DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/30 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
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Update Time - - - - - - 0659z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time
FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD
Temp@2m - - - - - - 61.8 - - 63.2 - - 61.6 Temp@2m
Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 102 - - 22 - - -5 Sfc.Heating
BL Depth - - - - - - 2591 - - 1946 - - 34 BL Depth
Hcrit - - - - - - 2384 - - 1217 - - 1217 Hcrit
BL Top - - - - - - 3791 - - 3146 - - 1234 BL Top
Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2323 - - 2638 - - 4772 Hgt.Variab.
W* - - - - - - 276 - - 165 - - 11 W*
B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 1 B/S
BL Wind - - - - - - 16 - - 11 - - 2 BL Wind
Direction - - - - - - 223 - - 222 - - 152 Direction
Wind Shear - - - - - - 9 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear
Max.Converg - - - - - - -7 - - -2 - - -1 Max.Converg
CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1004 - - 319 - - -661 CLOUDpotentl
sfcLCL - - - - - - 2787 - - 2828 - - 1895 sfcLCL
ODpotential - - - - - - 108 - - -1261 - - -2051 ODpotential
blCL - - - - - - 3683 - - 4407 - - 3285 blCL
maxRH - - - - - - 99 - - 96 - - 94 maxRH
CAPE - - - - - - 90 - - 100 - - 120 CAPE
Temp@2m - - - - - - 61.8 - - 63.2 - - 61.6 Temp@2m
DewPt@2m - - - - - - 53.4 - - 54.6 - - 56.9 DewPt@2m
Temp@Bot - - - - - - 61.5 - - 63.2 - - 62.8 Temp@Bot
DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 52.3 - - 53.5 - - 55.8 DewPt@bot
Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 102 - - 22 - - -5 Sfc.Heating
BL Depth - - - - - - 2591 - - 1946 - - 34 BL Depth
EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 94 - - 85 - - 76 EXPERIMENT
EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 9 - - 10 EXPERIMENT2
PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue]
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Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z
[ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft]
98667 15 125 4 089 11 086 98667
91115 9 104 4 172 8 085 91115
85279 8 109 4 185 6 065 85279
80444 8 078 6 087 2 080 80444
76292 9 321 3 024 3 289 76292
72632 3 268 2 294 9 271 72632
69324 6 284 2 140 4 270 69324
66270 9 250 7 264 10 268 66270
63432 8 255 14 251 18 259 63432
60685 21 254 20 247 21 238 60685
57816 28 249 24 246 19 237 57816
54827 33 246 26 240 24 239 54827
51972 36 245 27 239 30 231 51972
49412 37 241 33 239 33 231 49412
47126 38 239 39 229 37 231 47126
45060 39 235 41 225 40 232 45060
43180 47 230 43 229 39 223 43180
41460 53 225 49 228 34 232 41460
39874 59 226 68 228 67 225 39874
38411 67 222 72 223 65 215 38411
37058 71 216 67 221 66 205 37058
35759 67 214 68 223 63 211 35759
34437 64 220 62 225 62 217 34437
33061 59 225 56 222 59 220 33061
31637 54 229 56 223 53 219 31637
30149 53 233 54 224 50 215 30149
28587 53 237 51 226 42 214 28587
26950 54 240 50 229 37 218 26950
25238 55 244 40 235 39 221 25238
23456 53 248 40 236 42 221 23456
21612 46 249 35 237 40 216 21612
19696 47 246 32 231 36 212 19696
17698 48 244 32 228 34 215 17698
15662 43 244 32 241 30 224 15662
13700 37 241 29 244 26 231 13700
11918 31 248 24 245 21 240 11918
10336 25 259 18 241 16 257 10336
8934 20 253 15 222 15 254 8934
7690 19 242 16 217 16 242 7690
6587 20 240 19 227 18 240 6587
5607 19 236 20 235 19 238 5607
4741 19 231 20 236 18 233 4741
3973 18*226 19 234 17 226 3973
3282 18*225 17*227 16 218 3282
2670 18 223 14*222 14 213 2670
2159 17 222 13 222 11 207 2159
1765 16 222 12 222 8 200 1765
1493 15 221 10 222 6 190 1493
1328 13 221 8 222 4*176 1328
1234 9 220 6 221 2*152 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)
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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