 18 094 15 064 86444 81621 24 080 18 095 16 072 18 081 81621 77483 21 079 16 081 15 069 19 074 77483 73823 17 069 16 070 13 069 18 074 73823 70504 16 068 13 068 9 075 12 077 70504 67459 10 066 10 071 7 065 8 089 67459 64648 4 082 7 105 4 042 7 095 64648 61933 1 157 4 119 1 023 5 087 61933 59113 6 175 5 212 3 291 4 037 59113 56206 3 208 9 214 12 238 8 269 56206 53451 11 268 10 237 13 217 18 216 53451 50991 15 255 12 237 11 226 18 219 50991 48799 15 250 16 225 16 258 15 226 48799 46817 23 247 20 227 27 251 24 255 46817 45001 30 242 31 237 35 245 42 254 45001 43317 36 237 41 240 44 244 47 244 43317 41742 44 236 47 237 57 245 51 249 41742 40259 47 238 51 238 61 244 57 248 40259 38854 44 241 55 240 58 244 58 247 38854 37491 46 241 60 240 60 242 57 248 37491 36101 48 236 61 238 60 238 56 247 36101 34655 45 233 59 238 57 235 56 246 34655 33156 46 234 53 237 55 228 56 245 33156 31588 45 238 47 232 55 221 54 245 31588 29941 33 235 36 228 49 229 49 242 29941 28215 30 230 35 229 36 236 42 239 28215 26414 25 230 33 229 30 224 34 232 26414 24542 20 224 20 229 32 221 29 227 24542 22597 22 230 17 218 18 213 23 224 22597 20578 23 242 18 216 11 203 20 211 20578 18479 20 245 19 217 13 204 18 195 18479 16342 17 240 17 219 15 205 18 182 16342 14283 16 231 16 224 14 203 18 184 14283 12407 15 225 16 228 14 216 16 193 12407 10742 14 223 16 229 16 230 14 213 10742 9267 15 218 16 232 17 237 13 229 9267 7959 15 211 17 235 16 244 10 249 7959 6802 12 205 16 238 13 250 10 274 6802 5777 8 214 12*235 11 249 10 283 5777 4872 6 258 8*230 10*244 9 279 4872 4072 6*273 8 229 9*243 8 266 4072 3354 5*265 7 230 9 242 8 247 3354 2719 3 257 7 231 9 243 9 228 2719 2190 3 257 7 232 8 243 9 217 2190 1782 2 260 6 233 8 242 9 211 1782 1502 2 257 6 232 7 243 7 203 1502 1332 2 261 5 233 6 243 6 194 1332 1234 1 264 4 233 4 241 3*182 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