DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/08 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 - - - - - - 67.4 - - 68.1 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 97 - - 20 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3879 - - 3781 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3356 - - 1217 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5079 - - 4981 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1414 - - 1224 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 325 - - 222 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 12 - - 8 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 314 - - 296 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 438 - - 404 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4641 - - 4577 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -6801 - - -6505 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 11880 - - 11486 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 72 - - 72 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 67.4 - - 68.1 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 51.5 - - 52.5 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 66.8 - - 68.2 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 50.2 - - 51.2 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 97 - - 20 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3879 - - 3781 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 7 - - - 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] 98999 23 091 24 073 98999 91515 25 088 19 073 91515 85761 24 085 16 076 85761 80979 20 091 9 060 80979 76858 13 078 7 094 76858 73210 7 050 11 073 73210 69900 8 047 10 044 69900 66860 14 046 6 045 66860 64042 18 360 11 029 64042 61314 15 342 17 340 61314 58482 15 357 14 341 58482 55547 24 352 19 350 55547 52759 31 340 27 353 52759 50273 34 335 41 351 50273 48062 37 331 46 338 48062 46068 38 334 39 337 46068 44255 56 355 51 341 44255 42596 64 344 59 334 42596 41052 59 340 57 336 41052 39597 62 350 54 346 39597 38217 63 347 57 342 38217 36875 62 342 60 336 36875 35507 63 339 63 333 35507 34082 64 337 66 332 34082 32605 63 342 65 332 32605 31061 57 343 59 334 31061 29440 52 340 51 337 29440 27747 53 334 49 336 27747 25981 53 331 47 334 25981 24145 50 326 47 334 24145 22239 49 323 50 333 22239 20253 45 326 51 335 20253 18179 40 330 45 336 18179 16062 37 331 37 333 16062 14027 30 334 31 331 14027 12180 24 339 26 332 12180 10542 20 340 21 329 10542 9088 15 341 18 320 9088 7801 10 349 14 309 7801 6665 9 002 9 309 6665 5663 8*350 6*303 5663 4782 6*329 6*296 4782 4002 6 316 6 295 4002 3303 5 313 5 296 3303 2684 5 311 5 296 2684 2167 5 311 5 295 2167 1769 5 309 5 295 1769 1496 4 310 4 297 1496 1329 4 309 4 296 1329 1234 3 310 3 296 1234 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