DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 07/04 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 - - - 74.7 - - 79.1 - - 79.4 - - 72.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 371 - - 431 - - 198 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8602 - - 10342 - - 10173 - - 8762 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 13962 - - 15462 - - 14845 - - 6586 Hcrit BL Top - - - 16102 - - 17842 - - 17673 - - 16262 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1163 - - 1128 - - 1662 - - 2445 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 628 - - 703 - - 541 - - 30 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 10 - - 7 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 13 - - 13 - - 13 BL Wind Direction - - - 268 - - 250 - - 250 - - 251 Direction Wind Shear - - - 17 - - 7 - - 8 - - 13 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 25 - - -33 - - -29 - - -37 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 542 - - 1375 - - 740 - - 456 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 15561 - - 16468 - - 16934 - - 15807 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3868 - - -2671 - - -3767 - - -5259 ODpotential blCL - - - 19970 - - 20513 - - 21440 - - 21521 blCL maxRH - - - 51 - - 56 - - 45 - - 31 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 74.7 - - 79.1 - - 79.4 - - 72.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 29.1 - - 29.4 - - 27.7 - - 26.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 75.1 - - 79.1 - - 80.7 - - 79.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 28.2 - - 28.4 - - 26.8 - - 25.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 371 - - 431 - - 198 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8602 - - 10342 - - 10173 - - 8762 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 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] 99515 29 111 28 091 33 087 36 095 99515 91972 30 104 23 109 24 086 28 091 91972 86174 28 101 23 110 22 101 23 076 86174 81377 21 101 16 099 18 102 19 084 81377 77253 17 094 11 090 12 079 18 091 77253 73605 9 089 16 098 11 071 14 073 73605 70308 7 135 6 087 12 072 12 061 70308 67278 5 124 2 215 4 009 10 051 67278 64456 3 182 6 212 7 266 6 350 64456 61724 3 284 4 272 8 273 8 309 61724 58893 11 262 7 315 6 277 13 272 58893 55978 18 272 18 281 12 288 16 264 55978 53208 26 282 25 269 27 271 25 262 53208 50722 26 285 27 269 31 258 33 259 50722 48498 26 295 27 266 31 258 36 261 48498 46478 26 290 26 267 30 256 36 259 46478 44625 22 291 27 268 28 254 36 248 44625 42917 22 306 25 270 30 255 33 240 42917 41336 25 309 25 282 27 257 32 240 41336 39862 26 307 26 289 23 273 31 243 39862 38485 25 310 24 294 24 285 27 255 38485 37174 24 312 23 296 25 280 27 260 37174 35864 23 309 23 296 24 271 28 260 35864 34525 22 305 24 296 24 268 28 260 34525 33161 22 302 25 295 26 270 27 261 33161 31760 25 301 29 291 28 273 26 264 31760 30313 27 299 32 291 30 275 26 269 30313 28825 25 295 30 288 31 276 25 273 28825 27299 20 293 26 280 30 276 24 278 27299 25740 17 292 22 271 28 273 24 279 25740 24151 15 287 19 266 25 266 22 277 24151 22528 13 276 18 263 22 263 20 273 22528 20866 13 265 17 263 19 264 19 272 20866 19195 15 269 16*270 17*267 19 271 19195 17597 20*276 14*265 15*263 18*266 17597 16143 22*274 13 257 13 256 16*259 16143 14841 18 271 13 255 13 253 15 254 14841 13668 17 269 13 253 13 252 14 252 13668 12605 16 269 13 252 14 251 14 252 12605 11641 15 267 13 249 13 250 14 252 11641 10767 13 266 13 247 13 248 13 251 10767 9979 12 265 13 245 13 246 13 250 9979 9266 11 265 13 244 13 245 13 249 9266 8614 10 264 13 242 13 244 12 247 8614 8025 9 263 13 241 13 243 12 246 8025 7525 8 262 13 240 12 242 11 244 7525 7136 7 262 12 240 12 241 10 242 7136 6864 7 261 12 240 11 241 8 238 6864 6698 6 262 11 239 10 241 6 234 6698 6602 5 261 9 239 8 240 3 226 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