DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 06/13 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 - - - 59.9 - - 66.2 - - 68.7 - - 61.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 459 - - 474 - - 211 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5911 - - 8319 - - 9425 - - 3326 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 11880 - - 13849 - - 14293 - - 6585 Hcrit BL Top - - - 13411 - - 15819 - - 16925 - - 10826 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 807 - - 774 - - 950 - - 5332 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 594 - - 674 - - 538 - - 63 W* B/S - - - 21 - - 26 - - 20 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 13 BL Wind Direction - - - 343 - - 314 - - 279 - - 100 Direction Wind Shear - - - 19 - - 21 - - 21 - - 8 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 21 - - 42 - - 50 - - 37 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 649 - - 1465 - - 2649 - - -1820 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12762 - - 14355 - - 14277 - - 12647 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5881 - - -3497 - - 1099 - - -4815 ODpotential blCL - - - 19292 - - 19316 - - 15826 - - 15641 blCL maxRH - - - 64 - - 69 - - 82 - - 92 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 59.9 - - 66.2 - - 68.7 - - 61.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 26.8 - - 26.0 - - 28.9 - - 28.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 59.9 - - 66.2 - - 69.8 - - 64.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 26.1 - - 25.0 - - 28.0 - - 28.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 459 - - 474 - - 211 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5911 - - 8319 - - 9425 - - 3326 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 27 - - 69 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 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] 99062 25 097 31 109 31 096 32 102 99062 91542 25 109 26 108 25 085 30 090 91542 85780 22 109 22 102 18 097 29 081 85780 81012 21 103 18 099 17 091 19 082 81012 76905 19 102 19 099 13 092 15 084 76905 73276 12 080 16 088 13 087 10 084 73276 69994 9 082 7 063 10 080 11 075 69994 66978 13 083 3 048 6 350 14 043 66978 64180 9 022 7 051 3 344 4 007 64180 61459 11 307 12 334 9 009 9 347 61459 58614 9 284 14 300 12 315 12 331 58614 55651 14 290 18 305 15 308 16 310 55651 52819 23 295 25 306 28 310 27 305 52819 50281 31 305 30 295 37 302 34 306 50281 48012 36 304 33 291 38 293 37 299 48012 45956 39 300 36 298 36 294 36 295 45956 44083 42 299 39 302 37 300 36 296 44083 42368 46 297 43 296 40 301 38 298 42368 40788 48 295 49 289 44 297 42 298 40788 39330 49 293 53 287 50 289 49 297 39330 37977 50 293 54 287 53 287 53 295 37977 36688 52 294 54 287 52 288 52 297 36688 35397 51 294 52 288 52 290 46 299 35397 34077 49 296 50 291 52 294 40 300 34077 32735 48 299 50 297 52 298 38 304 32735 31355 48 303 50 302 50 301 38 306 31355 29930 48 306 48 303 47 300 38 306 29930 28463 48 308 44 306 42 302 37 307 28463 26955 47 307 41 312 40 312 37 307 26955 25410 45 306 40 311 39 320 37 305 25410 23834 43 304 40 307 37 318 36 303 23834 22223 41 303 42 307 37 313 36 302 22223 20573 41 307 42 306 37 311 38 305 20573 18914 38 313 40 307 34 309 35 304 18914 17336 33 316 34 308 23*305 21 292 17336 15912 28 314 23*307 17*309 15 286 15912 14637 23*313 17*308 14 308 12 262 14637 13488 16*314 15 309 10 299 11 240 13488 12448 11 319 10 312 7 288 10 223 12448 11506 9 322 8 313 5 266 8*198 11506 10652 7 333 4 315 4 242 7*160 10652 9884 4 358 1 330 4 214 9 126 9884 9190 4 024 1 078 4 191 13 104 9190 8555 4 041 2 109 4 178 15 095 8555 7983 4 058 3 117 5 169 17 091 7983 7498 4 068 4 117 5 163 18 090 7498 7119 5 076 4 116 5 160 17 089 7119 6856 5 077 4 118 5 159 15 091 6856 6694 5 080 4 118 5 156 13 091 6694 6602 4 081 4 118 4 155 7 096 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