DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 04/26 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 - - - - - - 58.3 - - 57.4 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 270 - - 55 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6516 - - 4902 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 5778 - - 3356 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 7716 - - 6102 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1408 - - 3148 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 497 - - 270 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 17 - - 7 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 5 - - 7 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 024 - - 008 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - -4 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1028 - - 237 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6689 - - 5865 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 140 - - -649 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7576 - - 6751 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 83 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 20 - - 50 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 58.3 - - 57.4 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 33.3 - - 36.2 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 56.9 - - 57.1 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 32.0 - - 35.3 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 270 - - 55 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6516 - - 4902 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 32 - - 100 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - - 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] 97241 17 242 14 260 97241 89878 8 230 14 254 89878 84240 2 186 10 246 84240 79572 2 274 4 222 79572 75537 3 195 1 115 75537 71953 2 259 6 320 71953 68699 6 273 7 306 68699 65700 5 274 6 295 65700 62903 4 324 8 304 62903 60173 11 322 11 297 60173 57318 15 302 14 294 57318 54359 17 295 17 301 54359 51536 18 300 19 302 51536 48998 20 306 18 302 48998 46729 22 294 17 299 46729 44676 18 281 14 289 44676 42805 15 268 13 286 42805 41090 10 276 13 293 41090 39508 9 291 13 299 39508 38040 8 303 12 310 38040 36670 9 340 13 318 36670 35354 9 343 11 329 35354 34028 7 350 14 341 34028 32661 8 016 17 334 32661 31255 10 030 13 345 31255 29793 8 036 14 004 29793 28256 11 040 18 353 28256 26643 14 043 20 334 26643 24955 9 034 22 323 24955 23196 3 024 20 329 23196 21371 3 356 11 319 21371 19476 9 018 6 297 19476 17504 9 035 3 275 17504 15492 10 050 3 343 15492 13551 12 056 5 030 13551 11782 11 061 3 024 11782 10213 9 064 0 326 10213 8829 7*043 1 039 8829 7605 6*029 2 023 7605 6514 6 028 4*010 6514 5543 6 026 5*010 5543 4686 6 025 7 010 4686 3928 6 023 7 009 3928 3248 6 021 7 009 3248 2645 5 021 7 008 2645 2141 5 020 7 008 2141 1754 5 018 7 007 1754 1487 5 019 7 007 1487 1326 4 018 6 007 1326 1233 4 017 5 006 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