DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/16 KingMountain_ID 7500ft pt41928@43.805,-113.209,6604ft SPONSORED BY: King Mountain Glider Park BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +3.0 degF RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 15Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 76.2 - - 81.2 - - - - - 68.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 380 - - 405 - - - - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6782 - - 8331 - - - - - 3838 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 12510 - - 13795 - - - - - 6585 Hcrit BL Top - - - 14282 - - 15831 - - - - - 11338 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1538 - - 1386 - - - - - 1909 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 587 - - 644 - - - - - 60 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 5 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 21 - - - - - 26 BL Wind Direction - - - 280 - - 294 - - - - - 301 Direction Wind Shear - - - 19 - - 12 - - - - - 27 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -19 - - -31 - - - - - -45 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1073 - - -1264 - - - - - -1984 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 15355 - - 17095 - - - - - 13323 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6907 - - -6583 - - - - - -10113 ODpotential blCL - - - 21189 - - 22414 - - - - - 21451 blCL maxRH - - - 58 - - 66 - - - - - 68 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 76.2 - - 81.2 - - - - - 68.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 31.4 - - 28.5 - - - - - 33.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 76.5 - - 81.5 - - - - - 73.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 30.4 - - 27.4 - - - - - 32.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 380 - - 405 - - - - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6782 - - 8331 - - - - - 3838 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - - - - 4 EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 99020 27 105 20 095 28 097 99020 91452 24 100 26 093 26 082 91452 85657 19 093 25 089 23 075 85657 80896 18 090 19 083 18 090 80896 76803 19 080 14 080 21 072 76803 73186 16 090 8 093 20 059 73186 69922 18 067 12 074 16 052 69922 66926 12 069 8 048 13 040 66926 64136 10 057 4 075 12 031 64136 61425 11 014 10 358 4 001 61425 58612 6 008 12 343 13 341 58612 55742 7 010 8 344 17 324 55742 53038 19 333 20 330 8 304 53038 50609 24 343 24 314 29 341 50609 48428 35 342 31 326 45 335 48428 46450 38 338 42 334 50 329 46450 44639 38 335 49 334 54 330 44639 42961 39 332 52 331 56 329 42961 41394 41 329 53 327 56 325 41394 39922 43 328 51 325 56 322 39922 38541 44 329 49 322 56 322 38541 37221 44 330 48 320 56 321 37221 35897 44 328 47 319 54 320 35897 34543 45 326 46 318 52 317 34543 33165 47 323 46 319 50 313 33165 31752 48 321 47 318 48 309 31752 30294 49 320 49 317 46 308 30294 28797 50 320 51 314 44 309 28797 27262 51 320 52 309 45 310 27262 25692 50 318 52 306 45 312 25692 24094 46 315 51 304 47 312 24094 22460 44 311 51 306 49 311 22460 20789 44 310 48 308 50 310 20789 19108 42 311 44 310 51 308 19108 17503 39 310 38 308 51 308 17503 16047 35 309 31*303 49 309 16047 14748 31*307 24*295 47 311 14748 13582 24*303 22 292 43 311 13582 12530 18 293 22 292 40 311 12530 11578 17 288 22 292 35*308 11578 10716 16 283 22 293 32*305 10716 9938 15 275 21 294 31 304 9938 9235 14 271 21 295 30 303 9235 8591 14 268 21 295 28 302 8591 8010 13 265 21 296 26 301 8010 7516 13 262 20 297 24 299 7516 7130 12 260 19 297 20 295 7130 6861 12 259 18 297 15 289 6861 6697 11 259 16 297 12 285 6697 6602 9 258 12 298 6 277 6602 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 21Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography