DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/09 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 54.6 - - 57.9 - - 56.8 - - 50.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 283 - - 432 - - 196 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7137 - - 11096 - - 11090 - - 6977 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 12658 - - 16083 - - 15563 - - 6584 Hcrit BL Top - - - 14637 - - 18596 - - 18590 - - 14477 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3171 - - 779 - - 825 - - 2132 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 543 - - 720 - - 554 - - 61 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 5 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 19 - - 25 - - 26 - - 21 BL Wind Direction - - - 263 - - 263 - - 273 - - 286 Direction Wind Shear - - - 15 - - 17 - - 18 - - 20 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -25 - - -44 - - -38 - - -24 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 4764 - - 7331 - - 5688 - - 2306 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9874 - - 11265 - - 12903 - - 12171 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 1848 - - 4240 - - 3125 - - -1653 ODpotential blCL - - - 12789 - - 14356 - - 15465 - - 16130 blCL maxRH - - - 93 - - 97 - - 87 - - 50 maxRH CAPE - - - 290 - - 290 - - 100 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 54.6 - - 57.9 - - 56.8 - - 50.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 34.0 - - 31.1 - - 22.9 - - 20.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 55.6 - - 58.3 - - 58.3 - - 54.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 33.3 - - 30.5 - - 22.3 - - 19.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 283 - - 432 - - 196 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7137 - - 11096 - - 11090 - - 6977 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 71 - - 88 - - 50 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 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] 99012 24 103 23 097 23 093 20 107 99012 91510 17 106 15 110 16 081 21 104 91510 85761 24 113 9 130 13 083 18 087 85761 80993 15 121 11 108 9 111 15 083 80993 76880 11 154 8 109 9 104 14 089 76880 73244 10 141 5 128 9 095 11 072 73244 69947 6 128 8 136 8 116 8 108 69947 66909 5 207 5 168 4 136 7 105 66909 64084 11 193 16 194 9 212 4 230 64084 61338 15 219 15 219 15 223 17 221 61338 58467 22 248 23 240 17 245 18 230 58467 55494 24 252 25 246 32 266 29 271 55494 52666 29 263 32 263 39 274 33 268 52666 50112 28 269 33 270 33 279 29 271 50112 47805 29 275 34 277 32 285 35 283 47805 45696 36 278 38 280 35 287 42 288 45696 43755 41 277 44 280 43 287 46 292 43755 41959 45 272 48 280 51 285 53 294 41959 40291 45 268 48 281 54 285 58 294 40291 38741 43 264 48 284 56 287 59 295 38741 37304 42 262 50 283 56 289 60 300 37304 35948 43 260 49 274 54 289 65 306 35948 34609 44 260 45 264 51 289 74 309 34609 33258 43 260 43 259 46 285 79 309 33258 31897 41 261 43 256 45 277 76 308 31897 30516 39 261 44 254 44 264 66 308 30516 29106 38 259 44 253 41 260 57 305 29106 27672 39 256 44 253 39 266 53 300 27672 26213 39 253 43 255 39 271 52 294 26213 24728 39 251 42 256 39 273 52 293 24728 23219 37 248 41 258 38 275 51 294 23219 21680 36 245 40 259 38 275 47 296 21680 20105 36 244 36*263 37*276 43 296 20105 18519 30 249 29*269 30*278 40 292 18519 17003 25 257 25 273 26 279 35 285 17003 15627 24*263 24 275 26 278 29*283 15627 14397 23*267 24 273 26 276 25*284 14397 13290 22 269 24 268 26 274 23 285 13290 12287 21 270 25 263 26 273 23 285 12287 11377 19 268 26 259 26 272 22 286 11377 10551 19 266 26 256 26 271 22 287 10551 9805 18 263 27 254 26 269 22 287 9805 9131 17 258 27 252 26 268 21 288 9131 8512 17 255 26 251 25 267 20 287 8512 7954 17 253 26 250 25 267 19 287 7954 7478 16 251 26 249 24 266 18 286 7478 7108 15 249 25 249 23 265 16 285 7108 6850 14 249 23 248 22 265 13 284 6850 6692 13 248 21 247 19 264 10 283 6692 6601 10 247 14 247 12 264 5 281 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