DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/22 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 76.1 - - 81.8 - - - - - 70.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 305 - - 286 - - - - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6030 - - 10406 - - - - - 284 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 11808 - - 15272 - - - - - 6586 Hcrit BL Top - - - 13530 - - 17906 - - - - - 7784 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3410 - - 2065 - - - - - 6704 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 523 - - 613 - - - - - 19 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 7 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 16 - - - - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - 200 - - 228 - - - - - 220 Direction Wind Shear - - - 16 - - 13 - - - - - 16 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -19 - - -15 - - - - - -28 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 2021 - - 3908 - - - - - -3218 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11509 - - 13999 - - - - - 11003 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -613 - - 1786 - - - - - -7731 ODpotential blCL - - - 14143 - - 16120 - - - - - 15515 blCL maxRH - - - 90 - - 97 - - - - - 87 maxRH CAPE - - - 690 - - 640 - - - - - 280 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 76.1 - - 81.8 - - - - - 70.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 48.3 - - 42.9 - - - - - 44.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 76.8 - - 82.5 - - - - - 75.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 47.8 - - 42.5 - - - - - 44.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 305 - - 286 - - - - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6030 - - 10406 - - - - - 284 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 61 - - 87 - - - - - 46 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 6 - - - - - 7 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] 99371 27 099 12 105 12 077 99371 91918 13 070 11 105 7 055 91918 86145 8 079 13 087 8 117 86145 81353 10 121 10 090 14 101 81353 77216 10 154 9 063 13 084 77216 73555 14 145 3 081 6 050 73555 70247 7 105 6 154 5 042 70247 67213 4 066 8 165 4 047 67213 64400 6 165 10 165 3 324 64400 61688 8 150 9 193 6 203 61688 58888 4 239 7 171 11 211 58888 56006 16 267 4 275 18 195 56006 53274 25 237 25 246 25 242 53274 50824 30 213 35 232 33 234 50824 48622 32 229 41 230 40 232 48622 46614 43 237 51 237 48 234 46614 44771 43 231 55 231 57 233 44771 43072 42 229 53 227 63 230 43072 41493 49 231 52 231 64 230 41493 40015 59 234 54 233 60 235 40015 38632 66 235 57 231 55 235 38632 37311 61 233 56 229 49 230 37311 35989 48 224 51 229 44 223 35989 34643 40 223 45 227 36 217 34643 33273 37 225 38 225 31 214 33273 31865 32 222 34 230 30 211 31865 30412 30 216 31 229 29 213 30412 28917 29 220 28 225 29 217 28917 27383 31 221 27 225 31 223 27383 25817 29 215 26 225 30 229 25817 24221 22 207 24 225 30 240 24221 22595 19 209 22 227 31 249 22595 20929 18 216 21 238 30 254 20929 19251 16 221 22*241 25 256 19251 17642 14 226 21*237 19 255 17642 16177 13 233 18 234 15 255 16177 14866 16 231 17 233 14 257 14866 13686 18*226 16 232 15 258 13686 12619 19*222 16 229 16 256 12619 11651 19 215 16 226 17 252 11651 10774 18 207 16 225 18 248 10774 9983 16 201 16 223 18 242 9983 9269 15 195 15 222 19 236 9269 8615 12 185 15 221 20 229 8615 8025 11 181 15 220 20*225 8025 7525 11 177 14 220 18*222 7525 7135 10 175 14 219 14 219 7135 6863 10 173 13 219 10 218 6863 6698 9 172 12 218 7 218 6698 6602 8 172 9 219 2 243 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