DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 06/20 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 - - - 69.4 - - 69.1 - - 60.9 - - 53.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 360 - - 159 - - 76 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8160 - - 9872 - - 2522 - - 926 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 13592 - - 14501 - - 8553 - - 6585 Hcrit BL Top - - - 15660 - - 17372 - - 10022 - - 8426 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2201 - - 2354 - - 4983 - - 2573 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 612 - - 511 - - 263 - - 75 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 5 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 18 - - 12 - - 22 BL Wind Direction - - - 256 - - 253 - - 318 - - 337 Direction Wind Shear - - - 17 - - 18 - - 7 - - 15 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -13 - - 72 - - -9 - - -36 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 3370 - - 6350 - - 3351 - - 1825 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12291 - - 11022 - - 6672 - - 6601 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 1449 - - 2748 - - -110 - - -2191 ODpotential blCL - - - 14211 - - 14624 - - 10132 - - 10617 blCL maxRH - - - 94 - - 90 - - 85 - - 94 maxRH CAPE - - - 320 - - 990 - - 1810 - - 220 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 69.4 - - 69.1 - - 60.9 - - 53.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 38.0 - - 43.3 - - 53.5 - - 48.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 69.8 - - 70.7 - - 62.9 - - 57.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 37.4 - - 42.0 - - 52.3 - - 47.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 360 - - 159 - - 76 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8160 - - 9872 - - 2522 - - 926 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 75 - - 60 - - 42 - - 75 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 9 - - 8 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] 99103 27 084 24 111 22 088 27 102 99103 91570 21 088 19 098 22 093 26 088 91570 85761 18 114 19 096 19 100 20 097 85761 80955 22 113 12 099 18 087 20 121 80955 76838 15 089 13 119 10 095 16 091 76838 73202 9 111 10 093 14 112 10 058 73202 69908 14 120 7 100 12 088 9 100 69908 66879 6 121 8 135 1 350 7 092 66879 64065 5 175 7 172 8 254 7 333 64065 61342 4 281 5 231 11 264 10 272 61342 58516 10 267 18 262 23 277 17 272 58516 55578 22 261 25 257 30 266 24 276 55578 52765 26 263 30 261 33 263 30 270 52765 50229 32 267 35 262 36 262 35 267 50229 47952 40 266 38 260 38 266 38 269 47952 45884 44 260 39 259 38 266 41 266 45884 43992 45 259 38 260 37 266 41 265 43992 42252 45 255 40 264 36 270 39 273 42252 40647 38 249 37 259 34 269 38 279 40647 39163 25 239 27 246 28 262 31 279 39163 37791 12 236 16 243 17 250 20 292 37791 36497 11 236 11 236 6 232 16 278 36497 35209 16 216 4 203 2 244 10 222 35209 33893 15 190 6 075 3 038 6 262 33893 32554 16 197 5 078 6 345 12 316 32554 31180 16 212 3 176 9 291 16 322 31180 29760 17 225 5 179 11 285 16 323 29760 28300 17 231 2 182 7 288 14 324 28300 26800 16 237 9 261 1 249 14 318 26800 25267 17 241 14 255 4 253 14 312 25267 23705 22 239 20 249 10 254 13 309 23705 22110 25 242 25 247 16 254 12 304 22110 20478 23 247 29 248 20 247 12 291 20478 18837 21 261 26*250 23 243 14 283 18837 17268 23 285 23*248 24 240 15 281 17268 15844 22*294 22 247 21 235 15 283 15844 14571 17*297 21 248 20 232 15 283 14571 13429 15 289 20 249 18 235 14 283 13429 12397 14 277 19 251 16 243 12 286 12397 11464 15 264 18 253 13 253 10 296 11464 10619 15 256 17 255 11*268 10 306 10619 9856 15 246 16 257 10*291 11 318 9856 9167 16 237 15 259 11 309 14 329 9167 8538 16 232 14 261 12 313 19*335 8538 7971 15 229 13 265 12 317 24*337 7971 7489 15 227 12 270 13 326 25 337 7489 7114 15 226 11 272 13 329 23 337 7114 6853 14 225 10 274 13 331 20 337 6853 6693 13 224 9 277 12 332 17 337 6693 6601 10 223 7 280 9 334 9 337 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