DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 09/14 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 = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1334z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 52.4 - - 58.5 - - 58.7 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 380 - - 412 - - 123 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4838 - - 6623 - - 6927 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - 10950 - - 12407 - - 11953 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - 12338 - - 14123 - - 14427 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1125 - - 940 - - 904 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 520 - - 594 - - 403 - - - W* B/S - - - 8 - - 9 - - 13 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 12 - - 6 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - 299 - - 300 - - 310 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 8 - - 10 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -10 - - -9 - - 7 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1295 - - 1369 - - 1558 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11043 - - 12754 - - 12869 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2243 - - -2178 - - -2232 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - 14581 - - 16301 - - 16659 - - - blCL maxRH - - - 80 - - 75 - - 73 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - 52.4 - - 58.5 - - 58.7 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 27.0 - - 25.4 - - 25.2 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 52.8 - - 58.8 - - 60.3 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 26.9 - - 25.2 - - 25.1 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 380 - - 412 - - 123 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4838 - - 6623 - - 6927 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 20 - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - - 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] 98606 22 244 22 256 19 257 98606 91196 20 249 22 256 19 259 91196 85471 19 261 20 255 19 271 85471 80725 17 254 17 244 17 278 80725 76622 12 253 16 219 16 271 76622 72993 9 268 13 235 14 253 72993 69714 11 264 10 251 10 235 69714 66685 11 232 8 260 10 279 66685 63870 13 231 13 255 19 265 63870 61159 9 223 15 241 25 253 61159 58348 19 262 21 265 25 264 58348 55431 28 264 30 266 28 270 55431 52645 34 266 32 265 28 266 52645 50139 36 266 34 270 30 267 50139 47886 36 261 37 267 36 265 47886 45833 38 259 40 261 41 262 45833 43946 40 261 40 262 44 264 43946 42202 44 266 43 268 44 264 42202 40588 46 267 46 266 45 267 40588 39093 47 273 43 265 44 268 39093 37708 55 276 43 272 43 272 37708 36399 55 274 45 275 43 273 36399 35098 49 275 47 275 44 273 35098 33774 40 280 48 274 45 275 33774 32429 37 284 48 276 45 276 32429 31050 37 282 47 278 43 279 31050 29630 40 278 46 280 38 282 29630 28172 43 275 45 280 35 285 28172 26679 44 274 44 279 34 285 26679 25153 45 275 43 279 34 284 25153 23598 45 277 42 280 33 285 23598 22011 45 281 41 282 31 287 22011 20385 43 286 39 284 29 290 20385 18749 41 290 35 287 26 294 18749 17186 37 293 31 292 23 297 17186 15771 32 294 26 297 18 291 15771 14512 26 296 20*292 12*269 14512 13385 21*298 14*289 9*265 13385 12365 16*300 13 291 7 273 12365 11440 12 299 13 294 7 283 11440 10602 11 299 13 297 6 301 10602 9845 11 299 12 301 6 316 9845 9162 11 299 12 304 6 329 9162 8535 11 298 12 306 6 338 8535 7970 10 298 12 308 7 344 7970 7489 10 297 11 310 7 348 7489 7114 9 297 11 311 7 351 7114 6853 9 296 10 311 7 352 6853 6693 8 297 10 313 6 353 6693 6601 7 298 8 315 6 355 6601 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