DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 06/28 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 = 15Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - 1332z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 46.6 - - 42.9 - - 39.8 - - 37.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 152 - - 79 - - 111 - - 28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5460 - - 2173 - - 1441 - - 394 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 11006 - - 8235 - - 7916 - - 6583 Hcrit BL Top - - - 12960 - - 9673 - - 8941 - - 7894 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4379 - - 2021 - - 1292 - - 1117 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 402 - - 244 - - 236 - - 98 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 5 - - 2 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 9 - - 20 - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - 284 - - 221 - - 226 - - 236 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 3 - - 14 - - 8 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 21 - - 20 - - -33 - - -34 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 4026 - - 3073 - - 2342 - - 1294 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8935 - - 6600 - - 6600 - - 6600 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 2338 - - 1589 - - 1575 - - 797 ODpotential blCL - - - 10622 - - 8084 - - 7366 - - 7097 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 101 - - 98 maxRH CAPE - - - 180 - - 210 - - 10 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 46.6 - - 42.9 - - 39.8 - - 37.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 30.3 - - 38.3 - - 37.8 - - 36.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 48.2 - - 44.9 - - 41.5 - - 40.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 29.9 - - 37.2 - - 37.0 - - 36.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 152 - - 79 - - 111 - - 28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5460 - - 2173 - - 1441 - - 394 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 99 - - 101 - - 102 - - 93 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 6 - - 5 - - 6 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] 99427 34 104 24 098 27 095 31 102 99427 91863 28 097 20 113 24 091 27 082 91863 86062 19 098 20 109 16 084 22 091 86062 81257 18 109 19 093 14 112 20 090 81257 77107 10 116 15 077 17 115 16 092 77107 73438 14 130 11 142 16 080 17 099 73438 70111 16 108 14 151 7 100 11 087 70111 67037 5 071 12 112 6 140 7 109 67037 64179 5 171 6 101 5 133 6 113 64179 61410 8 159 9 190 8 155 4 140 61410 58519 4 240 11 151 9 138 8 150 58519 55503 9 195 2 179 3 027 1 113 55503 52604 20 173 19 184 14 211 13 236 52604 49993 12 200 15 210 12 175 8 212 49993 47652 21 221 23 233 12 227 7 229 47652 45519 25 223 22 227 14 227 11 234 45519 43566 29 227 20 218 15 221 14 235 43566 41769 31 227 19 216 17 225 16 237 41769 40109 30 222 20 223 14 228 15 232 40109 38570 28 214 20 226 11 236 11 205 38570 37144 26 214 19 227 9 235 6 134 37144 35801 27 224 17 228 8 210 8 073 35801 34477 29 226 14 219 6 169 18 060 34477 33141 27 225 8 194 6 105 36 058 33141 31796 21 220 10 105 18 060 48 054 31796 30429 10 192 33 085 37 055 46 049 30429 29033 14 097 47 075 44 059 43 051 29033 27604 28 080 44 069 42 057 40 052 27604 26143 31 082 41 069 41 055 33 050 26143 24655 30 088 32 070 37 058 31 041 24655 23141 24 095 23 070 23 059 29 042 23141 21598 15 110 17 073 9 035 18 043 21598 20022 7 142 6 047 9 352 10 019 20022 18440 6 228 6 282 10 337 13 002 18440 16928 9 258 10 292 11 341 17 348 16928 15552 11 270 9 301 11 335 18 344 15552 14320 13 270 7 302 10 329 18 338 14320 13213 13*269 4 283 8 317 18 333 13213 12212 11*271 4 239 7 291 18 333 12212 11306 10 275 5 223 9 257 17 336 11306 10485 9 279 7 219 14 240 14 339 10485 9746 9 283 8*218 20 234 10 336 9746 9079 8 286 9*218 23*229 7 313 9079 8470 8 290 9 219 23*228 10 259 8470 7921 7 293 10 221 23 227 14*243 7921 7456 7 295 10 222 22 226 14*238 7456 7095 6 296 9 223 20 226 13 236 7095 6843 6 299 9 223 18 225 11 235 6843 6689 6 299 8 223 16 226 10 234 6689 6600 5 302 6 225 10 226 6 235 6600 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