DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 09/28 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 - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1556z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 59.6 - - 64.1 - - 61.3 - - 51.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 270 - - 301 - - 32 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4185 - - 8133 - - 7858 - - 1526 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 10316 - - 13469 - - 11047 - - 6584 Hcrit BL Top - - - 11685 - - 15633 - - 15358 - - 9026 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3523 - - 2606 - - 2248 - - 6796 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 444 - - 573 - - 274 - - 16 W* B/S - - - 28 - - 28 - - 8 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 4 - - 6 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 216 - - 265 - - 308 - - 032 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 10 - - 8 - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 7 - - 15 - - 16 - - 5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 801 - - 3179 - - 4281 - - 819 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10885 - - 12454 - - 11077 - - 8207 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1879 - - 1345 - - 1958 - - -3194 ODpotential blCL - - - 13564 - - 14288 - - 13400 - - 12220 blCL maxRH - - - 81 - - 79 - - 91 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 100 - - 200 - - 240 - - 80 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 59.6 - - 64.1 - - 61.3 - - 51.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 34.6 - - 32.2 - - 35.5 - - 37.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 60.4 - - 65.0 - - 63.7 - - 58.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 34.3 - - 32.0 - - 35.1 - - 36.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 270 - - 301 - - 32 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4185 - - 8133 - - 7858 - - 1526 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 24 - - 16 - - 62 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - 5 - - 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] 98108 15 286 9 323 6 310 10 287 98108 90792 7 265 9 288 12 326 9 310 90792 85116 5 135 5 246 16 317 12 331 85116 80432 4 069 4 159 8 303 6 333 80432 76407 4 035 1 237 2 318 3 043 76407 72835 3 089 6 300 2 289 7 339 72835 69603 3 271 7 286 4 265 6 307 69603 66629 8 264 10 265 7 291 7 276 66629 63866 14 265 19 265 22 284 18 272 63866 61190 16 264 22 256 21 272 20 268 61190 58386 22 281 23 271 21 274 21 275 58386 55457 31 274 29 271 27 270 30 278 55457 52656 34 260 33 259 34 262 36 264 52656 50134 36 259 35 255 35 258 35 250 50134 47868 45 263 41 260 36 261 32 247 47868 45800 53 259 47 258 39 259 34 247 45800 43903 55 253 47 249 42 253 36 255 43903 42156 54 252 46 244 41 247 33 261 42156 40538 52 250 42 241 38 240 27 263 40538 39032 53 241 40 245 31 243 22 272 39032 37635 51 237 43 245 27 254 16 286 37635 36319 50 238 46 233 26 262 10 326 36319 35016 53 237 43 232 24 266 15 020 35016 33692 55 233 45 236 22 270 25 030 33692 32350 53 229 48 236 21 269 35 036 32350 30976 52 225 48 235 22 259 38 040 30976 29561 50 223 47 233 24 248 33 038 29561 28110 46 221 46 231 24 242 25 031 28110 26626 44 220 43 228 26 239 21 023 26626 25111 41 225 39 228 22 244 20 017 25111 23568 36 235 35 230 18 257 19 011 23568 21992 30 246 27 240 15 273 15 357 21992 20377 20 250 22 252 13 281 12 328 20377 18754 14 251 17 265 12 281 10 299 18754 17205 14 258 15 281 12 295 8 311 17205 15801 12 270 13*291 11*291 11 318 15801 14546 8 278 8*296 9*290 11 313 14546 13416 7 283 7 292 8 292 9 312 13416 12392 7*287 6 290 7 292 8 313 12392 11462 7*286 5 286 7 296 6 319 11462 10620 6 280 4 264 6 302 5 329 10620 9859 3 245 3 241 6 310 5 339 9859 9171 3 194 3 224 6 319 5*348 9171 8542 4 186 3 211 6 328 5*004 8542 7974 4 180 3 200 6 335 5 025 7974 7491 4 175 3 190 6 342 5 038 7491 7115 5 170 3 183 6 342 5 048 7115 6853 5 166 4 178 5 344 4 046 6853 6693 4 163 3 178 5 344 3 032 6693 6601 4 162 3 176 4 346 1 007 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