DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 01/08 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 - - - 20.0 - - 22.8 - - 20.6 - - 15.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 59 - - 102 - - -7 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2233 - - 4057 - - 3236 - - 1665 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6582 - - 9729 - - 6582 - - 6582 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9733 - - 11557 - - 10736 - - 9165 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2567 - - 4923 - - 4473 - - 3512 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 222 - - 321 - - 48 - - 15 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 26 - - 25 - - 16 - - 24 BL Wind Direction - - - 342 - - 336 - - 332 - - 330 Direction Wind Shear - - - 16 - - 13 - - 17 - - 29 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -34 - - -39 - - -10 - - -30 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1710 - - 3106 - - 2179 - - 929 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8023 - - 8452 - - 8558 - - 8237 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1839 - - -67 - - -1350 - - -1505 ODpotential blCL - - - 11572 - - 11624 - - 12086 - - 10670 blCL maxRH - - - 67 - - 68 - - 79 - - 68 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 20.0 - - 22.8 - - 20.6 - - 15.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 8.3 - - 9.2 - - 6.7 - - 2.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 22.2 - - 24.8 - - 24.5 - - 21.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 7.2 - - 8.1 - - 5.8 - - 3.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 59 - - 102 - - -7 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2233 - - 4057 - - 3236 - - 1665 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 14 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 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] 95757 47 253 58 274 58 276 48 277 95757 88763 29 259 35 268 42 276 34 280 88763 83361 24 258 19 253 21 283 26 277 83361 78842 23 258 15 247 13 276 16 260 78842 74893 22 271 13 244 21 257 17 248 74893 71355 19 265 16 267 27 271 19 243 71355 68118 16 256 26 265 32 281 18 256 68118 65117 27 275 31 256 32 273 25 280 65117 62308 32 275 24 248 24 261 29 265 62308 59566 26 276 19 241 17 251 26 267 59566 56706 26 270 27 263 23 274 28 273 56706 53729 30 265 38 259 35 276 28 263 53729 50858 31 260 35 262 30 265 24 279 50858 48274 24 271 28 275 23 278 31 294 48274 45984 29 290 25 280 34 302 29 296 45984 43915 32 281 30 284 35 305 32 305 43915 42015 31 271 33 291 29 309 35 307 42015 40265 29 264 32 299 21 303 38 312 40265 38654 23 271 30 305 16 309 41 325 38654 37170 24 302 29 311 24 327 46 334 37170 35804 31 305 31 320 40 333 46 341 35804 34519 28 299 37 323 51 333 51 354 34519 33249 24 316 38 318 54 335 66 002 33249 31972 32 322 32 312 57 339 81 004 31972 30688 35 322 29 319 58 344 92 005 30688 29382 37 331 30 326 58 347 96 005 29382 28039 42 340 33 327 57 348 95 005 28039 26663 45 343 34 325 51 343 90 006 26663 25256 39 341 35 325 38 329 86 006 25256 23820 26 329 37 328 25 316 83 006 23820 22364 17 305 36 331 19 328 76 004 22364 20883 14 285 32 329 21 343 63 002 20883 19374 14 277 25 324 28 344 46 001 19374 17862 19 278 18 316 34 332 34 000 17862 16419 22 274 14 306 33 320 31 356 16419 15111 18 273 12 306 31 313 31 349 15111 13943 13 281 12 316 30 311 31 342 13943 12893 10 304 15 327 28 313 30 336 12893 11944 13 327 19*334 25 318 30 333 11944 11083 18 339 24*337 22*327 30 332 11083 10305 23*344 27 338 20*333 31 333 10305 9603 26*344 28 337 19 337 32*334 9603 8969 28 343 28 336 18 336 32*334 8969 8389 29 342 27 336 17 334 31 333 8389 7865 28 341 26 334 15 330 28 331 7865 7420 26 340 24 334 13 326 23 329 7420 7073 23 340 22 333 11 321 18 325 7073 6831 20 340 20 333 10 315 14 322 6831 6684 18 340 18 333 8 312 10 315 6684 6598 11 339 11 333 4 301 4 294 6598 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