DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/01 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 - - - 82.9 - - 88.7 - - 87.6 - - 76.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 340 - - 397 - - 148 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4044 - - 9182 - - 9116 - - 3251 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 10293 - - 14469 - - 13801 - - 6586 Hcrit BL Top - - - 11544 - - 16682 - - 16616 - - 10751 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 5461 - - 1933 - - 2461 - - 4703 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 474 - - 657 - - 475 - - 20 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 6 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 20 - - 22 - - 17 BL Wind Direction - - - 218 - - 250 - - 259 - - 268 Direction Wind Shear - - - 18 - - 16 - - 20 - - 18 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -23 - - -25 - - -35 - - -50 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5317 - - -3420 - - -4243 - - -7499 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 16862 - - 20103 - - 20860 - - 18251 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11747 - - -9065 - - -10001 - - -14044 ODpotential blCL - - - 23291 - - 25747 - - 26617 - - 24795 blCL maxRH - - - 51 - - 72 - - 70 - - 77 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 82.9 - - 88.7 - - 87.6 - - 76.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 31.8 - - 22.6 - - 18.0 - - 19.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 83.3 - - 88.9 - - 89.2 - - 84.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 31.1 - - 21.7 - - 17.2 - - 19.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 340 - - 397 - - 148 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4044 - - 9182 - - 9116 - - 3251 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 8 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 99695 32 098 26 104 25 087 35 089 99695 92181 28 098 21 102 23 095 24 095 92181 86400 23 105 17 086 24 103 14 101 86400 81608 21 114 15 086 18 097 17 110 81608 77465 17 103 14 108 12 085 15 100 77465 73792 14 092 10 104 10 099 13 082 73792 70464 11 095 10 112 4 083 11 073 70464 67419 8 139 6 106 2 236 4 058 67419 64611 6 133 5 166 3 224 1 173 64611 61904 4 202 7 165 7 237 6 197 61904 59096 3 251 11 201 11 227 10 239 59096 56211 13 258 9 239 19 241 17 252 56211 53493 20 261 21 249 24 256 29 273 53493 51065 26 276 29 263 31 270 33 273 51065 48891 39 279 39 280 40 285 38 283 48891 46915 47 278 47 281 44 289 44 284 46915 45095 50 278 49 280 49 288 50 282 45095 43404 50 279 49 282 58 284 56 281 43404 41821 49 276 50 283 65 280 63 280 41821 40334 48 275 53 281 63 278 67 280 40334 38936 46 276 55 280 59 275 66 281 38936 37599 42 274 53 278 54 275 61 279 37599 36261 42 272 48 275 50 274 55 274 36261 34893 44 270 45 271 46 268 50 268 34893 33502 43 269 47 267 46 261 47 262 33502 32076 40 268 46 266 47 257 49 259 32076 30608 37 269 42 263 46 254 49 259 30608 29100 36 273 40 260 45 252 47 259 29100 27556 35 274 39 260 43 252 45 259 27556 25980 35 274 37 262 40 255 42 260 25980 24374 32 277 33 264 36 258 40 259 24374 22734 29 280 28 265 33 258 38 258 22734 21053 26 279 27 264 32 258 38 257 21053 19359 23 272 28 262 33 260 37 255 19359 17736 22 259 29*262 33*262 36 251 17736 16260 23 246 26*261 31*265 35 248 16260 14938 25 237 21 255 27 265 33 248 14938 13747 25 235 20 252 22 261 31 250 13747 12670 25 236 20 251 22 260 29 254 12670 11694 24*239 20 250 22 259 27 258 11694 10810 22*240 20 249 21 258 25*263 10810 10013 19 237 19 248 21 257 23*267 10013 9293 14 226 19 247 21 256 21 270 9293 8634 11 210 19 246 21 255 19 271 8634 8040 10 197 19 245 20 254 18 270 8040 7535 10 194 18 245 19 253 17 268 7535 7141 10 190 17 244 19 253 15 265 7141 6867 9 188 16 244 18 253 12 262 6867 6699 8 186 15 244 16 252 9 258 6699 6603 7 185 11 243 11 252 5 252 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