DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 07/18 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 81.1 - - 84.5 - - - - - 79.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 343 - - 235 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8926 - - 13745 - - - - - 12718 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 14187 - - 17848 - - - - - 6586 Hcrit BL Top - - - 16426 - - 21245 - - - - - 20218 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3514 - - 1418 - - - - - 2293 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 621 - - 634 - - - - - 46 W* B/S - - - 16 - - 14 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 8 - - - - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 286 - - 263 - - - - - 243 Direction Wind Shear - - - 21 - - 16 - - - - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -13 - - 20 - - - - - -42 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 3686 - - 6709 - - - - - 5461 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12741 - - 14537 - - - - - 14758 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -924 - - 3760 - - - - - 1176 ODpotential blCL - - - 17350 - - 17485 - - - - - 19042 blCL maxRH - - - 46 - - 96 - - - - - 90 maxRH CAPE - - - 640 - - 510 - - - - - 210 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 81.1 - - 84.5 - - - - - 79.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 47.8 - - 43.3 - - - - - 37.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 81.6 - - 85.5 - - - - - 85.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 47.2 - - 42.6 - - - - - 36.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 343 - - 235 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8926 - - 13745 - - - - - 12718 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 84 - - - - - 61 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - - - - 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] 99873 37 107 22 096 27 107 99873 92302 31 105 29 094 25 092 92302 86461 26 100 23 101 25 084 86461 81627 28 104 18 113 23 090 81627 77485 24 096 17 108 19 102 77485 73834 20 081 19 093 16 107 73834 70528 13 090 12 082 14 086 70528 67487 13 110 11 133 14 085 67487 64671 11 124 14 128 11 101 64671 61955 14 119 10 155 11 147 61955 59155 10 205 9 196 5 199 59155 56286 23 194 23 223 13 273 56286 53565 24 217 34 216 36 235 53565 51130 37 234 41 232 43 238 51130 48957 41 227 49 230 53 238 48957 46986 43 231 48 226 53 234 46986 45166 45 235 50 237 53 237 45166 43463 48 235 55 239 57 242 43463 41864 51 234 59 238 62 245 41864 40361 55 236 60 238 65 245 40361 38951 56 239 60 239 66 242 38951 37600 57 243 59 239 65 239 37600 36243 56 241 59 236 64 238 36243 34855 55 234 56 234 62 240 34855 33446 52 231 51 231 58 241 33446 32007 48 227 47 230 52 241 32007 30531 45 227 42 232 47 244 30531 29020 39 230 37 234 43 247 29020 27476 35 233 33 237 42 252 27476 25902 33 235 31 239 35 250 25902 24307 30 236 28 242 33 242 24307 22683 23 234 24*253 23 250 22683 21022 14 242 18*266 13*250 21022 19349 14 290 14 270 9*247 19349 17741 20*295 13 271 9 240 17741 16274 21*294 10 270 9 237 16274 14957 17 298 8 267 10 238 14957 13768 13 304 7 266 10 239 13768 12692 9 300 6 259 11 242 12692 11714 5 286 6 253 11 243 11714 10827 4 257 5 248 11 245 10827 10028 4 246 5 244 12 246 10028 9305 3 235 5 242 12 247 9305 8643 3 228 4 239 12 247 8643 8046 3 220 4 236 12 248 8046 7539 3 212 4 235 12 247 7539 7143 3 204 4 232 11 247 7143 6868 3 201 4 232 9 246 6868 6700 3 198 3 232 6 242 6700 6603 3 194 3 231 4 243 6603 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