DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 06/17 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 - - - 69.8 - - 74.2 - - 73.2 - - 64.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 424 - - 458 - - 226 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5507 - - 7787 - - 7490 - - 4167 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 11532 - - 13404 - - 12815 - - 6585 Hcrit BL Top - - - 13007 - - 15287 - - 14990 - - 11667 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1078 - - 901 - - 1029 - - 1984 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 568 - - 654 - - 512 - - 54 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 6 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 19 - - 17 - - 17 BL Wind Direction - - - 299 - - 312 - - 322 - - 337 Direction Wind Shear - - - 14 - - 14 - - 11 - - 12 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -12 - - -14 - - -9 - - -19 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3932 - - -2922 - - -2329 - - -2362 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 16940 - - 18210 - - 17320 - - 14030 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12062 - - -9665 - - -8722 - - -10097 ODpotential blCL - - - 25069 - - 24952 - - 23712 - - 21764 blCL maxRH - - - 24 - - 27 - - 32 - - 40 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 69.8 - - 74.2 - - 73.2 - - 64.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 18.2 - - 16.6 - - 19.7 - - 25.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 70.0 - - 74.3 - - 74.3 - - 68.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 17.1 - - 15.4 - - 18.5 - - 24.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 424 - - 458 - - 226 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5507 - - 7787 - - 7490 - - 4167 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 99072 27 100 25 102 27 098 25 102 99072 91519 27 104 17 114 19 093 20 099 91519 85726 22 120 14 123 15 090 20 079 85726 80946 17 099 19 104 16 115 16 075 80946 76844 12 101 20 093 13 116 14 091 76844 73224 14 100 16 095 13 093 12 091 73224 69938 13 074 11 110 11 055 12 070 69938 66919 9 042 6 068 9 057 9 046 66919 64120 9 113 1 217 2 009 8 049 64120 61404 12 079 4 176 6 324 6 005 61404 58587 3 250 2 220 6 330 6 312 58587 55687 12 334 7 339 5 342 5 329 55687 52940 19 319 23 302 22 302 23 318 52940 50493 21 297 31 290 32 287 37 306 50493 48300 31 303 38 290 35 283 37 290 48300 46294 34 304 42 292 37 288 37 289 46294 44446 39 302 48 290 43 295 44 297 44446 42742 47 295 54 287 49 297 50 299 42742 41164 54 295 56 291 54 300 55 303 41164 39694 57 296 59 294 59 300 58 304 39694 38315 55 297 60 295 60 302 59 304 38315 36995 55 299 61 303 62 305 62 306 36995 35673 56 304 64 308 64 308 64 308 35673 34321 58 309 67 310 66 311 66 308 34321 32945 60 310 68 311 67 312 64 309 32945 31536 61 310 68 312 66 313 62 308 31536 30085 63 310 67 311 64 313 61 309 30085 28596 63 309 65 311 64 312 61 312 28596 27072 62 308 62 312 62 313 61 315 27072 25517 60 306 60 314 60 314 57 318 25517 23934 58 305 59 313 58 315 53 319 23934 22318 57 305 59 312 58 315 50 318 22318 20662 59 308 60 312 58 317 49 317 20662 18994 59 311 62 315 58 321 50 318 18994 17396 55 312 56 318 53 326 50 324 17396 15948 50 312 42*319 39*325 44 329 15948 14660 43 313 25*314 20*317 31 329 14660 13506 34*315 20 310 17 315 18 319 13506 12465 22*311 19 310 17 316 14*308 12465 11522 16 302 19 311 17 318 15*318 11522 10669 15 299 19 312 17 321 17 327 10669 9900 14 298 19 312 17 323 18 334 9900 9204 14 297 18 313 17 325 19 338 9204 8568 13 296 18 313 17 327 19 341 8568 7993 13 295 18 313 17 328 19 343 7993 7505 12 295 17 313 16 329 18 344 7505 7123 11 293 16 313 16 330 16 346 7123 6858 10 293 15 313 15 330 13 346 6858 6695 10 293 14 313 14 331 10 346 6695 6602 8 294 11 313 10 332 4 343 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