DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 02/23 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 - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 27.7 - - 25.2 - - 20.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 95 - - 19 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2334 - - 2572 - - 992 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2088 - - 1214 - - 1214 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3534 - - 3772 - - 2192 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 828 - - 789 - - 1867 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 253 - - 156 - - 45 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 20 - - 26 - - 22 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 352 - - 345 - - 327 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 13 - - 20 - - 19 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 11 - - 17 - - 10 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 823 - - 1361 - - 183 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2712 - - 2411 - - 2009 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2445 - - 570 - - -408 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5979 - - 3202 - - 2600 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 86 - - 100 - - 99 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 27.7 - - 25.2 - - 20.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 20.0 - - 18.9 - - 15.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 27.5 - - 25.4 - - 21.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 19.0 - - 18.2 - - 15.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 95 - - 19 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2334 - - 2572 - - 992 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 44 - - 101 - - 98 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 2 - - 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] 96712 13 099 8 103 3 343 96712 89550 15 102 9 119 4 134 89550 83933 7 112 10 113 8 143 83933 79225 7 150 4 132 8 130 79225 75142 8 147 5 197 6 166 75142 71515 9 176 9 220 6 209 71515 68216 7 207 10 212 8 238 68216 65171 7 229 9 196 12 236 65171 62341 10 227 9 220 11 231 62341 59585 13 226 13 237 11 231 59585 56683 14 223 15 235 13 243 56683 53648 17 214 16 227 17 242 53648 50733 21 209 21 222 21 230 50733 48106 22 209 23 223 23 226 48106 45758 22 211 24 225 24 229 45758 43637 22 214 24 224 24 226 43637 41698 20 221 22 221 23 220 41698 39912 20 221 18 217 22 219 39912 38256 18 216 16 214 20 219 38256 36718 16 219 12 217 16 225 36718 35284 15 217 10 249 14 242 35284 33927 7 199 10 275 5 325 33927 32590 2 252 18 290 18 305 32590 31238 36 116 12 109 22 278 31238 29862 52 094 39 083 6 112 29862 28436 32 075 24 062 13 101 28436 26941 18 056 21 005 10 080 26941 25377 14 030 23 354 18 344 25377 23746 11 020 21 345 26 342 23746 22047 7 015 21 349 25 349 22047 20284 10 021 24 001 27 349 20284 18455 17 023 20 352 28 343 18455 16559 16 025 13 337 25 338 16559 14640 14 061 10 012 15 342 14640 12801 22 069 18 033 19 023 12801 11131 34 034 31 012 28 013 11131 9652 37 017 37 003 36 356 9652 8341 37 016 37 003 39 353 8341 7178 36 018 36 006 38 354 7178 6145 34 021 36 007 37 354 6145 5231 32 022 34 003 37 351 5231 4430 29 018 33*354 38 349 4430 3725 25*007 30*347 37 344 3725 3095 22*354 29 346 34 337 3095 2538 22 353 28 345 32*333 2538 2072 21 352 26 344 29*330 2072 1714 20 351 23 342 25 327 1714 1466 18 350 20 342 21 325 1466 1316 15 349 16 341 17 324 1316 1231 10 347 10 340 10 323 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