DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 08/31 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 64.4 - - 72.1 - - 72.0 - - 62.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 365 - - 406 - - 131 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2825 - - 7343 - - 7819 - - 4196 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9372 - - 12980 - - 12687 - - 6585 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10325 - - 14843 - - 15319 - - 11696 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2022 - - 1758 - - 1842 - - 4082 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 429 - - 611 - - 430 - - 20 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 8 - - 7 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 15 - - 10 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 212 - - 231 - - 227 - - 203 Direction Wind Shear - - - 16 - - 18 - - 11 - - 13 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -17 - - -22 - - -9 - - -15 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6858 - - -2934 - - -1517 - - -3315 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 17184 - - 17778 - - 16837 - - 15012 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -13116 - - -7536 - - -5756 - - -8051 ODpotential blCL - - - 23441 - - 22379 - - 21075 - - 19747 blCL maxRH - - - 40 - - 44 - - 36 - - 81 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 64.4 - - 72.1 - - 72.0 - - 62.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 12.1 - - 16.6 - - 20.8 - - 20.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 64.8 - - 72.3 - - 73.6 - - 70.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 11.7 - - 16.2 - - 20.5 - - 19.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 365 - - 406 - - 131 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2825 - - 7343 - - 7819 - - 4196 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 24 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 - - 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] 99104 9 135 5 158 6 061 3 073 99104 91692 12 173 7 177 4 245 6 064 91692 85948 6 155 7 160 2 173 8 007 85948 81178 7 137 6 174 6 159 5 346 81178 77071 4 189 2 197 7 170 7 231 77071 73430 8 204 8 226 6 275 8 220 73430 70113 6 223 8 212 8 273 7 252 70113 67057 6 177 7 213 9 254 9 266 67057 64233 4 208 6 236 8 239 9 248 64233 61504 13 241 12 242 12 251 11 245 61504 58652 17 234 19 230 20 244 16 245 58652 55688 22 236 23 231 25 242 24 245 55688 52862 25 242 26 233 29 237 30 239 52862 50332 28 246 28 233 32 235 32 236 50332 48077 29 247 27 235 33 231 32 233 48077 46042 30 237 27 232 33 227 30 227 46042 44186 21 243 23 224 29 221 30 222 44186 42480 14 237 13 202 25 219 32 216 42480 40903 5 206 11 168 25 211 37 208 40903 39439 4 199 11 183 23 204 43 211 39439 38082 7 192 16 179 22 197 60 218 38082 36788 8 202 17 171 22 196 65 217 36788 35490 7 222 14 177 22 195 62 218 35490 34162 7 244 13 185 21 191 59 218 34162 32810 8 255 13 189 20 188 54 219 32810 31422 8 263 15 192 21 194 46 220 31422 29988 9 257 17 196 23 200 37 222 29988 28512 12 245 17 204 25 203 26 204 28512 27002 16 253 15 218 26 205 27 192 27002 25464 20 254 17 228 23 206 22 207 25464 23898 22 251 17 235 20 212 19 221 23898 22300 23 248 17 244 17 219 17 225 22300 20663 22 247 18 245 16 223 16 225 20663 19015 20 248 18 244 16 234 15 231 19015 17437 18 251 20 247 17 249 15 245 17437 16001 17 253 21*252 17*256 15 250 16001 14716 18 254 22*252 14*252 15 245 14716 13558 20 254 19 247 12 240 15 238 13558 12511 21 253 17 242 12 236 14*231 12511 11561 22 250 16 234 11 232 12*221 11561 10701 20*248 15 232 11 226 10 212 10701 9926 17*243 14 220 10 222 9 208 9926 9224 14 234 13 216 10 218 9 204 9224 8582 10 217 13 212 10 214 8 200 8582 8003 9 193 12 209 10 211 8 194 8003 7510 8 187 12 206 9 209 7 189 7510 7126 8 182 11 204 9 207 6 183 7126 6859 8 179 11 202 9 206 5 174 6859 6696 8 177 10 201 8 205 3 143 6696 6602 7 175 8 200 7 204 2 095 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