DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/04 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 - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 64.8 - - 70.1 - - 71.0 - - 63.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 390 - - 412 - - 188 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6929 - - 9147 - - 10015 - - 3611 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 12639 - - 14465 - - 14694 - - 6585 Hcrit BL Top - - - 14429 - - 16647 - - 17515 - - 11111 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1021 - - 1083 - - 1058 - - 4636 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 596 - - 667 - - 532 - - 42 W* B/S - - - 14 - - 17 - - 14 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 7 - - 7 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 287 - - 281 - - 284 - - 255 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 7 - - 14 - - 7 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 6 - - 18 - - 43 - - -22 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 2210 - - 2399 - - 2726 - - -1112 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12220 - - 14249 - - 14790 - - 12224 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -885 - - 774 - - 307 - - -5899 ODpotential blCL - - - 15314 - - 15873 - - 17208 - - 17010 blCL maxRH - - - 65 - - 67 - - 79 - - 64 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 10 - - 10 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 64.8 - - 70.1 - - 71.0 - - 63.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 33.9 - - 30.1 - - 28.7 - - 32.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 65.1 - - 70.2 - - 72.3 - - 68.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 32.9 - - 29.0 - - 27.6 - - 31.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 390 - - 412 - - 188 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6929 - - 9147 - - 10015 - - 3611 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 18 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 98776 19 129 18 096 14 123 22 112 98776 91247 22 135 14 119 15 118 17 105 91247 85518 18 138 13 127 14 114 14 111 85518 80784 16 130 9 134 13 097 15 113 80784 76692 16 111 12 140 9 090 16 084 76692 73072 15 114 12 131 6 093 8 058 73072 69802 13 106 10 130 3 114 4 086 69802 66796 7 096 10 143 1 102 3 064 66796 64005 5 086 9 142 5 254 2 332 64005 61298 5 263 1 108 12 208 11 245 61298 58468 14 273 8 263 4 231 12 219 58468 55538 14 264 16 259 22 270 23 278 55538 52758 16 274 22 258 26 257 25 266 52758 50258 18 293 18 277 21 271 23 271 50258 48002 27 305 29 292 31 289 29 281 48002 45948 38 297 37 286 40 289 37 285 45948 44073 39 292 39 287 40 290 39 292 44073 42362 38 294 39 292 41 301 46 303 42362 40792 44 299 42 297 49 302 48 307 40792 39333 48 294 46 300 45 301 51 313 39333 37968 49 289 46 299 43 305 53 313 37968 36666 48 287 46 299 47 311 51 312 36666 35366 50 285 47 302 49 310 48 311 35366 34040 51 282 48 304 49 306 47 307 34040 32691 51 280 48 303 48 302 47 307 32691 31309 50 281 46 302 46 300 47 308 31309 29885 46 283 43 299 43 300 46 306 29885 28421 43 282 41 295 41 299 45 303 28421 26919 42 284 40 291 40 299 41 299 26919 25383 41 285 38 290 39 299 38 295 25383 23817 39 285 35 291 37 298 36 292 23817 22218 37 284 33 292 32 299 33 291 22218 20583 36 285 33 293 28 302 30 291 20583 18940 34 289 30 297 24*305 26 292 18940 17368 29 292 22*301 15*308 21 293 17368 15941 23 291 11*293 9 315 10 293 15941 14667 16*287 9 288 9 314 6 315 14667 13520 10*282 8 285 7 309 6 318 13520 12481 9 282 8 283 6 298 6 311 12481 11537 9 283 7 280 6 282 7*297 11537 10682 8 283 7 279 6 265 8*284 10682 9910 8 286 7 277 7 255 10 272 9910 9212 7 288 6 274 7 248 12 263 9212 8573 7 290 6 273 8 243 13 256 8573 7996 6 294 6 272 8 240 14 250 7996 7507 6 296 5 271 8 238 15 245 7507 7124 5 298 5 271 8 235 14 239 7124 6858 5 300 5 270 7 235 12 233 6858 6695 5 301 5 270 7 234 9 229 6695 6602 4 302 4 272 6 234 4 222 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