DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 09/24 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 - - - 60.9 - - 66.8 - - 66.3 - - 56.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 265 - - 323 - - 57 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1764 - - 3862 - - 3976 - - 629 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8493 - - 10130 - - 9119 - - 6585 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9264 - - 11362 - - 11476 - - 8129 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1660 - - 2593 - - 2354 - - 3040 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 330 - - 457 - - 260 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 12 - - 11 - - 7 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 8 - - 7 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 185 - - 182 - - 174 - - 132 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 7 - - 6 - - 9 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -10 - - -10 - - -11 - - 4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1685 - - -1257 - - -1676 - - -2934 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10949 - - 12619 - - 13152 - - 11063 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6901 - - -5298 - - -6231 - - -9681 ODpotential blCL - - - 16165 - - 16660 - - 17707 - - 17810 blCL maxRH - - - 55 - - 47 - - 41 - - 31 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 60.9 - - 66.8 - - 66.3 - - 56.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 36.0 - - 34.4 - - 31.6 - - 31.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 61.9 - - 67.4 - - 68.4 - - 65.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 35.8 - - 34.2 - - 31.5 - - 31.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 265 - - 323 - - 57 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1764 - - 3862 - - 3976 - - 629 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 98331 10 232 1 269 11 200 17 241 98331 90962 10 215 8 290 5 212 9 211 90962 85286 8 216 7 251 4 296 7 128 85286 80587 7 189 8 211 4 266 3 007 80587 76547 6 180 6 210 3 212 5 330 76547 72974 3 165 5 235 1 166 2 078 72974 69724 4 144 7 223 5 288 2 134 69724 66719 5 227 11 211 11 282 3 294 66719 63926 11 233 12 218 15 249 11 273 63926 61216 13 223 16 220 20 226 19 255 61216 58389 18 237 21 226 27 233 26 241 58389 55457 31 241 30 239 32 237 32 233 55457 52657 40 240 40 238 37 238 37 234 52657 50144 44 237 45 237 42 237 42 233 50144 47908 45 231 45 234 43 234 41 231 47908 45899 39 226 40 231 42 231 39 232 45899 44082 30 230 36 229 44 229 37 232 44082 42425 27 233 28 224 40 225 36 234 42425 40891 26 239 22 225 26 222 29 230 40891 39458 25 244 21 229 19 216 23 214 39458 38114 26 243 22 230 15 216 20 205 38114 36828 26 245 22 235 17 244 15 205 36828 35539 26 251 21 246 22 242 15 218 35539 34219 25 255 22 252 24 236 17 226 34219 32874 24 254 23 254 23 232 18 225 32874 31492 23 251 24 255 21 222 19 214 31492 30064 23 247 23 255 21 219 20 212 30064 28595 23 248 23 252 21 228 20 214 28595 27088 23 253 24 249 22 235 19 215 27088 25547 22 255 22 246 21 234 18 217 25547 23975 19 252 20 236 21 227 21 216 23975 22367 18 242 19 224 23 226 23 220 22367 20714 17 234 20 218 21 227 22 219 20714 19048 17 234 18 223 15 229 18 212 19048 17454 15 237 14 230 9 231 12 206 17454 16005 11 240 11 232 7 224 9 197 16005 14711 9 241 9 226 7 216 8 197 14711 13547 7 243 8 220 8 214 7 208 13547 12495 7 242 8 218 9 212 8 218 12495 11544 9 235 9*224 8*207 9 218 11544 10683 11 231 8*218 8*197 9 207 10683 9907 11*228 8 205 8 186 9 192 9907 9208 9*220 8 186 8 180 9 179 9208 8569 7 204 8 179 7 173 9*168 8569 7993 5 179 8 173 7 167 8*158 7993 7503 5 166 9 169 7 162 7 143 7503 7122 5 160 9 165 7 158 6 121 7122 6857 5 156 8 162 7 157 4 097 6857 6695 4 152 8 161 6 157 3 078 6695 6602 4 150 7 160 5 154 1 022 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