DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 10/08 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0956z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1853z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 64.8 - - 69.6 - - 66.8 - - 58.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 179 - - 234 - - -3 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2724 - - 5864 - - 4082 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9053 - - 11543 - - 6585 - - 6585 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10224 - - 13364 - - 11582 - - 6602 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2373 - - 1784 - - 3138 - - 7138 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 335 - - 472 - - 53 - - 3 W* B/S - - - 11 - - 14 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 6 - - 9 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 279 - - 275 - - 230 - - 211 Direction Wind Shear - - - 11 - - 16 - - 14 - - 9 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - 19 - - -13 - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6044 - - -3467 - - -4719 - - -7562 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 16268 - - 16832 - - 16302 - - 14165 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12345 - - -8751 - - -10514 - - -14784 ODpotential blCL - - - 22569 - - 22115 - - 22096 - - 21386 blCL maxRH - - - 35 - - 48 - - 62 - - 66 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 64.8 - - 69.6 - - 66.8 - - 58.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 16.7 - - 18.7 - - 18.4 - - 20.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 66.2 - - 70.6 - - 69.8 - - 66.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 16.3 - - 18.3 - - 18.2 - - 20.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 179 - - 234 - - -3 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2724 - - 5864 - - 4082 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 3 - - 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] 97694 18 021 16 360 15 025 14 350 97694 90564 12 049 15 019 14 025 12 029 90564 84963 10 047 12 021 12 020 12 041 84963 80251 9 056 5 022 10 360 11 016 80251 76181 9 046 1 010 12 331 15 357 76181 72600 19 358 8 343 10 336 12 352 72600 69373 24 344 20 332 17 319 19 342 69373 66422 22 337 21 328 23 316 25 323 66422 63687 25 327 26 322 24 324 18 317 63687 61025 27 317 29 313 31 322 30 318 61025 58247 30 315 34 304 38 309 36 307 58247 55382 32 309 35 297 40 301 42 303 55382 52666 31 304 37 296 43 299 45 295 52666 50226 34 309 39 303 44 301 47 298 50226 48036 46 314 48 310 50 303 54 301 48036 46044 54 310 57 307 54 303 59 298 46044 44215 53 312 55 305 55 302 56 298 44215 42524 49 312 49 308 50 302 50 301 42524 40956 41 314 42 315 44 307 39 308 40956 39500 31 326 29 319 37 313 31 313 39500 38148 23 342 22 325 29 310 25 311 38148 36861 17 344 19 326 25 318 24 318 36861 35570 14 339 17 329 20 319 20 322 35570 34248 15 350 17 333 16 316 16 324 34248 32900 15 360 18 336 15 317 14 326 32900 31514 16 007 17 341 13 317 12 325 31514 30083 18 012 15 346 12 323 10 319 30083 28611 20 012 13 353 9 326 9 310 28611 27099 20 008 13 008 8 333 8 304 27099 25553 16 360 10 011 7 331 7 305 25553 23974 13 350 7 341 7 319 7 300 23974 22358 10 336 9 317 8 306 8 289 22358 20701 10 319 11 304 9 294 8 270 20701 19035 12 300 12 296 10 292 8 262 19035 17443 13 286 15 294 12 301 10 279 17443 15997 13 283 16 293 16 306 13 290 15997 14707 13 288 17 295 18 300 12 287 14707 13549 13 292 17*296 17 303 9 296 13549 12502 12 294 14*300 14*306 9 307 12502 11552 12 297 12 301 11*299 8 307 11552 10692 11*298 10 297 9 274 8 302 10692 9915 11*297 7 284 10 244 9 291 9915 9214 9 294 6 264 11 227 9 274 9214 8572 7 287 5 242 11 213 10 260 8572 7995 5 274 5 222 11 207 11 249 7995 7504 4 252 5 211 11 203 11 240 7504 7123 3 232 5 203 10 200 9 231 7123 6857 3 218 5 197 9 197 5 213 6857 6695 2 212 5 194 8 195 3*176 6695 6601 2 202 4 192 6 193 2*131 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