DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 08/04 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 - - - 68.6 - - 74.8 - - 76.4 - - 67.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 376 - - 420 - - 157 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4827 - - 9102 - - 11199 - - 7990 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 10940 - - 14429 - - 15472 - - 6585 Hcrit BL Top - - - 12327 - - 16602 - - 18699 - - 15490 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1781 - - 1405 - - 1130 - - 2083 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 519 - - 666 - - 517 - - 17 W* B/S - - - 56 - - 13 - - 8 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 9 - - 11 - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - 336 - - 264 - - 277 - - 340 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 21 - - 20 - - 7 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 8 - - 12 - - 42 - - 36 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3258 - - -1344 - - 22 - - -1058 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 15585 - - 17947 - - 18678 - - 16549 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8483 - - -5886 - - -4518 - - -8192 ODpotential blCL - - - 20810 - - 22488 - - 23217 - - 23682 blCL maxRH - - - 32 - - 37 - - 55 - - 45 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 68.6 - - 74.8 - - 76.4 - - 67.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 23.1 - - 18.4 - - 16.7 - - 18.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 69.0 - - 75.0 - - 77.9 - - 74.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 22.6 - - 17.6 - - 16.0 - - 17.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 376 - - 420 - - 157 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4827 - - 9102 - - 11199 - - 7990 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 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] 99679 32 113 24 103 29 100 31 096 99679 92187 31 115 25 111 22 092 24 100 92187 86386 24 093 27 113 16 106 24 089 86386 81558 20 101 24 105 20 128 17 067 81558 77402 16 100 18 089 22 116 13 103 77402 73723 15 087 6 095 13 079 18 095 73723 70383 10 090 9 104 6 063 15 063 70383 67312 13 097 3 189 8 357 13 039 67312 64486 11 024 9 127 8 278 8 014 64486 61759 9 299 9 359 4 147 1 333 61759 58924 14 304 12 310 10 319 9 304 58924 55996 24 301 28 291 27 305 21 306 55996 53204 40 304 40 298 36 307 38 311 53204 50700 57 301 57 299 55 304 54 307 50700 48460 71 296 66 295 65 297 62 303 48460 46435 76 293 70 295 70 300 73 305 46435 44585 80 294 77 296 79 301 81 303 44585 42874 84 296 82 296 82 300 81 301 42874 41277 85 296 85 299 84 302 81 302 41277 39783 82 297 87 301 85 304 82 305 39783 38390 80 300 87 301 87 305 85 306 38390 37065 80 302 85 302 90 305 88 306 37065 35744 77 303 84 303 90 303 87 304 35744 34394 71 302 82 303 87 303 83 301 34394 33021 64 300 76 302 83 305 78 300 33021 31612 59 298 67 300 76 306 76 303 31612 30159 57 296 60 296 68 305 70 307 30159 28670 56 297 56 295 63 302 62 308 28670 27146 54 298 54 297 60 301 58 308 27146 25590 50 299 51 298 57 301 56 307 25590 24005 45 297 47 296 54 300 52 307 24005 22388 41 296 44 294 49 298 48 307 22388 20733 36 296 41 294 43 297 43 307 20733 19071 32 295 36 296 28*301 35 306 19071 17485 27 298 28*299 20*306 22 302 17485 16046 24 301 20*297 19 306 11*294 16046 14758 21 303 17 294 16 301 11*304 14758 13598 18 305 15 291 14 294 11 319 13598 12547 14*306 12 279 12 281 12 329 12547 11592 8*309 9 261 11 268 13 338 11592 10727 4 318 9 238 11 255 14 344 10727 9946 3 320 9 228 11 247 14 349 9946 9240 2 332 9 222 11 240 15 353 9240 8594 1 020 9 217 10 234 15 355 8594 8012 1 079 9 212 10 231 15 355 8012 7516 2 101 9 209 10 228 14 353 7516 7130 2 104 8 207 10 226 12 350 7130 6861 3 106 8 205 10 226 9 343 6861 6697 3 106 8 204 9 225 7 338 6697 6602 3 106 7 203 7 223 4 321 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