DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 07/27 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 81.1 - - 84.6 - - 83.8 - - 75.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 221 - - 336 - - 117 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 10139 - - 11566 - - 12532 - - 7046 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 14887 - - 16319 - - 16248 - - 6586 Hcrit BL Top - - - 17639 - - 19066 - - 20032 - - 14546 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1347 - - 2273 - - 2780 - - 5757 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 558 - - 671 - - 488 - - 30 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 8 - - 7 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 15 - - 12 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 245 - - 234 - - 226 - - 227 Direction Wind Shear - - - 27 - - 16 - - 16 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 27 - - -13 - - 47 - - -24 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 631 - - 1183 - - 2700 - - -2227 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 17009 - - 17884 - - 17333 - - 16774 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2577 - - -670 - - 1185 - - -5704 ODpotential blCL - - - 20216 - - 19736 - - 18847 - - 20250 blCL maxRH - - - 99 - - 94 - - 99 - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 50 - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 81.1 - - 84.6 - - 83.8 - - 75.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 29.0 - - 28.5 - - 30.3 - - 25.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 82.1 - - 85.1 - - 85.5 - - 82.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 28.4 - - 27.7 - - 29.8 - - 24.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 221 - - 336 - - 117 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 10139 - - 11566 - - 12532 - - 7046 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 95 - - 76 - - 96 - - 37 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 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] 99582 28 103 29 106 23 103 27 095 99582 92019 25 103 18 100 25 089 21 090 92019 86232 20 092 21 097 20 089 23 091 86232 81443 20 097 23 100 18 105 22 089 81443 77307 19 100 19 102 15 113 18 081 77307 73652 13 101 16 109 10 112 11 072 73652 70354 9 133 8 095 14 101 8 096 70354 67336 8 155 4 152 8 053 7 122 67336 64538 3 143 11 153 2 275 3 134 64538 61839 2 254 4 148 7 175 9 226 61839 59062 15 231 12 281 4 296 10 215 59062 56206 18 235 24 251 23 265 9 261 56206 53493 35 245 36 243 39 250 32 263 53493 51065 45 234 47 236 47 237 44 252 51065 48890 49 238 49 238 47 234 49 239 48890 46905 53 244 51 245 46 238 48 237 46905 45068 63 245 60 247 51 245 50 242 45068 43357 70 240 68 241 62 247 55 246 43357 41753 74 237 74 237 70 244 64 246 41753 40245 75 237 75 233 74 239 70 242 40245 38831 75 236 76 232 76 235 74 237 38831 37481 75 235 76 232 75 233 75 234 37481 36130 73 235 75 232 75 232 74 232 36130 34751 72 234 76 234 75 234 75 234 34751 33348 71 234 74 236 73 235 71 237 33348 31912 68 235 70 237 66 231 65 238 31912 30439 61 234 62 236 62 223 59 236 30439 28932 51 229 55 235 64 221 54 231 28932 27390 44 223 50 232 60 232 50 229 27390 25819 37 219 47 232 52 245 45 236 25819 24224 38 222 43 236 41 253 41 249 24224 22600 41 232 37 245 32 257 38 260 22600 20942 42 250 31 254 26*258 29 267 20942 19270 38*262 28*259 21*256 22 269 19270 17665 31*265 23*256 15 239 18 268 17665 16200 23 264 16 244 13 225 13 265 16200 14888 17 261 16 242 13 223 9*248 14888 13706 13 253 15 237 13 221 9*223 13706 12636 11 242 14 230 12 219 10 213 12636 11666 11 233 14 227 12 219 11 213 11666 10788 11 227 14 226 12 219 11 218 10788 9995 11 223 14 225 11 219 12 226 9995 9279 11 221 14 224 11 219 12 232 9279 8624 11 218 14 224 11 219 13 237 8624 8032 11 216 14 223 10 218 13 240 8032 7530 11 215 14 222 10 218 13 243 7530 7138 10 215 13 223 10 217 11 243 7138 6865 10 214 12 222 9 217 9 242 6865 6698 9 214 12 222 8 217 7 237 6698 6602 8 213 9 221 7 215 4 238 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