DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/11 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 55.0 - - 61.3 - - - - - 57.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 469 - - 499 - - - - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4586 - - 6808 - - - - - 1357 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 10825 - - 12639 - - - - - 6584 Hcrit BL Top - - - 12086 - - 14308 - - - - - 8857 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1314 - - 932 - - - - - 3876 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 549 - - 641 - - - - - 36 W* B/S - - - 16 - - 10 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 12 - - - - - 18 BL Wind Direction - - - 231 - - 239 - - - - - 248 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 9 - - - - - 16 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 5 - - -25 - - - - - -48 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -434 - - 273 - - - - - -4837 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12521 - - 14036 - - - - - 13694 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5861 - - -6586 - - - - - -12341 ODpotential blCL - - - 17947 - - 20894 - - - - - 21198 blCL maxRH - - - 51 - - 54 - - - - - 75 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 55.0 - - 61.3 - - - - - 57.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 23.1 - - 22.5 - - - - - 20.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 55.1 - - 61.1 - - - - - 61.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 22.3 - - 21.5 - - - - - 19.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 469 - - 499 - - - - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4586 - - 6808 - - - - - 1357 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 1 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 3 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] 98945 35 108 27 095 34 091 98945 91446 29 097 20 111 27 091 91446 85679 21 106 25 113 21 091 85679 80900 22 101 22 093 18 083 80900 76788 21 097 11 087 18 080 76788 73152 18 103 9 091 15 075 73152 69854 13 094 12 092 4 096 69854 66824 7 065 7 073 4 123 66824 64017 1 183 3 050 5 078 64017 61285 8 230 8 316 7 092 61285 58427 9 242 15 285 7 343 58427 55478 13 295 15 281 19 300 55478 52674 26 293 24 294 25 300 52674 50153 36 294 37 295 36 297 50153 47903 39 296 43 298 42 289 47903 45875 44 312 52 306 46 288 45875 44032 64 310 61 302 47 288 44032 42343 67 293 63 296 49 288 42343 40779 57 295 58 297 47 287 40779 39321 56 305 58 303 45 287 39321 37957 61 310 62 307 44 290 37957 36654 65 310 64 307 46 292 36654 35350 68 308 64 304 46 292 35350 34018 69 307 62 302 45 290 34018 32665 70 307 60 302 44 286 32665 31278 68 304 57 302 43 284 31278 29848 66 309 55 303 42 288 29848 28380 67 324 51 306 39 293 28380 26878 66 325 51 306 34 293 26878 25344 64 320 51 305 30 295 25344 23779 62 320 50 308 29 295 23779 22178 56 323 45 315 31 292 22178 20535 46 322 39 317 31 292 20535 18883 35 315 35 315 28 293 18883 17304 25 307 30 314 24 295 17304 15873 16 303 22 309 18 298 15873 14598 13 306 13*298 12 308 14598 13453 12 315 11*272 13 318 13453 12419 10*313 11 261 14 313 12419 11482 6*272 11 251 15 302 11482 10633 6 252 12 243 15 288 10633 9867 6 242 12 235 17 276 9867 9176 6 231 13 230 19*266 9176 8545 7 225 13 227 21*259 8545 7976 7 219 13 225 21 253 7976 7493 7 215 13 224 20 248 7493 7116 7 210 13 222 18 242 7116 6854 7 209 12 221 15 236 6854 6693 6 207 12 221 12 234 6693 6601 5 206 9 221 6 230 6601 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