DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/15 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 - - - 63.7 - - 66.6 - - 62.5 - - 58.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 168 - - 193 - - 26 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2701 - - 6520 - - 2277 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9059 - - 11962 - - 6585 - - 6585 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10201 - - 14020 - - 9777 - - 6603 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 5344 - - 2722 - - 5322 - - 2591 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 340 - - 463 - - 193 - - 13 W* B/S - - - 11 - - 13 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 197 - - 192 - - 318 - - 002 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 4 - - 7 - - 7 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -11 - - 11 - - 27 - - -12 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 2139 - - 3711 - - 1782 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8062 - - 10310 - - 7995 - - 6602 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1289 - - 1406 - - -1694 - - -5002 ODpotential blCL - - - 11490 - - 12614 - - 11471 - - 11605 blCL maxRH - - - 82 - - 100 - - 99 - - 86 maxRH CAPE - - - 1260 - - 530 - - 820 - - 900 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 63.7 - - 66.6 - - 62.5 - - 58.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 50.9 - - 44.2 - - 50.0 - - 52.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 65.1 - - 67.8 - - 64.9 - - 63.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 49.6 - - 43.6 - - 49.0 - - 50.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 168 - - 193 - - 26 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2701 - - 6520 - - 2277 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 27 - - 98 - - 96 - - 44 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 7 - - 8 - - 9 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] 99631 34 111 21 102 18 088 26 088 99631 92149 17 115 15 104 11 108 16 072 92149 86358 13 121 7 117 10 118 11 090 86358 81536 13 128 8 136 9 104 9 098 81536 77384 8 105 9 132 7 108 5 104 77384 73714 1 115 9 118 6 139 4 086 73714 70391 5 174 5 103 7 141 2 048 70391 67336 5 143 9 181 7 187 2 322 67336 64510 7 286 4 233 5 246 4 307 64510 61787 13 220 11 243 9 236 12 254 61787 58956 18 255 15 248 15 259 18 245 58956 56016 26 235 27 238 23 242 22 228 56016 53194 26 222 22 230 23 244 22 229 53194 50648 27 236 23 252 26 252 22 247 50648 48365 39 243 40 245 37 254 31 256 48365 46296 46 234 51 237 47 247 42 252 46296 44414 43 224 54 236 48 243 48 248 44414 42698 38 230 50 240 44 245 46 246 42698 41121 43 241 48 246 43 252 43 253 41121 39659 46 243 46 249 45 258 43 258 39659 38293 41 246 44 253 46 260 43 261 38293 36989 33 245 46 259 46 260 42 262 36989 35683 29 243 45 260 44 261 41 260 35683 34347 25 245 41 260 41 262 40 258 34347 32986 25 253 34 257 37 262 38 256 32986 31591 28 257 28 248 33 261 36 255 31591 30152 24 257 28 242 28 258 34 256 30152 28673 19 253 23 244 26 253 31 256 28673 27158 17 255 21 253 27 252 28 256 27158 25609 18 250 21 251 28 256 27 257 25609 24031 18 238 16 240 24 256 27 261 24031 22418 14 232 14 237 19 252 26 267 22418 20764 12 235 13 246 20 254 24 270 20764 19099 9 242 14 253 19 248 25 267 19099 17508 5 263 14 255 19 247 27 258 17508 16061 5 315 12 244 21 242 24 248 16061 14766 6 321 9*226 20 237 20 236 14766 13599 6 305 7*209 17 231 18 226 13599 12541 6 286 7 201 14 222 16 219 12541 11582 7 268 7 197 11 217 14 214 11582 10713 8*252 7 193 8 218 10 206 10713 9931 8*242 7 191 5*231 7 194 9931 9225 7 228 7 189 4*256 3 170 9225 8580 6 201 7 185 4 286 2 069 8580 8000 6 183 6 184 5 305 5 031 8000 7508 6 175 6 181 7 330 8 021 7508 7125 6 169 6 180 8 336 10 014 7125 6858 6 165 5 178 8 338 9 004 6858 6695 5 163 5 178 8 340 8*351 6695 6602 5 162 4 176 6 341 4*330 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