DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 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 0950z - - 0955z - - 1003z - - 1556z - - 1853z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 66.7 - - 76.8 - - 79.7 - - 77.0 - - 67.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 88 - - 382 - - 433 - - 140 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1028 - - 11062 - - 11690 - - 10033 - - 737 BL Depth Hcrit 6585 - - 15984 - - 16576 - - 14467 - - 6585 Hcrit BL Top 8528 - - 18562 - - 19190 - - 17533 - - 8237 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 3745 - - 2731 - - 2829 - - 3675 - - 8013 Hgt.Variab. W* 192 - - 690 - - 734 - - 481 - - 19 W* B/S 127 - - 7 - - 6 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 0 - - 18 - - 22 - - 19 - - 16 BL Wind Direction 250 - - 240 - - 247 - - 256 - - 260 Direction Wind Shear 5 - - 26 - - 16 - - 13 - - 16 Wind Shear Max.Converg -4 - - -15 - - -32 - - -41 - - -52 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -914 - - 4632 - - 3046 - - 2511 - - -5663 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 9442 - - 13931 - - 16145 - - 15023 - - 13901 sfcLCL ODpotential -5294 - - 1224 - - -1199 - - -2326 - - -10403 ODpotential blCL 13822 - - 17338 - - 20389 - - 19859 - - 18640 blCL maxRH 54 - - 56 - - 32 - - 37 - - 19 maxRH CAPE 650 - - 370 - - 110 - - 160 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 66.7 - - 76.8 - - 79.7 - - 77.0 - - 67.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 47.9 - - 38.3 - - 31.2 - - 33.8 - - 29.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 68.6 - - 77.1 - - 79.9 - - 78.7 - - 73.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 47.6 - - 37.6 - - 30.3 - - 33.2 - - 29.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 88 - - 382 - - 433 - - 140 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1028 - - 11062 - - 11690 - - 10033 - - 737 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 8 - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 99434 31 107 23 117 19 081 26 096 24 093 99434 91989 28 108 18 110 17 096 20 092 23 100 91989 86224 22 089 18 119 15 101 18 100 18 086 86224 81420 14 098 17 095 13 125 16 071 15 110 81420 77287 13 106 13 116 10 118 8 073 13 103 77287 73633 13 109 12 139 5 097 1 131 8 100 73633 70324 11 106 11 146 6 169 1 088 4 101 70324 67287 6 065 6 123 11 177 6 253 4 043 67287 64471 1 277 5 069 9 166 8 200 6 309 64471 61748 3 284 7 356 6 095 3 192 7 245 61748 58932 8 270 5 315 4 302 6 247 12 248 58932 56034 20 261 23 282 17 300 16 292 19 255 56034 53263 26 252 33 253 33 259 34 265 29 257 53263 50761 29 252 33 247 39 245 43 256 40 262 50761 48519 35 261 37 255 43 247 51 257 51 260 48519 46480 41 261 43 256 45 254 56 261 56 260 46480 44598 44 258 44 256 46 258 56 261 56 261 44598 42847 46 257 43 254 46 258 54 261 55 262 42847 41216 49 256 43 252 47 259 55 262 54 262 41216 39694 50 254 44 252 48 258 55 263 54 263 39694 38280 49 252 43 253 47 256 54 263 52 265 38280 36944 47 252 42 255 45 254 49 259 49 263 36944 35617 45 256 41 259 43 254 46 255 48 260 35617 34269 45 259 41 262 41 255 45 255 47 260 34269 32902 46 258 42 262 41 258 44 256 46 260 32902 31502 46 257 41 263 39 261 44 257 45 260 31502 30059 44 256 39 264 37 261 42 257 43 258 30059 28578 40 257 36 263 33 257 38 257 41 257 28578 27064 38 256 34 260 32 254 34 258 37 256 27064 25522 37 255 34 258 31 254 30 259 34 256 25522 23955 36 252 36 257 31 254 28 260 30 257 23955 22357 34 249 36 252 30 254 27 261 29 258 22357 20722 31 248 34 247 29*253 26 263 29 258 20722 19074 30 248 33*243 27*253 24*265 28 259 19074 17495 31 246 32*240 25 252 22*266 28 260 17495 16057 31 247 30 241 22 251 19 266 27 263 16057 14768 28 250 27 244 22 250 18 264 26 265 14768 13606 24 253 23 247 22 249 18 260 24 268 13606 12554 21 256 19 249 22 248 18 257 21 271 12554 11599 18 260 15 248 22 246 19 255 20 275 11599 10733 13 265 13 242 22 245 19 253 19 277 10733 9951 10 279 11 232 22 243 19 251 19 277 9951 9245 9 296 11 229 22 242 19 249 19 276 9245 8598 7*310 11 225 22 241 19 247 20*273 8598 8014 4*319 10 221 21 240 19 246 20*269 8014 7518 1 299 10 216 21 239 19 245 19 264 7518 7131 1 160 9 214 20 238 18 245 17 258 7131 6861 1 151 9 212 19 238 17 244 14 253 6861 6697 2 147 8 212 17 238 16 244 10 247 6697 6602 1 145 7 209 13 237 11 244 5 241 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