DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/18 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 - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 68.4 - - 76.8 - - - - - 69.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 414 - - 428 - - - - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5477 - - 8993 - - - - - 7050 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 11496 - - 14357 - - - - - 6585 Hcrit BL Top - - - 12977 - - 16493 - - - - - 14550 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1069 - - 1478 - - - - - 2331 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 561 - - 671 - - - - - 35 W* B/S - - - 10 - - 8 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 15 - - - - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 283 - - 298 - - - - - 301 Direction Wind Shear - - - 17 - - 20 - - - - - 11 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 17 - - -13 - - - - - 31 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2331 - - -2914 - - - - - -1382 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 15308 - - 19408 - - - - - 15933 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9042 - - -7980 - - - - - -7605 ODpotential blCL - - - 22019 - - 24473 - - - - - 22155 blCL maxRH - - - 64 - - 59 - - - - - 74 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 68.4 - - 76.8 - - - - - 69.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 24.0 - - 13.6 - - - - - 23.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 68.6 - - 76.9 - - - - - 75.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 23.0 - - 12.5 - - - - - 21.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 414 - - 428 - - - - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5477 - - 8993 - - - - - 7050 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 2 - - - - - 2 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] 99214 30 105 25 108 27 089 99214 91656 24 125 24 112 25 098 91656 85848 25 128 18 097 21 089 85848 81038 21 117 16 107 18 094 81038 76895 17 110 14 126 15 094 76895 73247 15 109 17 110 12 085 73247 69948 14 104 14 112 6 092 69948 66910 7 098 6 084 7 085 66910 64095 4 105 2 111 6 073 64095 61365 4 281 8 308 3 001 61365 58537 9 295 12 271 15 310 58537 55642 13 301 17 290 20 309 55642 52887 21 303 19 296 30 299 52887 50402 29 298 27 292 40 292 50402 48174 35 293 39 289 47 294 48174 46145 37 291 50 290 53 292 46145 44282 44 291 52 288 54 287 44282 42571 49 290 52 288 51 284 42571 41001 55 284 54 291 47 288 41001 39553 54 285 61 283 44 289 39553 38203 54 293 55 283 45 285 38203 36909 51 296 46 285 45 282 36909 35609 48 294 50 292 42 283 35609 34278 48 290 50 289 43 288 34278 32921 49 290 51 288 43 292 32921 31529 51 292 52 291 42 294 31529 30092 53 294 53 296 43 294 30092 28614 53 297 54 301 45 294 28614 27100 52 303 54 307 44 296 27100 25552 52 308 52 310 43 299 25552 23975 51 309 50 309 41 302 23975 22367 50 308 48 309 40 303 22367 20721 49 311 46 312 42 303 20721 19065 47 314 43 312 40 305 19065 17480 45 315 38*311 30 308 17480 16040 43 315 28*307 16 304 16040 14754 39 316 18 299 12*306 14754 13596 31*316 16 296 11*312 13596 12546 19*308 15 295 11 316 12546 11592 14 295 15 296 11 317 11592 10728 13 293 14 296 11 314 10728 9947 11 283 14 296 11 308 9947 9242 9 275 13 297 11 300 9242 8595 9 269 13 297 11 291 8595 8012 8 263 12 297 10 281 8012 7517 7 257 12 298 10 272 7517 7131 6 252 11 298 9 265 7131 6862 6 250 10 298 8 259 6862 6697 6 248 10 298 6 252 6697 6602 5 247 8 299 3 245 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