DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 10/12 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0956z - - 1001z - - - - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 34.5 - - 39.3 - - - - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 21 - - 87 - - - - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 355 - - 2348 - - - - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6583 - - 8448 - - - - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - 7855 - - 9848 - - - - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1266 - - 1518 - - - - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 86 - - 259 - - - - - - W* B/S - - - 5 - - 11 - - - - - - B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 4 - - - - - - BL Wind Direction - - - 188 - - 136 - - - - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 5 - - - - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -6 - - -10 - - - - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1256 - - 3248 - - - - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6600 - - 6600 - - - - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 815 - - 1398 - - - - - - ODpotential blCL - - - 7040 - - 8450 - - - - - - blCL maxRH - - - 99 - - 98 - - - - - - maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - 34.5 - - 39.3 - - - - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 33.8 - - 34.8 - - - - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 36.9 - - 41.2 - - - - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 33.4 - - 33.6 - - - - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 21 - - 87 - - - - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 355 - - 2348 - - - - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 97 - - 93 - - - - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 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] 97400 17 319 21 301 97400 90245 15 321 14 317 90245 84700 8 293 15 312 84700 80094 4 027 8 269 80094 76137 2 323 3 327 76137 72619 7 196 2 356 72619 69413 10 198 10 233 69413 66475 7 202 13 208 66475 63757 5 232 11 204 63757 61109 13 231 11 230 61109 58322 20 221 21 224 58322 55416 21 224 26 223 55416 52632 28 226 32 230 52632 50114 31 226 35 220 50114 47849 34 229 34 218 47849 45784 41 226 32 223 45784 43880 49 223 34 225 43880 42107 52 221 39 221 42107 40448 52 219 42 217 40448 38890 50 218 42 216 38890 37432 52 220 42 218 37432 36042 58 217 47 220 36042 34660 62 213 55 217 34660 33262 65 215 58 217 33262 31854 70 220 63 216 31854 30430 72 219 71 213 30430 28988 72 217 76 212 28988 27530 68 216 74 209 27530 26059 61 217 68 208 26059 24571 58 215 66 208 24571 23062 45 206 67 208 23062 21524 39 207 63 213 21524 19952 35 199 47 223 19952 18375 30 187 26 217 18375 16866 23 184 23 198 16866 15492 26 206 24 191 15492 14264 29 226 22 217 14264 13164 27 244 15 244 13164 12172 21 259 5 245 12172 11273 12 274 4 108 11273 10461 3 320 8*108 10461 9729 3 054 8*115 9729 9069 4 076 6 123 9069 8464 3 097 4 143 8464 7919 2*149 4 148 7919 7456 3*185 4 149 7456 7095 3 190 4 147 7095 6843 3 189 4 145 6843 6689 3 188 4 143 6689 6600 2 187 4 141 6600 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