DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 01/01 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 - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 6.1 - - 4.0 - - -1.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 105 - - 6 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2056 - - 1811 - - 29 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1916 - - 1213 - - 1213 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3256 - - 3011 - - 1229 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 835 - - 911 - - 1598 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 246 - - 92 - - 7 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 21 - - 18 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 287 - - 279 - - 253 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 14 - - 15 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1167 - - 581 - - -1338 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2089 - - 2430 - - 2568 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 792 - - 39 - - -6689 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2464 - - 2972 - - 7918 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 98 - - 93 - - 71 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 6.1 - - 4.0 - - -1.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 1.3 - - -2.2 - - -8.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 5.8 - - 4.2 - - 2.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 0.5 - - -2.6 - - -4.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 105 - - 6 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2056 - - 1811 - - 29 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 92 - - 71 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 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] 93706 116 219 131 226 134 225 93706 86724 101 211 108 214 90 227 86724 81307 77 224 79 227 72 236 81307 76738 63 233 61 234 58 234 76738 72800 59 240 52 233 57 240 72800 69348 53 251 45 247 49 247 69348 66239 46 259 45 263 43 250 66239 63382 45 250 44 261 41 257 63382 60720 49 247 42 258 37 268 60720 58112 48 255 44 260 36 276 58112 55354 46 257 45 260 41 269 55354 52464 46 253 45 261 44 260 52464 49691 45 250 44 258 43 261 49691 47189 43 251 43 256 41 263 47189 44946 44 252 44 255 43 265 44946 42913 45 251 46 255 46 264 42913 41051 43 249 48 254 48 261 41051 39333 46 254 46 254 49 259 39333 37736 48 254 44 256 50 258 37736 36246 40 263 42 257 51 257 36246 34850 44 281 41 255 52 256 34850 33514 52 281 38 247 53 256 33514 32174 53 279 33 236 53 255 32174 30802 48 283 32 229 51 253 30802 29399 45 287 32 228 48 253 29399 27950 47 283 32 232 44 254 27950 26442 49 283 33 238 40 256 26442 24874 49 287 36 241 37 258 24874 23244 46 291 38 243 39 262 23244 21554 44 291 37 245 42 266 21554 19809 44 288 37 248 44 270 19809 18005 45 289 40 251 47 277 18005 16136 46 294 40 258 48 279 16136 14243 43 294 35 274 42 274 14243 12437 35 291 35 288 34 268 12437 10808 26 287 37 293 28 270 10808 9370 18 286 34 290 28 279 9370 8099 15 295 27 286 32 283 8099 6975 19 299 22 286 37 285 6975 5979 24 297 23 292 39 287 5979 5099 28 296 27 292 41 290 5099 4324 29 293 29 287 40 290 4324 3641 25*289 27 281 38 287 3641 3030 24*288 24*279 33 281 3030 2491 23 287 22*279 27 275 2491 2041 22 287 21 279 21 271 2041 1695 21 287 18 280 17 269 1695 1456 18 287 15 280 12 267 1456 1312 15 287 12 280 8 263 1312 1229 9 287 7 280 4*253 1229 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