DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 03/24 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 - - - - - - 31.8 - - 34.1 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 107 - - 15 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3009 - - 2940 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2665 - - 1215 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4209 - - 4140 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1285 - - 1673 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 288 - - 166 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 2 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - 14 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 235 - - 225 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 11 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - 5 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 192 - - 794 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4018 - - 3346 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4198 - - -1152 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 8407 - - 5292 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 68 - - 77 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 31.8 - - 34.1 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 18.8 - - 24.0 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 31.3 - - 34.3 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 17.7 - - 22.8 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 107 - - 15 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3009 - - 2940 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 7 - - - 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] 96303 12 221 13 246 96303 89126 17 204 18 224 89126 83581 21 210 21 209 83581 78944 22 229 21 236 78944 74915 25 220 32 223 74915 71308 26 236 29 222 71308 68019 36 230 35 233 68019 64993 37 212 41 223 64993 62172 24 231 34 235 62172 59420 39 251 47 251 59420 56546 51 241 57 247 56546 53563 56 242 59 245 53563 50712 59 242 59 247 50712 48147 52 244 60 248 48147 45846 49 249 58 248 45846 43756 52 255 55 252 43756 41838 59 257 59 258 41838 40069 62 258 68 265 40069 38437 63 260 78 266 38437 36932 67 264 80 265 36932 35535 75 267 79 266 35535 34205 80 267 77 270 34205 32873 80 267 78 273 32873 31511 78 271 79 276 31511 30119 76 275 81 279 30119 28681 74 280 84 280 28681 27184 76 284 85 278 27184 25626 77 287 86 274 25626 24003 72 288 83 275 24003 22318 66 288 76 276 22318 20572 56 292 68 273 20572 18756 48 288 60 270 18756 16863 43 284 47 269 16863 14931 40 286 39 270 14931 13070 34 288 36 269 13070 11378 29 287 34 268 11378 9873 24 285 31 269 9873 8532 20 280 29 267 8532 7339 17 271 28 259 7339 6282 15 260 26 250 6282 5349 13 247 22 239 5349 4528 10*235 19*231 4528 3803 9*234 17*228 3803 3154 9 234 16 227 3154 2578 9 234 15 226 2578 2098 8 235 13 224 2098 1728 8 236 12 223 1728 1474 7 236 10 223 1474 1320 6 236 9 221 1320 1231 5 236 6 221 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