DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 02/24 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 = 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 - - - 8.2 - - 12.4 - - 13.2 - - 12.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 114 - - 138 - - 50 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1484 - - 1880 - - 1946 - - 933 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1465 - - 1972 - - 1214 - - 1214 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2684 - - 3080 - - 3146 - - 2133 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 622 - - 764 - - 869 - - 1743 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 226 - - 261 - - 189 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 13 - - 11 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 303 - - 294 - - 283 - - 274 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 9 - - 8 - - 10 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 5 - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 826 - - 1183 - - 1145 - - 283 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1858 - - 1897 - - 2001 - - 1850 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 423 - - 792 - - 753 - - -202 ODpotential blCL - - - 2261 - - 2288 - - 2393 - - 2335 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 8.2 - - 12.4 - - 13.2 - - 12.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 4.6 - - 8.6 - - 9.0 - - 9.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 7.9 - - 11.9 - - 13.2 - - 13.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 3.7 - - 7.7 - - 8.3 - - 8.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 114 - - 138 - - 50 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1484 - - 1880 - - 1946 - - 933 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 99 - - 100 - - 100 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 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] 96535 8 106 12 077 2 001 8 012 96535 89402 9 124 5 175 3 012 3 028 89402 83789 10 143 10 216 5 257 3 284 83789 79062 8 181 14 219 11 217 11 245 79062 74962 12 202 17 219 13 212 14 240 74962 71313 11 211 23 226 19 231 16 234 71313 67994 13 213 23 221 19 228 21 237 67994 64934 14 216 18 209 22 226 24 227 64934 62081 19 229 22 223 25 226 21 221 62081 59289 21 231 26 226 24 221 25 243 59289 56364 23 226 26 221 26 227 30 238 56364 53328 26 226 27 223 30 228 24 239 53328 50421 29 229 27 235 28 226 29 243 50421 47803 30 235 31 241 28 232 32 233 47803 45461 33 238 32 235 31 238 31 229 45461 43344 35 234 30 232 36 238 34 240 43344 41420 34 228 32 231 38 234 38 248 41420 39654 29 225 34 230 35 230 41 249 39654 38021 25 226 33 233 30 233 35 252 38021 36513 24 228 32 236 31 247 33 260 36513 35112 22 232 28 237 33 264 32 266 35112 33778 21 243 25 246 37 271 30 274 33778 32445 22 251 29 263 32 269 30 279 32445 31087 22 254 32 273 25 281 44 291 31087 29718 19 256 33 282 29 286 55 297 29718 28314 18 253 32 284 32 294 60 304 28314 26847 18 243 31 292 37 303 64 308 26847 25311 18 234 33 302 42 309 66 312 25311 23701 20 227 37 308 45 312 68 308 23701 22017 19 223 39 309 47 313 66 314 22017 20265 15 235 39 307 49 313 51 309 20265 18444 18 258 36 304 48 311 46 297 18444 16549 19 262 32 299 44 305 44 295 16549 14616 19 261 28 290 39 298 40 295 14616 12754 20 247 24 277 34 296 36 297 12754 11064 16 247 21 267 29 292 31 299 11064 9573 14 284 19 272 25 287 27 297 9573 8259 18 304 19 283 23 284 23 288 8259 7102 21 310 19 291 22 287 21 282 7102 6080 24 311 20 298 20 294 19 283 6080 5177 26 308 21 304 19 297 18 281 5177 4385 25 307 22 303 18 291 20 270 4385 3689 23 307 20*300 16*284 21 264 3689 3067 20*306 15*295 13*282 20 265 3067 2517 17*303 14 294 13 283 17*269 2517 2058 16 303 14 293 12 283 13*272 2058 1705 15 303 13 293 11 284 11 274 1705 1462 14 303 12 293 10 284 9 276 1462 1315 11 303 10 293 8 284 7 276 1315 1230 8 303 7 293 6 284 3 276 1230 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