DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 09/21 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0956z - - 1001z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 57.6 - - 62.8 - - - - - 52.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 273 - - 340 - - - - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2282 - - 4271 - - - - - 262 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8883 - - 10466 - - - - - 6585 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9782 - - 11771 - - - - - 7762 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1821 - - 1858 - - - - - 3143 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 364 - - 481 - - - - - 1 W* B/S - - - 23 - - 26 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 113 - - 095 - - - - - 114 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 6 - - - - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -8 - - -11 - - - - - -5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -294 - - 260 - - - - - -1370 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10077 - - 11511 - - - - - 9132 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4772 - - -3780 - - - - - -6786 ODpotential blCL - - - 14554 - - 15551 - - - - - 14548 blCL maxRH - - - 56 - - 50 - - - - - 83 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 57.6 - - 62.8 - - - - - 52.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 36.4 - - 35.1 - - - - - 35.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 58.5 - - 63.2 - - - - - 60.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 36.1 - - 34.9 - - - - - 35.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 273 - - 340 - - - - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2282 - - 4271 - - - - - 262 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 33 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 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] 98152 8 236 12 298 4 245 98152 90820 7 353 2 354 7 317 90820 85169 14 348 6 018 17 335 85169 80510 16 351 12 355 17 332 80510 76502 19 337 17 328 14 338 76502 72950 15 317 20 297 14 349 72950 69723 11 301 15 291 15 330 69723 66742 9 301 11 289 12 317 66742 63963 9 307 13 291 12 299 63963 61263 11 296 14 277 15 292 61263 58443 12 287 14 270 17 265 58443 55518 16 284 16 266 16 242 55518 52734 16 272 18 253 17 241 52734 50231 15 240 21 241 19 252 50231 47991 15 215 19 232 22 243 47991 45967 14 212 19 236 22 232 45967 44118 14 218 21 245 24 223 44118 42417 12 228 23 250 24 214 42417 40835 11 256 21 251 25 210 40835 39354 17 277 20 257 22 204 39354 37978 22 274 21 262 15 228 37978 36678 23 271 23 262 20 240 36678 35382 24 276 24 259 23 241 35382 34057 26 280 25 262 27 244 34057 32706 27 277 29 261 26 245 32706 31317 28 273 31 262 24 250 31317 29883 22 276 30 264 21 256 29883 28408 13 266 25 268 17 256 28408 26901 7 243 19 272 15 246 26901 25365 5 210 12 259 16 237 25365 23803 4 217 9 234 17 237 23803 22208 3 264 8 223 16 240 22208 20573 2 272 7 227 14 240 20573 18925 2 182 6 225 11 237 18925 17347 5 149 6 208 8 228 17347 15914 5 133 5 196 4 213 15914 14634 5 110 2 171 1 068 14634 13483 4 092 2 086 4 024 13483 12443 4 077 3*048 5 023 12443 11500 4 070 3*038 4 023 11500 10647 3 067 3 041 3 022 10647 9878 2*061 2 062 2 012 9878 9184 2*063 3 088 2 006 9184 8550 2 099 4 106 1 061 8550 7979 3 116 5 115 2*123 7979 7494 3 120 6 117 3*124 7494 7117 4 121 6 116 3 115 7117 6854 4 120 6 116 3 108 6854 6693 4 119 6 115 1 097 6693 6601 4 119 5 115 0 062 6601 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