DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/01 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - 1332z - - 1853z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 54.7 - - 58.9 - - 61.0 - - 54.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 281 - - 339 - - 181 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6335 - - 10422 - - 12859 - - 9153 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 12029 - - 15394 - - 16919 - - 6584 Hcrit BL Top - - - 13835 - - 17922 - - 20359 - - 16653 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3495 - - 3303 - - 862 - - 3055 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 524 - - 651 - - 569 - - 38 W* B/S - - - 10 - - 9 - - 8 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 13 - - 13 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 260 - - 256 - - 263 - - 252 Direction Wind Shear - - - 14 - - 8 - - 12 - - 12 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 8 - - -31 - - -13 - - 68 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 4426 - - 5884 - - 6005 - - 5299 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9410 - - 12038 - - 14354 - - 11355 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 1936 - - 3605 - - 3415 - - 1134 ODpotential blCL - - - 11899 - - 14317 - - 16944 - - 15519 blCL maxRH - - - 77 - - 96 - - 90 - - 96 maxRH CAPE - - - 460 - - 380 - - 110 - - 190 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 54.7 - - 58.9 - - 61.0 - - 54.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 36.3 - - 28.9 - - 20.8 - - 27.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 55.7 - - 59.6 - - 62.3 - - 59.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 35.1 - - 27.9 - - 19.6 - - 26.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 281 - - 339 - - 181 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6335 - - 10422 - - 12859 - - 9153 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 7 - - 85 - - 61 - - 82 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - 2 - - 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] 98714 25 092 22 101 22 092 17 094 98714 91201 19 107 11 094 22 074 16 089 91201 85484 18 095 15 103 17 093 22 075 85484 80756 14 118 19 106 15 092 19 088 80756 76682 16 112 16 102 17 100 18 095 76682 73089 14 097 15 091 13 111 18 086 73089 69834 11 085 14 097 7 124 14 076 69834 66832 8 096 13 098 9 094 6 094 66832 64048 8 170 8 128 8 084 8 121 64048 61342 17 157 13 161 9 142 13 152 61342 58496 14 191 17 177 5 182 11 147 58496 55513 16 198 18 200 13 207 8 195 55513 52646 13 206 22 205 20 229 12 243 52646 50056 15 218 17 207 19 235 16 251 50056 47731 15 214 18 219 21 233 20 244 47731 45626 14 233 14 228 17 226 20 235 45626 43705 17 246 16 252 13 244 20 241 43705 41940 18 245 18 256 13 246 19 247 41940 40305 19 246 18 265 11 256 16 250 40305 38788 19 248 19 270 14 266 14 277 38788 37382 15 253 18 272 16 266 17 278 37382 36054 12 257 17 270 15 282 15 280 36054 34736 8 261 13 269 14 295 14 290 34736 33406 4 280 6 274 10 311 13 308 33406 32068 1 349 3 040 9 348 9 330 32068 30710 4 024 7 037 13 022 8 335 30710 29321 5 016 7 012 17 026 9 322 29321 27900 3 331 7 007 13 348 11 303 27900 26445 10 280 5 351 11 297 19 284 26445 24958 13 267 4 303 20 284 21 292 24958 23442 14 258 7 284 21 277 22 295 23442 21895 17 254 11 274 19*281 22 290 21895 20307 19 257 14 282 16*284 20 282 20307 18711 21 261 14*278 16 283 13 283 18711 17182 19 270 13*274 15 281 11*281 17182 15786 18 281 13 272 14 273 10*274 15786 14535 16*286 13 268 14 271 10 268 14535 13406 16*284 14 261 13 263 11 262 13406 12383 15 283 14 257 12 257 11 256 12383 11455 13 278 14 253 12 251 11 252 11455 10613 11 266 14 251 12 248 11 248 10613 9853 9 249 14 248 12 245 11 244 9853 9167 9 240 13 246 12 242 10 241 9167 8539 9 235 13 243 12 241 9 237 8539 7972 8 231 13 241 11 239 7 229 7972 7490 8 228 12 240 11 237 5 218 7490 7114 8 224 12 239 11 237 4 200 7114 6853 8 223 11 238 10 236 2 170 6853 6693 7 222 11 238 10 236 2 142 6693 6601 6 221 9 237 8 235 2 113 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