DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 06/14 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 - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 61.5 - - 68.3 - - - - - 62.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 440 - - 456 - - - - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5317 - - 7714 - - - - - 2771 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 11387 - - 13337 - - - - - 6585 Hcrit BL Top - - - 12817 - - 15214 - - - - - 10271 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 992 - - 923 - - - - - 5830 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 565 - - 648 - - - - - 41 W* B/S - - - 36 - - 23 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 5 - - - - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 044 - - 337 - - - - - 118 Direction Wind Shear - - - 11 - - 18 - - - - - 6 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 12 - - 28 - - - - - 12 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 101 - - 1316 - - - - - -3460 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12717 - - 13899 - - - - - 13732 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6315 - - -2914 - - - - - -9039 ODpotential blCL - - - 19132 - - 18128 - - - - - 19310 blCL maxRH - - - 62 - - 72 - - - - - 72 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 61.5 - - 68.3 - - - - - 62.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 28.6 - - 30.1 - - - - - 25.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 61.5 - - 68.4 - - - - - 67.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 27.9 - - 29.2 - - - - - 24.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 440 - - 456 - - - - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5317 - - 7714 - - - - - 2771 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - - - - 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] 99190 32 109 27 103 33 090 99190 91623 31 103 20 106 24 085 91623 85820 29 110 16 106 24 089 85820 81025 20 089 19 111 23 076 81025 76908 10 088 20 095 17 065 76908 73289 12 103 18 080 15 072 73289 70023 10 093 16 061 15 059 70023 67022 11 053 10 039 12 050 67022 64227 8 028 6 007 14 042 64227 61501 5 354 7 345 16 355 61501 58659 13 332 12 331 17 326 58659 55714 17 327 20 321 17 324 55714 52896 26 313 28 306 22 326 52896 50351 32 302 30 304 27 325 50351 48069 34 300 33 304 32 325 48069 46007 33 307 33 313 36 324 46007 44139 39 316 35 318 33 322 44139 42436 43 312 35 316 30 338 42436 40867 41 312 39 314 35 357 40867 39416 43 322 42 308 43 018 39416 38067 43 321 43 307 54 025 38067 36779 40 322 44 309 59 023 36779 35486 37 324 42 309 59 018 35486 34162 33 322 38 308 58 013 34162 32811 34 320 36 309 56 012 32811 31424 36 323 36 310 51 009 31424 29993 37 325 35 312 46 002 29993 28526 36 327 34 316 40 355 28526 27022 34 325 32 318 37 343 27022 25484 32 320 31 319 38 330 25484 23913 31 318 30 319 41 326 23913 22306 30 318 29 320 41 326 22306 20656 30 319 29 320 36 328 20656 18994 30 320 28 320 31 324 18994 17406 27 322 27 318 24 314 17406 15969 23 327 22*318 17 312 15969 14687 19 333 14*321 14 309 14687 13531 15*334 13 322 11 288 13531 12485 8*336 11 325 9 268 12485 11536 4 352 8 328 8 250 11536 10677 3 004 5 335 6*233 10677 9903 3 030 2 005 4*200 9903 9205 3 066 2 044 5 149 9205 8566 4 078 2 077 7 120 8566 7991 4 088 3 094 9 110 7991 7503 5 090 4 100 10 106 7503 7122 5 094 4 103 10 105 7122 6857 5 095 4 104 9 102 6857 6695 5 095 4 105 7 102 6695 6602 5 095 4 104 4 104 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