DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 08/07 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 - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 82.8 - - 88.1 - - - - - 76.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 295 - - 338 - - - - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 9423 - - 13311 - - - - - 7898 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 14500 - - 17754 - - - - - 6586 Hcrit BL Top - - - 16923 - - 20811 - - - - - 15398 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2339 - - 2044 - - - - - 4634 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 600 - - 705 - - - - - 33 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 12 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 11 - - - - - 15 BL Wind Direction - - - 286 - - 270 - - - - - 284 Direction Wind Shear - - - 26 - - 10 - - - - - 8 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 33 - - 95 - - - - - -26 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1682 - - 1399 - - - - - -1821 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 18606 - - 19413 - - - - - 17220 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5264 - - -727 - - - - - -5884 ODpotential blCL - - - 22187 - - 21538 - - - - - 21282 blCL maxRH - - - 43 - - 67 - - - - - 50 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 82.8 - - 88.1 - - - - - 76.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 23.7 - - 24.9 - - - - - 24.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 83.5 - - 88.5 - - - - - 84.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 22.8 - - 23.9 - - - - - 24.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 295 - - 338 - - - - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 9423 - - 13311 - - - - - 7898 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 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] 99792 29 110 22 108 25 081 99792 92285 24 108 23 111 22 093 92285 86462 23 108 22 105 19 079 86462 81630 19 110 18 105 15 078 81630 77472 16 100 12 083 15 109 77472 73792 10 116 9 091 14 117 73792 70459 9 119 11 117 11 092 70459 67401 9 114 12 131 7 093 67401 64575 7 121 9 123 6 090 64575 61849 2 238 5 080 5 193 61849 59024 8 272 3 296 6 242 59024 56121 16 258 16 285 5 055 56121 53385 20 268 33 271 28 305 53385 50952 27 279 33 268 43 282 50952 48777 34 284 34 281 43 281 48777 46792 40 282 43 286 48 287 46792 44960 42 283 48 286 51 290 44960 43255 46 288 53 288 55 295 43255 41663 53 289 57 288 54 298 41663 40173 57 287 56 286 50 297 40173 38779 58 286 52 285 47 295 38779 37449 57 286 47 286 45 292 37449 36121 54 286 43 288 41 289 36121 34765 50 286 41 288 36 289 34765 33387 45 285 38 286 34 291 33387 31974 39 284 34 287 33 290 31974 30518 34 284 32 284 29 288 30518 29023 29 283 27 283 26 287 29023 27493 26 282 25 285 25 289 27493 25932 23 281 24 287 25 287 25932 24341 21 279 24 283 24 285 24341 22714 20 274 24 274 22 285 22714 21045 19 272 21*272 19 288 21045 19361 21 277 15*274 11 290 19361 17747 26*281 13 272 7 302 17747 16276 27*282 12 272 8*300 16276 14955 25 282 12 271 11*296 14955 13764 20 284 11 271 13 292 13764 12686 17 287 11 270 14 290 12686 11708 14 291 10 269 15 289 11708 10822 12 293 10 268 16 288 10822 10022 10 292 9 267 17 286 10022 9300 9 291 9 266 17 284 9300 8639 8 290 8 265 17 281 8639 8043 6 289 8 264 17 277 8043 7536 4 288 7 264 16 272 7536 7142 3 288 7 264 14 266 7142 6868 3 288 6 263 12 260 6868 6699 2 291 6 264 9 253 6699 6603 2 294 5 263 5 246 6603 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