DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 03/07 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 - - - 37.0 - - 44.3 - - 44.5 - - 36.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 24 - - 99 - - 17 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1048 - - 3151 - - 2271 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6583 - - 9108 - - 6583 - - 6583 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8548 - - 10651 - - 9771 - - 6601 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1056 - - 1222 - - 1512 - - 2927 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 132 - - 299 - - 157 - - 3 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 5 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 12 - - 9 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 332 - - 330 - - 304 - - 234 Direction Wind Shear - - - 14 - - 14 - - 10 - - 6 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - 18 - - -16 - - -14 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1187 - - 3159 - - 2330 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7361 - - 7493 - - 7441 - - 6600 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4089 - - 910 - - -881 - - -4695 ODpotential blCL - - - 12637 - - 9741 - - 10652 - - 11296 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 96 - - 84 - - 75 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 37.0 - - 44.3 - - 44.5 - - 36.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 28.1 - - 34.6 - - 34.9 - - 31.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 39.6 - - 46.1 - - 47.1 - - 44.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 26.9 - - 33.3 - - 33.7 - - 32.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 24 - - 99 - - 17 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1048 - - 3151 - - 2271 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 83 - - 35 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 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] 96127 20 022 24 056 18 052 21 063 96127 88995 14 352 17 008 16 038 19 020 88995 83514 24 345 23 002 24 003 20 016 83514 78949 25 326 20 358 15 359 20 008 78949 75000 26 307 18 305 19 341 21 335 75000 71532 31 303 25 299 33 322 24 331 71532 68407 30 312 23 298 29 312 28 324 68407 65520 27 306 17 298 20 293 20 303 65520 62816 22 299 22 322 20 323 11 293 62816 60182 23 312 38 323 25 337 10 331 60182 57424 32 333 36 313 26 347 14 014 57424 54556 29 339 19 312 34 339 30 332 54556 51838 24 004 37 346 41 327 39 319 51838 49405 51 003 46 346 40 330 37 334 49405 47226 52 349 40 355 25 346 37 356 47226 45250 35 352 51 005 26 020 54 001 45250 43452 58 022 65 004 50 006 60 355 43452 41813 80 014 74 359 63 356 56 349 41813 40297 91 004 71 357 56 352 47 346 40297 38878 83 004 60 359 47 351 40 345 38878 37543 63 008 48 009 42 352 34 344 37543 36263 54 011 51 004 40 352 25 345 36263 34977 54 010 54 360 40 351 30 341 34977 33658 62 006 57 359 40 350 32 340 33658 32314 67 006 57 360 42 349 35 340 32314 30936 68 008 55 002 44 349 39 341 30936 29517 66 009 51 006 46 349 40 343 29517 28062 62 008 47 009 45 348 40 346 28062 26574 60 007 44 009 43 348 40 349 26574 25055 59 006 42 004 42 349 38 351 25055 23511 57 006 43 000 41 352 38 354 23511 21934 53 006 45 359 40 354 40 357 21934 20319 49 006 45 360 39 357 44 359 20319 18692 45 008 44 002 41 358 47 358 18692 17134 41 009 43 004 44 358 48 357 17134 15717 38 009 40 004 44 357 47 355 15717 14451 34 010 36 001 42 355 44 353 14451 13315 30 010 32 358 37 353 41 352 13315 12291 28 007 27 353 31 349 36 351 12291 11367 25 003 22*348 27 344 31 350 11367 10533 23 358 19*342 23 340 26 348 10533 9785 21 354 16 338 19*336 21 345 9785 9110 19*350 14 333 14*326 17 341 9110 8493 16*347 11 327 10 312 12 332 8493 7938 12 339 9 320 9 300 8 310 7938 7467 7 325 8 318 9 296 8 283 7467 7101 5 313 8 317 8 293 7 258 7101 6846 4 306 7 316 7 291 6 232 6846 6690 4 302 7 316 7 290 4*217 6690 6600 3 296 5 315 5 289 3*199 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