DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 07/23 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 77.9 - - 78.6 - - 81.3 - - 77.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 369 - - 102 - - 66 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6022 - - 7954 - - 10183 - - 10434 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 11883 - - 12804 - - 14038 - - 6586 Hcrit BL Top - - - 13522 - - 15454 - - 17683 - - 17934 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2533 - - 2943 - - 1665 - - 1097 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 556 - - 435 - - 402 - - 20 W* B/S - - - 29 - - 14 - - 11 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 6 - - 7 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 319 - - 261 - - 269 - - 267 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 7 - - 10 - - 11 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 10 - - 11 - - 22 - - 12 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1780 - - 4662 - - 5521 - - 5655 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11743 - - 10792 - - 12163 - - 12279 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1064 - - 1261 - - 2430 - - 2124 ODpotential blCL - - - 14586 - - 14193 - - 15253 - - 15810 blCL maxRH - - - 68 - - 81 - - 73 - - 85 maxRH CAPE - - - 510 - - 1480 - - 1150 - - 760 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 77.9 - - 78.6 - - 81.3 - - 77.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 48.9 - - 53.7 - - 50.4 - - 46.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 78.2 - - 80.4 - - 83.2 - - 83.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 48.6 - - 52.4 - - 49.2 - - 46.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 369 - - 102 - - 66 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6022 - - 7954 - - 10183 - - 10434 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 25 - - 0 - - 40 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 9 - - 8 - - 7 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] 99827 31 086 35 104 28 112 28 105 99827 92262 22 104 23 107 23 083 30 098 92262 86435 23 129 22 102 22 094 29 096 86435 81614 28 123 22 101 16 099 24 100 81614 77467 22 111 18 115 13 095 21 095 77467 73801 21 110 19 122 10 125 16 080 73801 70487 17 096 15 120 12 126 8 097 70487 67448 10 115 11 139 8 115 9 129 67448 64641 7 108 10 176 1 079 4 120 64641 61938 3 163 10 199 9 202 4 256 61938 59143 6 272 8 238 10 206 12 232 59143 56258 21 239 20 241 17 254 18 261 56258 53517 24 235 25 239 28 248 30 252 53517 51075 25 236 27 238 34 243 36 248 51075 48905 28 250 34 250 37 241 42 242 48905 46928 37 254 41 249 41 246 46 245 46928 45098 38 255 43 249 46 248 51 248 45098 43390 41 260 50 261 50 253 54 252 43390 41788 46 260 58 262 56 258 60 258 41788 40285 51 255 61 258 60 259 64 259 40285 38880 52 252 60 256 60 258 62 260 38880 37543 46 255 52 259 57 258 59 265 37543 36211 39 260 46 268 52 264 57 269 36211 34852 38 261 42 271 46 267 54 269 34852 33470 37 267 32 266 41 264 47 262 33470 32052 35 271 33 258 38 256 46 254 32052 30588 34 272 34 258 40 255 47 256 30588 29083 35 275 35 263 41 257 43 258 29083 27539 33 280 34 265 39 258 39 259 27539 25961 28 283 30 266 35 258 35 259 25961 24353 21 284 25 262 30 257 32 259 24353 22712 18 282 19 259 27 259 31 260 22712 21033 17 285 13 267 21 262 29 263 21033 19345 16 300 13 272 20 267 24*267 19345 17733 15 307 12 285 15*270 13*271 17733 16266 13 309 11*285 13*271 11 273 16266 14950 10 312 9*279 10 269 9 271 14950 13762 9*319 7 269 8 268 8 266 13762 12686 7*324 7 265 7 268 8 263 12686 11708 5 319 6 260 7 268 7 261 11708 10823 5 316 6 256 6 267 7 260 10823 10024 4 312 5 254 5 266 7 260 10024 9301 3 312 5 252 5 268 7 260 9301 8641 3 312 5 252 5 268 6 261 8641 8044 2 314 5 252 4 269 6 263 8044 7538 1 326 4 252 4 269 5 267 7538 7143 1 348 4 254 4 271 5 269 7143 6868 1 006 4 255 4 271 4 270 6868 6700 1 007 4 255 3 270 3 268 6700 6603 1 014 3 256 3 273 2 267 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