DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 09/05 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 - - - 62.7 - - 68.8 - - 69.2 - - 61.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 367 - - 411 - - 130 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3232 - - 7227 - - 8700 - - 2086 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9687 - - 12893 - - 13353 - - 6585 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10732 - - 14727 - - 16200 - - 9586 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2115 - - 2276 - - 2050 - - 8774 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 450 - - 611 - - 444 - - 11 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 6 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 18 - - 19 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 181 - - 206 - - 205 - - 202 Direction Wind Shear - - - 14 - - 23 - - 24 - - 13 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -13 - - -17 - - -22 - - -5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -417 - - 1984 - - 2417 - - -2583 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11150 - - 12743 - - 13784 - - 12170 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3602 - - -914 - - -126 - - -6153 ODpotential blCL - - - 14334 - - 15641 - - 16326 - - 15739 blCL maxRH - - - 60 - - 66 - - 59 - - 81 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 30 - - 0 - - 30 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 62.7 - - 68.8 - - 69.2 - - 61.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 36.6 - - 35.6 - - 31.5 - - 30.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 63.1 - - 69.1 - - 70.9 - - 69.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 36.4 - - 35.3 - - 31.3 - - 30.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 367 - - 411 - - 130 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3232 - - 7227 - - 8700 - - 2086 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 24 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 98948 6 295 6 284 8 023 9 342 98948 91525 3 138 7 036 7 304 5 354 91525 85807 5 118 2 101 5 339 5 044 85807 81067 10 095 7 119 1 110 6 041 81067 76977 13 117 7 084 5 080 11 073 76977 73366 8 103 7 109 6 089 8 069 73366 70090 9 127 9 111 8 093 7 115 70090 67051 7 118 9 156 2 000 6 114 67051 64226 9 116 11 144 3 168 2 071 64226 61509 6 197 6 133 5 185 8 214 61509 58682 20 219 6 234 7 251 5 195 58682 55744 33 225 19 224 19 234 20 236 55744 52931 40 224 36 223 39 229 32 217 52931 50384 42 225 49 220 50 227 41 229 50384 48100 45 223 49 219 48 229 52 233 48100 46041 47 222 50 224 50 229 59 231 46041 44168 53 224 58 226 56 230 63 233 44168 42446 60 224 65 225 65 230 70 235 42446 40853 69 227 70 226 72 228 76 233 40853 39376 77 228 75 226 75 226 78 230 39376 38004 80 226 79 225 76 223 78 227 38004 36700 81 225 81 224 75 221 78 225 36700 35399 80 225 79 224 73 222 75 224 35399 34071 78 224 77 224 71 223 70 222 34071 32722 73 223 74 223 69 223 64 222 32722 31338 69 223 72 222 67 223 60 223 31338 29910 65 223 68 221 64 222 57 224 29910 28441 62 223 65 220 60 222 55 222 28441 26933 59 223 61 220 56 221 53 221 26933 25393 57 221 57 220 52 220 51 220 25393 23825 54 218 53 218 49 219 48 221 23825 22228 49 215 50 217 46 219 45 226 22228 20599 45 214 46 216 42 219 43 230 20599 18964 41 214 43 215 38 217 38 225 18964 17401 37 213 39 214 35*215 30 215 17401 15976 34 213 36*214 32*209 25 202 15976 14698 31 213 31*216 28 203 23 190 14698 13546 27 213 24 215 22 201 22 182 13546 12502 23 213 18 209 21 202 21 179 12502 11555 20*215 17 206 20 202 20 178 11555 10696 16*214 16 204 17 205 18 178 10696 9920 12 204 16 203 15 207 15*181 9920 9219 11 190 16 201 15 208 11*186 9219 8578 9 173 15 200 14 209 8 196 8578 8000 9 162 15 199 13 210 6 207 8000 7508 9 157 14 197 13 210 5 216 7508 7125 9 154 14 196 12 210 3 221 7125 6859 9 152 13 195 11 210 2 231 6859 6696 8 151 12 195 11 209 0 009 6696 6602 7 150 10 194 8 209 1 013 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