DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/25 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 - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 72.4 - - 74.2 - - 74.5 - - 68.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 293 - - 260 - - 176 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 12167 - - 12148 - - 11739 - - 7292 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 16722 - - 16626 - - 15998 - - 6585 Hcrit BL Top - - - 19667 - - 19648 - - 19239 - - 14792 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1564 - - 1372 - - 1195 - - 4267 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 653 - - 628 - - 546 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 6 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 19 - - 18 - - 15 BL Wind Direction - - - 267 - - 268 - - 259 - - 264 Direction Wind Shear - - - 25 - - 15 - - 18 - - 26 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -21 - - -21 - - -27 - - -29 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 6457 - - 5208 - - 4392 - - 1302 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13211 - - 14440 - - 14848 - - 13491 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 3830 - - 3141 - - 2162 - - -2733 ODpotential blCL - - - 15837 - - 16507 - - 17077 - - 17525 blCL maxRH - - - 94 - - 100 - - 84 - - 85 maxRH CAPE - - - 510 - - 160 - - 80 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 72.4 - - 74.2 - - 74.5 - - 68.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 37.0 - - 33.3 - - 31.9 - - 31.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 73.0 - - 75.3 - - 75.9 - - 73.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 36.4 - - 32.6 - - 31.2 - - 31.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 293 - - 260 - - 176 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 12167 - - 12148 - - 11739 - - 7292 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 74 - - 102 - - 36 - - 41 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 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] 99348 30 096 33 109 22 099 29 100 99348 91805 23 105 22 087 22 118 19 099 91805 85997 22 121 12 094 20 099 18 112 85997 81174 19 105 9 136 11 078 19 093 81174 77007 15 099 13 139 7 085 16 071 77007 73325 12 116 10 108 8 127 11 064 73325 69994 9 123 8 106 7 119 6 052 69994 66934 8 106 3 050 6 032 9 075 66934 64100 4 118 5 231 7 309 8 354 64100 61354 3 164 2 152 7 272 5 296 61354 58491 14 288 8 274 10 283 10 276 58491 55523 21 271 15 284 15 278 16 291 55523 52696 25 273 30 271 27 268 29 273 52696 50173 33 279 26 268 25 269 25 266 50173 47922 39 279 26 284 28 285 25 272 47922 45891 45 278 35 286 30 283 30 277 45891 44055 45 270 43 292 34 295 33 288 44055 42387 40 276 48 291 43 303 39 295 42387 40847 48 279 43 289 43 296 42 295 40847 39404 45 282 37 300 33 297 41 292 39404 38045 42 301 38 320 35 302 40 288 38045 36743 47 313 36 309 35 300 39 287 36743 35437 47 305 36 294 31 293 40 286 35437 34101 48 295 42 290 33 287 39 285 34101 32740 49 293 41 287 36 286 37 283 32740 31345 49 290 42 284 37 286 36 278 31345 29909 51 290 44 285 35 285 38 274 29909 28435 49 294 45 285 34 282 39 272 28435 26926 39 293 43 285 34 279 39 267 26926 25386 34 283 37 283 36 271 41 263 25386 23822 38 270 33 274 39 265 42 263 23822 22232 39 263 34 265 41 263 42 259 22232 20608 32*264 30*266 36*262 42 250 20608 18975 29*269 24*272 27*265 41 243 18975 17411 29 272 23 272 22 264 38 242 17411 15985 27 273 21 271 20 262 34*247 15985 14708 19 276 20 270 19 260 29*253 14708 13557 14 277 19 269 19 259 23 259 13557 12514 11 275 19 268 18 259 19 264 12514 11567 10 269 18 267 18 258 16 268 11567 10709 8 256 18 265 17 256 14 271 10709 9934 8 243 18 263 17 255 13 271 9934 9232 8 237 17 262 16 254 12 271 9232 8589 8 232 17 262 16 253 11 270 8589 8009 8 229 17 261 15 252 10 270 8009 7515 8 226 16 260 14 251 9 268 7515 7129 7 223 15 259 13 251 8 265 7129 6861 7 222 15 259 13 251 6 262 6861 6697 7 222 14 259 12 250 5 260 6697 6602 6 221 10 259 9 250 3 255 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