DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 09/07 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 - - - 0956z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 55.0 - - 60.4 - - 59.8 - - 51.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 410 - - 433 - - 151 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5155 - - 7636 - - 7196 - - 4306 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 11230 - - 13247 - - 12308 - - 6584 Hcrit BL Top - - - 12655 - - 15136 - - 14696 - - 11806 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1381 - - 1111 - - 959 - - 1462 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 545 - - 633 - - 437 - - 22 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 9 - - 8 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 12 - - 10 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 290 - - 269 - - 274 - - 270 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 8 - - 8 - - 6 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -18 - - -15 - - -12 - - -9 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 917 - - 1695 - - 1220 - - 373 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11739 - - 13441 - - 13476 - - 11434 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3226 - - -1401 - - -2797 - - -4903 ODpotential blCL - - - 15881 - - 16537 - - 17493 - - 16709 blCL maxRH - - - 58 - - 68 - - 70 - - 61 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 55.0 - - 60.4 - - 59.8 - - 51.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 26.5 - - 24.2 - - 23.7 - - 24.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 55.2 - - 60.7 - - 61.3 - - 57.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 26.4 - - 23.9 - - 23.5 - - 24.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 410 - - 433 - - 151 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5155 - - 7636 - - 7196 - - 4306 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 98813 3 249 7 059 3 282 10 327 98813 91434 4 004 5 064 3 312 5 014 91434 85740 6 067 5 027 7 021 7 076 85740 81000 11 078 2 013 13 038 8 047 81000 76912 9 068 7 081 9 056 9 046 76912 73301 11 069 7 065 5 071 10 048 73301 70029 9 060 9 067 6 080 11 032 70029 67009 2 178 9 066 7 089 7 063 67009 64204 6 133 5 164 7 232 3 013 64204 61483 4 302 4 131 11 196 9 184 61483 58641 21 225 17 219 21 235 17 243 58641 55689 27 223 25 226 30 231 26 225 55689 52862 33 239 31 236 26 238 23 227 52862 50318 32 242 35 233 29 241 36 253 50318 48046 41 240 43 233 39 244 42 251 48046 45987 52 239 54 233 47 243 45 245 45987 44096 61 237 60 232 52 238 48 241 44096 42349 67 238 66 234 57 239 53 242 42349 40728 72 241 72 235 64 240 60 242 40728 39224 77 244 75 236 70 239 64 242 39224 37828 81 247 76 240 71 239 64 243 37828 36507 83 248 76 245 71 243 63 245 36507 35195 84 249 79 247 69 247 67 248 35195 33861 84 251 81 248 70 249 68 248 33861 32509 81 253 80 250 69 249 65 249 32509 31124 73 255 73 252 64 252 60 251 31124 29702 66 258 63 254 57 256 53 253 29702 28244 64 259 58 257 54 257 48 258 28244 26751 63 260 56 259 52 259 46 260 26751 25226 61 260 55 261 49 263 45 261 25226 23670 56 261 54 263 47 265 42 263 23670 22079 48 260 51 265 46 266 41 265 22079 20447 37 256 43 268 45 266 39 266 20447 18807 26 255 36 270 40 270 37 266 18807 17239 25 256 29 271 33 274 34 265 17239 15815 26 261 22*271 24*276 31 267 15815 14543 25 269 15*266 13*267 27 269 14543 13402 22*276 14 264 11 264 17 268 13402 12373 18*281 13 264 11 265 10*256 12373 11443 14 287 13 265 10 268 9*256 11443 10602 14 289 12 268 10 272 9 263 10602 9844 14 291 12 270 10 277 8 268 9844 9159 14 292 12 272 9 281 8 272 9159 8532 14 293 11 274 9 284 8 277 8532 7967 14 293 11 276 9 287 8 279 7967 7487 13 294 10 277 9 289 7 279 7487 7113 13 294 10 279 8 290 6 278 7113 6852 12 295 9 279 8 290 5 270 6852 6692 11 294 9 280 7 291 4 263 6692 6601 9 295 7 280 6 292 3 258 6601 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