DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/22 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 71.0 - - 76.0 - - 75.8 - - 68.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 410 - - 445 - - 208 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8355 - - 10461 - - 10157 - - 8593 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 13813 - - 15578 - - 14869 - - 6585 Hcrit BL Top - - - 15855 - - 17961 - - 17657 - - 16093 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1578 - - 1230 - - 1384 - - 1534 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 644 - - 714 - - 550 - - 36 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 8 - - 8 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 16 - - 13 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 275 - - 277 - - 288 - - 303 Direction Wind Shear - - - 11 - - 16 - - 14 - - 10 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -17 - - -16 - - -15 - - 24 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1479 - - -684 - - -1357 - - -737 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 17335 - - 18646 - - 19015 - - 16831 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6616 - - -5174 - - -6205 - - -6849 ODpotential blCL - - - 22471 - - 23135 - - 23862 - - 22942 blCL maxRH - - - 42 - - 49 - - 42 - - 36 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 71.0 - - 76.0 - - 75.8 - - 68.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 17.4 - - 16.2 - - 14.4 - - 17.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 71.3 - - 76.1 - - 76.9 - - 74.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 16.3 - - 15.1 - - 13.2 - - 16.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 410 - - 445 - - 208 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8355 - - 10461 - - 10157 - - 8593 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 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] 99365 29 115 30 104 28 114 32 107 99365 91785 26 110 27 117 18 108 26 106 91785 85968 24 120 24 103 19 104 20 113 85968 81155 20 123 17 110 21 099 20 105 81155 77004 18 125 12 127 14 108 14 087 77004 73334 13 114 13 127 7 136 10 053 73334 70013 11 127 8 095 8 105 6 065 70013 66965 9 112 1 152 3 077 7 067 66965 64142 4 064 5 172 2 009 1 028 64142 61407 6 322 3 084 2 246 4 292 61407 58564 10 255 8 296 1 165 2 327 58564 55621 6 289 17 266 20 290 14 296 55621 52815 27 296 23 274 30 280 30 283 52815 50300 37 289 35 286 38 291 39 287 50300 48065 46 287 46 289 49 290 49 288 48065 46056 52 285 54 287 58 287 58 286 46056 44229 62 287 63 286 64 288 65 285 44229 42551 72 288 69 287 69 289 67 286 42551 40995 77 289 72 288 71 289 66 287 40995 39542 77 288 73 287 71 288 63 287 39542 38180 74 290 73 287 69 286 60 286 38180 36878 71 291 72 286 67 284 59 284 36878 35574 68 290 69 286 65 283 59 283 35574 34241 65 291 66 287 64 282 59 281 34241 32884 62 291 63 289 63 282 59 280 32884 31492 58 289 60 290 60 284 56 281 31492 30058 54 289 57 290 57 285 52 280 30058 28585 51 290 53 289 54 285 50 279 28585 27076 50 291 49 287 50 286 48 278 27076 25533 47 289 47 286 47 285 44 278 25533 23960 43 287 45 286 44 285 41 278 23960 22353 39 286 42 285 41 283 38 278 22353 20705 36 283 39 283 38 281 36 279 20705 19047 34 282 35*283 33*282 31 279 19047 17462 32 283 24*284 22*285 24*280 17462 16024 27*284 17 282 13 289 12*278 16024 14739 18*280 17 282 13 288 8 280 14739 13582 14 274 17 281 13 288 8 289 13582 12533 14 273 16 278 13 288 8 296 12533 11581 14 273 15 276 13 288 9 304 11581 10718 13 273 15 274 12 288 9 310 10718 9939 13 274 15 272 12 288 9 314 9939 9235 13 275 14 270 12 288 9 318 9235 8590 12 276 14 269 12 287 10 321 8590 8009 12 276 13 267 12 287 9 322 8009 7514 11 277 13 266 11 286 9 323 7514 7129 11 278 12 266 11 287 8 321 7129 6861 10 278 12 265 10 286 6 317 6861 6696 9 278 11 265 10 286 5 310 6696 6602 8 279 9 265 8 287 3 306 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