DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 06/07 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 - - - 56.3 - - 58.1 - - 57.1 - - 50.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 502 - - 531 - - 261 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5542 - - 7245 - - 7435 - - 4395 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 11619 - - 13022 - - 12844 - - 6584 Hcrit BL Top - - - 13042 - - 14745 - - 14935 - - 11895 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 966 - - 1080 - - 864 - - 1968 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 601 - - 670 - - 533 - - 55 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 5 - - 7 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 23 - - 23 - - 14 - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - 251 - - 263 - - 288 - - 321 Direction Wind Shear - - - 16 - - 18 - - 7 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -44 - - -32 - - -18 - - -20 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1078 - - -2793 - - -2908 - - -4159 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14121 - - 17539 - - 17844 - - 16055 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6941 - - -10084 - - -10016 - - -12308 ODpotential blCL - - - 19983 - - 24829 - - 24951 - - 24203 blCL maxRH - - - 38 - - 23 - - 79 - - 86 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 56.3 - - 58.1 - - 57.1 - - 50.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 17.0 - - 3.4 - - 1.2 - - 2.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 56.3 - - 58.2 - - 58.1 - - 53.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 15.9 - - 2.5 - - 0.0 - - 2.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 502 - - 531 - - 261 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5542 - - 7245 - - 7435 - - 4395 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 17 - - 46 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 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] 98832 22 108 22 096 21 111 26 095 98832 91315 12 073 15 091 20 102 19 110 91315 85570 11 098 10 135 9 084 19 102 85570 80827 10 115 14 132 4 112 18 088 80827 76730 11 153 6 108 9 118 11 093 76730 73104 18 141 9 184 9 122 13 120 73104 69809 8 184 12 166 6 146 13 119 69809 66763 9 187 16 169 11 201 7 192 66763 63936 8 186 17 184 11 194 13 216 63936 61201 8 177 11 198 9 223 13 221 61201 58342 14 215 21 218 22 231 19 237 58342 55354 30 216 33 229 35 233 33 231 55354 52485 36 222 39 230 41 232 38 228 52485 49902 41 232 41 234 41 236 37 231 49902 47595 46 238 48 237 44 241 39 237 47595 45502 47 235 50 232 47 238 43 239 45502 43584 45 229 44 237 40 243 40 244 43584 41819 40 235 50 249 46 250 46 249 41819 40192 46 243 58 240 52 242 53 242 40192 38694 49 242 52 230 49 238 60 232 38694 37323 49 244 47 240 51 251 59 235 37323 36038 53 245 54 254 58 259 63 256 36038 34762 57 243 61 256 65 263 71 262 34762 33455 58 242 59 261 63 261 69 259 33455 32124 59 241 61 271 58 253 58 254 32124 30758 60 242 60 272 56 249 57 245 30758 29348 59 242 57 265 55 248 60 248 29348 27899 59 243 57 257 53 247 59 254 27899 26415 60 242 56 254 53 248 58 253 26415 24899 62 240 56 250 53 251 56 250 24899 23356 63 238 56 246 53 254 54 248 23356 21783 63 234 58 242 53 256 53 247 21783 20176 63 231 59 239 52 255 51 248 20176 18566 62 229 58 240 49 255 47 252 18566 17029 60 229 53 246 43 261 41 257 17029 15634 57 234 44*255 31*269 30 263 15634 14392 50 243 31*263 16*277 21 271 14392 13278 39*252 23 268 14 281 14 277 13278 12272 28*256 23 268 14 283 9*285 12272 11360 24 255 23 267 14 284 9*300 11360 10535 24 254 23 265 15 288 11 312 10535 9792 24 253 23 263 15 290 12 320 9792 9119 23 250 23 261 15 292 13 323 9119 8503 23 249 22 259 15 293 13 325 8503 7947 23 247 22 257 14 294 14 326 7947 7474 22 246 21 255 14 295 13 326 7474 7106 21 245 20 254 13 296 12 326 7106 6849 20 244 19 253 13 296 11 326 6849 6691 18 243 18 253 12 297 9 326 6691 6600 13 243 13 252 9 297 5 324 6600 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