DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 07/26 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 83.5 - - 87.1 - - - - - 78.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 352 - - 385 - - - - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8308 - - 11854 - - - - - 5402 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 13697 - - 16639 - - - - - 6586 Hcrit BL Top - - - 15808 - - 19354 - - - - - 12902 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4007 - - 2212 - - - - - 6089 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 610 - - 708 - - - - - 19 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 8 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 16 - - - - - 13 BL Wind Direction - - - 214 - - 231 - - - - - 250 Direction Wind Shear - - - 20 - - 18 - - - - - 18 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 10 - - -15 - - - - - -31 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1063 - - 3215 - - - - - -2415 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14746 - - 16140 - - - - - 15318 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1408 - - 1664 - - - - - -5586 ODpotential blCL - - - 17216 - - 17690 - - - - - 18488 blCL maxRH - - - 87 - - 92 - - - - - 85 maxRH CAPE - - - 280 - - 260 - - - - - 210 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 83.5 - - 87.1 - - - - - 78.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 41.4 - - 38.7 - - - - - 34.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 83.8 - - 87.4 - - - - - 84.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 40.9 - - 38.1 - - - - - 33.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 352 - - 385 - - - - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8308 - - 11854 - - - - - 5402 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 49 - - 70 - - - - - 41 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - - - - 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] 99695 37 111 33 103 29 096 99695 92137 26 098 27 099 25 098 92137 86314 27 102 19 096 20 084 86314 81498 27 105 16 112 17 100 81498 77362 24 103 20 119 19 107 77362 73703 13 094 17 111 13 093 73703 70396 10 137 12 118 7 121 70396 67363 7 177 11 171 9 125 67363 64560 8 174 10 189 2 059 64560 61850 10 224 6 240 8 213 61850 59062 24 236 23 249 13 248 59062 56228 27 231 32 230 27 231 56228 53537 36 235 38 232 34 240 53537 51116 46 235 49 236 45 252 51116 48945 51 234 52 235 54 249 48945 46963 54 241 56 239 60 245 46963 45133 63 245 63 239 65 242 45133 43427 69 241 68 237 69 239 43427 41827 72 236 70 237 71 237 41827 40321 75 235 74 237 73 237 40321 38908 77 237 77 238 75 239 38908 37557 76 242 79 241 77 240 37557 36205 77 245 78 243 77 239 36205 34825 76 245 75 244 76 237 34825 33424 71 245 70 243 73 237 33424 31991 63 242 63 242 69 239 31991 30520 53 238 54 241 62 241 30520 29017 45 236 49 239 52 240 29017 27480 42 238 46 238 46 238 27480 25912 38 237 43 237 44 239 25912 24316 34 230 41 235 41 243 24316 22688 32 230 37 234 35 244 22688 21022 31 239 32*235 30 243 21022 19342 29 248 27*237 29 238 19342 17729 28 248 22 237 30 234 17729 16258 25*231 16 230 30 232 16258 14938 26*213 15 228 27 232 14938 13749 24 200 15 228 25*233 13749 12672 18 210 15 228 21*236 12672 11696 15 231 15 228 18 242 11696 10811 14 232 15 228 16 249 10811 10014 13 230 15 228 13 254 10014 9294 11 218 15 228 11 259 9294 8635 10 212 15 228 11 261 8635 8041 9 207 14 228 10 260 8041 7536 9 203 14 229 10 259 7536 7142 8 200 13 228 9 258 7142 6867 8 198 13 228 8 256 6867 6699 7 196 12 228 6 253 6699 6603 6 195 10 228 4 254 6603 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