DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 01/06 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1856z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 29.3 - - 30.3 - - 27.4 - - 26.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -10 - - -7 - - -30 - - -39 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 485 - - 1250 - - 329 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6582 - - 6582 - - 6582 - - 6583 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7985 - - 8750 - - 7829 - - 6600 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2890 - - 2454 - - 2872 - - 2554 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 39 - - 62 - - 0 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 22 - - 24 - - 20 - - 14 BL Wind Direction - - - 242 - - 243 - - 239 - - 235 Direction Wind Shear - - - 20 - - 22 - - 20 - - 13 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -60 - - -63 - - -49 - - -39 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1386 - - 2151 - - 1230 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6599 - - 6599 - - 6599 - - 6599 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -698 - - 509 - - -363 - - -1847 ODpotential blCL - - - 8683 - - 8241 - - 8192 - - 8447 blCL maxRH - - - 90 - - 91 - - 99 - - 90 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 29.3 - - 30.3 - - 27.4 - - 26.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 27.0 - - 27.5 - - 25.2 - - 24.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 32.6 - - 33.2 - - 31.9 - - 31.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 26.6 - - 27.0 - - 25.7 - - 26.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -10 - - -7 - - -30 - - -39 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 485 - - 1250 - - 329 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 58 - - 66 - - 95 - - 58 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] 96159 31 270 35 279 30 302 33 273 96159 89113 14 287 15 287 23 305 21 288 89113 83641 14 285 13 300 19 301 16 298 83641 79071 20 262 22 292 22 317 21 292 79071 75127 23 256 24 276 22 306 24 277 75127 71626 24 264 23 271 26 290 20 281 71626 68407 30 279 28 285 24 295 20 283 68407 65408 33 277 28 273 32 283 26 281 65408 62620 31 274 27 279 32 274 33 282 62620 59922 31 276 32 282 28 271 36 272 59922 57089 32 270 32 283 29 287 35 273 57089 54145 31 281 36 285 37 289 36 275 54145 51346 33 279 36 281 40 281 38 284 51346 48836 35 279 35 279 43 282 42 285 48836 46588 36 286 42 287 44 282 40 281 46588 44544 43 294 41 290 44 293 45 289 44544 42688 43 292 43 296 55 293 58 283 42688 41002 48 292 51 288 58 283 59 281 41002 39459 47 291 44 292 52 287 62 293 39459 38039 37 317 49 314 56 297 63 291 38039 36726 41 335 59 322 60 302 56 283 36726 35474 50 339 61 321 61 304 49 279 35474 34219 53 333 54 316 58 299 44 275 34219 32931 49 328 40 310 52 288 50 274 32931 31618 47 320 43 306 57 283 55 275 31618 30270 36 315 49 299 56 283 57 275 30270 28881 34 304 48 291 53 281 57 275 28881 27455 36 298 46 286 50 279 57 277 27455 25993 36 294 46 283 50 278 56 284 25993 24499 37 288 45 279 52 280 55 289 24499 22979 42 283 47 277 53 282 54 292 22979 21431 43 282 49 278 54 284 54 292 21431 19851 40 283 50 278 54 285 54 291 19851 18268 37 284 50 278 56 284 54 289 18268 16759 38 282 50 278 57 281 53 289 16759 15394 42 278 50 277 56 279 51 289 15394 14176 45 273 51 275 54 276 49 286 14176 13085 45 270 50 271 52 274 48 282 13085 12102 44 268 47 269 49 273 47 277 12102 11213 43 268 44 267 46 271 46 272 11213 10411 41 268 40 265 43 269 45 268 10411 9689 39 267 37 263 40 266 45 265 9689 9036 36 264 33*259 37 263 43 263 9036 8439 32*259 31*254 33 258 41 260 8439 7900 28*252 28 247 30*251 36 256 7900 7442 25 244 25 241 27*244 32 250 7442 7086 22 238 23 237 23 239 26 243 7086 6838 19 235 20 235 19 236 21 237 6838 6686 16 234 17 234 15 234 15*234 6686 6599 9 234 10 233 7 233 7*233 6599 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