DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 04/25 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 51.8 - - 54.1 - - 47.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 317 - - 146 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4349 - - 5363 - - 33 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4159 - - 4537 - - 1216 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5549 - - 6563 - - 1233 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 810 - - 877 - - 5506 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 456 - - 380 - - 6 W* B/S - - - - - - 23 - - 21 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 108 - - 082 - - 039 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 5 - - 3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -788 - - -715 - - -4299 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6337 - - 7278 - - 5532 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -7636 - - -7030 - - -10762 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 13185 - - 13593 - - 11995 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 79 - - 87 - - 59 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 51.8 - - 54.1 - - 47.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 28.3 - - 26.4 - - 27.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 50.2 - - 53.2 - - 50.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 27.0 - - 25.2 - - 26.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 317 - - 146 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4349 - - 5363 - - 33 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 17 - - 48 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 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] 97288 20 281 14 262 18 274 97288 89909 13 253 18 250 10 274 89909 84283 13 220 7 243 9 242 84283 79631 5 154 1 217 6 212 79631 75604 7 103 5 107 3 203 75604 72019 6 128 3 083 1 009 72019 68747 4 135 4 010 6 352 68747 65722 4 072 5 320 8 351 65722 62900 5 016 7 290 10 341 62900 60157 7 323 11 294 10 322 60157 57292 10 313 15 290 12 315 57292 54325 12 301 17 274 14 310 54325 51509 11 306 13 267 19 290 51509 48984 16 316 11 290 20 283 48984 46725 26 304 21 309 25 295 46725 44686 31 291 26 300 29 289 44686 42839 36 291 35 301 28 286 42839 41159 44 287 44 279 41 277 41159 39612 47 293 42 267 45 268 39612 38172 49 301 35 279 44 260 38172 36824 52 306 48 291 38 262 36824 35530 62 292 62 288 48 266 35530 34215 70 287 59 280 56 267 34215 32849 70 283 59 279 59 267 32849 31430 66 283 58 278 56 269 31430 29947 60 288 56 275 48 274 29947 28386 54 295 48 276 42 279 28386 26749 57 287 42 279 39 274 26749 25035 63 279 40 290 37 274 25035 23247 60 280 45 290 38 279 23247 21390 46 297 43 288 34 285 21390 19461 36 302 33 290 25 283 19461 17463 26 305 24 292 18 294 17463 15435 14 310 15 286 14 304 15435 13486 11 312 9 291 11 309 13486 11715 8 317 5 306 8 315 11715 10146 4 304 4 290 6 329 10146 8758 3 212 3 257 5 349 8758 7533 4 195 2*133 2 055 7533 6449 4*168 3*106 3 076 6449 5491 4*120 3 099 4 068 5491 4645 4 115 3 092 4 064 4645 3896 4 112 3 082 4 061 3896 3223 4 107 4 078 4 058 3223 2628 4 105 4 071 4 055 2628 2130 4 101 4 067 4 052 2130 1747 3 098 4 063 3 049 1747 1484 3 096 4 060 3 045 1484 1324 3 094 3 062 3*041 1324 1233 3 092 3 059 3*039 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