DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 07/11 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 - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 72.3 - - 77.7 - - 78.4 - - 73.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 433 - - 414 - - 93 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7440 - - 10865 - - 12031 - - 10277 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 13091 - - 15865 - - 15610 - - 6586 Hcrit BL Top - - - 14940 - - 18365 - - 19531 - - 17777 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1763 - - 992 - - 813 - - 879 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 629 - - 703 - - 446 - - 37 W* B/S - - - 22 - - 19 - - 15 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 7 - - 5 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 316 - - 287 - - 310 - - 029 Direction Wind Shear - - - 16 - - 15 - - 13 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 16 - - 46 - - 64 - - 36 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1450 - - 3557 - - 4310 - - 2822 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13490 - - 14808 - - 15221 - - 14956 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1684 - - 1977 - - 2597 - - -283 ODpotential blCL - - - 16624 - - 16388 - - 16934 - - 18060 blCL maxRH - - - 66 - - 92 - - 97 - - 88 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 70 - - 80 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 72.3 - - 77.7 - - 78.4 - - 73.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.8 - - 35.2 - - 34.3 - - 31.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 72.3 - - 77.8 - - 80.3 - - 78.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 35.3 - - 34.6 - - 33.8 - - 30.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 433 - - 414 - - 93 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7440 - - 10865 - - 12031 - - 10277 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 66 - - 90 - - 53 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 99302 33 107 30 105 30 104 25 098 99302 91763 28 103 27 111 23 098 26 101 91763 85968 26 091 25 118 22 104 19 092 85968 81180 18 096 20 107 20 110 19 090 81180 77060 15 122 17 095 17 097 19 079 77060 73414 14 107 8 101 13 092 10 077 73414 70111 10 072 9 097 9 079 9 088 70111 67075 2 022 7 060 8 052 6 046 67075 64274 1 211 4 264 7 352 4 037 64274 61572 6 314 6 254 9 323 9 336 61572 58763 12 314 11 303 14 312 14 308 58763 55847 18 297 18 296 19 320 15 321 55847 53060 23 299 24 300 30 317 25 325 53060 50562 29 305 28 303 33 313 32 315 50562 48334 35 307 35 312 38 319 36 313 48334 46331 40 310 42 311 41 319 36 317 46331 44520 42 308 40 322 35 328 31 331 44520 42866 38 320 42 330 37 338 32 346 42866 41329 46 325 42 335 36 338 32 349 41329 39884 45 323 43 334 31 341 31 347 39884 38525 40 332 36 331 30 352 30 341 38525 37222 38 340 31 349 32 357 28 335 37222 35913 35 337 38 003 32 357 28 337 35913 34573 34 334 43 004 29 350 28 345 34573 33207 35 333 43 000 28 340 30 352 33207 31803 36 336 41 357 29 337 30 353 31803 30354 34 340 38 353 31 340 29 351 30354 28861 29 337 34 349 32 344 29 348 28861 27329 24 325 32 347 31 342 29 349 27329 25760 25 316 30 348 30 340 27 346 25760 24162 26 318 25 346 27 346 26 343 24162 22529 25 324 23 334 23 346 24 340 22529 20860 23 325 24 326 20*331 21 334 20860 19184 21 320 20*320 13*317 15*328 19184 17588 20 313 15*310 11 316 5*313 17588 16138 18*307 13 308 9 316 2 333 16138 14837 15*304 10 301 7 314 2 027 14837 13665 9 309 8 295 6 313 4 036 13665 12602 8 310 7 283 5 309 5 039 12602 11638 7 313 6 274 4 302 6 038 11638 10764 5 318 5 264 3 294 7 037 10764 9977 4 322 5 257 2 282 8 037 9977 9264 3 332 4 246 2 275 8 036 9264 8612 2 344 4 239 1 258 9 035 8612 8024 1 013 4 231 1 240 9 034 8024 7525 1 045 4 223 1 229 9 033 7525 7135 1 059 3 219 1 214 8 032 7135 6864 2 066 3 215 1 206 7 030 6864 6698 2 071 3 214 1 195 5 028 6698 6602 2 073 3 207 1 200 3 026 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