DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 04/06 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 - - - 30.6 - - 31.6 - - 31.9 - - 30.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 121 - - 79 - - 64 - - 1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3226 - - 3279 - - 2707 - - 1997 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2884 - - 2622 - - 1918 - - 1215 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4426 - - 4479 - - 3907 - - 3197 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2429 - - 3171 - - 3285 - - 4438 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 305 - - 268 - - 233 - - 79 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 25 - - 23 - - 21 - - 15 BL Wind Direction - - - 289 - - 289 - - 293 - - 283 Direction Wind Shear - - - 17 - - 16 - - 15 - - 15 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 7 - - 6 - - 5 - - 3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1571 - - 1476 - - 1443 - - 715 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2856 - - 3003 - - 2465 - - 2482 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 808 - - 619 - - 422 - - -206 ODpotential blCL - - - 3618 - - 3860 - - 3485 - - 3403 blCL maxRH - - - 98 - - 100 - - 99 - - 90 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 70 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 30.6 - - 31.6 - - 31.9 - - 30.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 22.5 - - 22.8 - - 25.6 - - 24.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 30.4 - - 31.5 - - 31.8 - - 30.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 21.4 - - 21.8 - - 24.5 - - 23.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 121 - - 79 - - 64 - - 1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3226 - - 3279 - - 2707 - - 1997 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 92 - - 101 - - 97 - - 59 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 96499 16 208 12 207 19 248 20 257 96499 89187 14 195 13 203 7 254 15 237 89187 83602 15 208 14 231 10 219 13 211 83602 78988 13 211 11 211 7 174 12 239 78988 75018 11 208 18 241 13 251 7 199 75018 71466 17 229 15 243 10 205 14 269 71466 68217 15 224 16 246 23 238 29 247 68217 65222 16 254 33 239 32 237 32 228 65222 62417 27 240 30 221 30 229 27 233 62417 59676 27 215 23 211 31 244 30 238 59676 56797 28 243 37 242 45 240 38 239 56797 53791 56 241 51 233 51 243 51 241 53791 50920 62 228 54 230 59 242 58 237 50920 48332 53 220 52 234 55 240 55 239 48332 46000 44 229 57 244 54 242 59 246 46000 43882 55 243 67 242 60 245 68 249 43882 41948 67 242 70 239 67 245 76 247 41948 40171 69 240 71 240 71 242 79 241 40171 38526 73 240 72 240 72 240 76 238 38526 36992 77 237 72 239 70 241 72 238 36992 35557 74 235 71 240 70 245 71 242 35557 34181 68 237 72 242 74 248 74 245 34181 32798 71 240 75 242 78 248 78 248 32798 31381 76 240 78 241 81 247 80 248 31381 29937 75 238 78 239 81 247 79 247 29937 28457 70 237 75 241 79 249 76 247 28457 26934 65 237 73 243 76 253 73 248 26934 25364 60 238 67 244 72 256 68 249 25364 23741 53 239 59 245 67 261 64 251 23741 22063 45 242 49 246 63 267 57 252 22063 20332 41 244 40 249 60 269 50 253 20332 18537 40 245 38 253 55 271 47 257 18537 16668 40 249 38 260 51 271 48 260 16668 14758 41 258 38 267 47 271 48 262 14758 12914 40 267 37 271 42 274 44 264 12914 11237 36 277 33 274 37 276 40 270 11237 9750 33 283 29 279 30 271 36 274 9750 8436 32 289 27 281 28 266 33 274 8436 7271 32 294 26 281 28 268 29 273 7271 6235 29 290 26 283 27 274 27 275 6235 5315 29 289 27 284 26 280 25 278 5315 4503 29*289 26*286 25*287 24 281 4503 3784 29*289 26*287 24*290 22*282 3784 3140 28 289 25 288 24 292 20*283 3140 2569 27 289 24 289 22 293 18 283 2569 2092 26 289 23 289 21 294 16 283 2092 1725 24 289 22 289 19 294 14 283 1725 1473 21 289 19 290 17 294 11 283 1473 1319 18 289 16 290 14 295 9 283 1319 1231 11 289 10 290 9 294 6 283 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