DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 08/24 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 - - - 0955z - - 1003z - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 74.8 - - 80.8 - - - - - 71.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 263 - - 354 - - - - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6667 - - 13141 - - - - - 9477 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 12234 - - 17640 - - - - - 6585 Hcrit BL Top - - - 14167 - - 20641 - - - - - 16977 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4196 - - 2602 - - - - - 3913 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 513 - - 711 - - - - - 25 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 8 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 17 - - - - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - 231 - - 256 - - - - - 264 Direction Wind Shear - - - 21 - - 26 - - - - - 8 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -23 - - -11 - - - - - -20 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1593 - - 4772 - - - - - 3212 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 15760 - - 15869 - - - - - 13766 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3063 - - 3055 - - - - - -100 ODpotential blCL - - - 17230 - - 17586 - - - - - 17077 blCL maxRH - - - 86 - - 75 - - - - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - 270 - - 390 - - - - - 400 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 74.8 - - 80.8 - - - - - 71.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 28.6 - - 33.7 - - - - - 34.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 75.7 - - 81.2 - - - - - 78.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 28.1 - - 33.3 - - - - - 34.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 263 - - 354 - - - - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6667 - - 13141 - - - - - 9477 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 42 - - 1 - - - - - 35 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - - - - 5 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] 99434 13 115 9 147 12 110 99434 91974 11 096 16 110 7 091 91974 86188 7 121 11 086 7 105 86188 81374 9 157 4 115 7 113 81374 77238 7 162 4 124 13 107 77238 73584 8 131 5 153 11 094 73584 70267 6 131 6 157 4 088 70267 67220 3 180 2 134 6 065 67220 64398 4 179 8 170 7 320 64398 61672 2 280 5 178 9 233 61672 58845 11 236 10 264 15 245 58845 55916 22 239 25 250 22 268 55916 53116 29 242 35 236 34 263 53116 50595 36 234 36 231 37 255 50595 48343 38 234 37 240 37 253 48343 46306 41 237 42 242 43 253 46306 44451 45 238 45 245 48 252 44451 42750 50 237 47 246 53 251 42750 41176 46 233 46 244 54 247 41176 39713 45 229 40 245 51 244 39713 38352 46 227 33 244 46 243 38352 37058 42 235 33 239 41 243 37058 35764 34 242 36 239 36 245 35764 34437 29 245 36 241 36 247 34437 33084 29 247 32 243 37 247 33084 31695 27 244 31 248 37 244 31695 30263 24 240 34 253 39 243 30263 28789 26 238 37 255 37 241 28789 27277 28 242 36 256 37 236 27277 25728 27 253 34 255 35 235 25728 24150 29 257 35 252 29 241 24150 22540 33 256 35 256 22 255 22540 20890 34 254 36*264 19 272 20890 19226 31 256 32*269 19 280 19226 17630 29 261 26 270 15*283 17630 16174 27 262 21 265 11*282 16174 14868 26*260 18 261 10 280 14868 13691 23*257 17 257 11 275 13691 12624 19 252 16 254 11 271 12624 11656 16 246 14 246 12 266 11656 10779 13 236 13 242 13 263 10779 9987 12 225 13 239 13 260 9987 9272 11 210 13 237 14 257 9272 8618 10 203 12 235 15 255 8618 8028 10 199 12 232 15 253 8028 7527 10 196 12 231 13 251 7527 7137 10 193 11 229 11 249 7137 6865 9 192 11 229 8 247 6865 6698 9 190 10 229 7 245 6698 6602 7 190 8 228 3 241 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