DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 08/23 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 - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 74.6 - - 78.8 - - 78.6 - - 68.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 360 - - 369 - - 150 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7667 - - 10706 - - 10675 - - 4442 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 13188 - - 15668 - - 15015 - - 6585 Hcrit BL Top - - - 15167 - - 18206 - - 18175 - - 11942 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3108 - - 2296 - - 2439 - - 5281 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 597 - - 673 - - 500 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 5 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 21 - - 25 - - 23 - - 17 BL Wind Direction - - - 229 - - 247 - - 254 - - 273 Direction Wind Shear - - - 17 - - 28 - - 23 - - 21 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -18 - - -42 - - -33 - - -34 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 3646 - - 3883 - - 2871 - - -2174 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11522 - - 14324 - - 15304 - - 14116 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 697 - - 2045 - - -46 - - -6974 ODpotential blCL - - - 14470 - - 16161 - - 18221 - - 18916 blCL maxRH - - - 87 - - 84 - - 65 - - 75 maxRH CAPE - - - 1010 - - 420 - - 120 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 74.6 - - 78.8 - - 78.6 - - 68.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 46.7 - - 38.6 - - 34.2 - - 30.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 75.0 - - 79.3 - - 80.2 - - 76.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 46.4 - - 38.2 - - 33.7 - - 29.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 360 - - 369 - - 150 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7667 - - 10706 - - 10675 - - 4442 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 48 - - 35 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 5 - - 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] 99343 17 104 16 085 18 115 11 125 99343 91891 20 095 13 129 7 100 13 073 91891 86120 14 107 12 111 4 107 13 065 86120 81314 13 111 6 107 8 054 10 082 81314 77171 10 096 7 123 8 043 9 090 77171 73526 4 088 6 089 6 070 7 101 73526 70231 5 120 4 088 2 021 5 076 70231 67193 5 106 6 155 3 206 2 339 67193 64376 4 179 4 197 6 183 4 236 64376 61657 8 222 6 218 7 230 5 261 61657 58822 12 224 11 222 14 225 17 235 58822 55901 25 243 20 246 16 258 20 237 55901 53133 37 232 38 244 34 254 31 263 53133 50641 41 228 44 232 45 244 41 257 50641 48408 44 236 44 233 46 242 44 250 48408 46381 49 244 47 240 47 246 48 247 46381 44528 56 245 54 241 52 249 52 248 44528 42821 61 241 60 241 58 249 57 249 42821 41243 64 240 63 243 60 248 60 247 41243 39777 67 241 62 244 58 247 63 249 39777 38411 67 241 62 245 57 249 64 251 38411 37105 65 241 62 246 57 251 61 253 37105 35796 60 242 59 247 55 253 57 253 35796 34457 55 242 56 248 53 253 52 254 34457 33096 54 242 53 249 52 253 48 256 33096 31701 53 241 51 248 49 253 45 257 31701 30261 50 241 49 247 47 252 45 256 30261 28779 45 243 48 247 45 252 44 255 28779 27260 41 246 46 248 43 251 42 256 27260 25705 39 249 44 249 40 249 39 256 25705 24121 39 252 42 250 39 248 38 254 24121 22504 39 255 41 252 38 249 38 254 22504 20849 39 256 42 254 37 252 37 255 20849 19182 40 260 41*255 36*254 36 255 19182 17586 36 263 39*255 34*256 36 253 17586 16131 30*255 35 254 28 256 35 252 16131 14827 25*238 30 250 24 255 33 252 14827 13652 27 232 26 246 23 255 30 255 13652 12588 27 237 24 244 23 255 28*259 12588 11624 25 238 23 244 22 255 25*265 11624 10752 22 234 22 244 22 254 21 271 10752 9965 20 229 21 243 22 254 18 275 9965 9255 19 223 20 243 21 253 17 278 9255 8606 17 216 19 243 21 253 16 278 8606 8019 17 214 19 242 20 252 16 277 8019 7521 16 212 18 242 20 252 14 276 7521 7133 15 210 17 242 19 252 13 273 7133 6863 14 209 16 242 18 251 10 267 6863 6697 13 208 15 241 16 251 7 263 6697 6602 10 207 11 241 11 250 4 255 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