DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/02 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 59.0 - - 66.1 - - 66.7 - - 58.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 352 - - 423 - - 183 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5947 - - 10301 - - 10857 - - 6451 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 11810 - - 15419 - - 15339 - - 6585 Hcrit BL Top - - - 13447 - - 17801 - - 18357 - - 13951 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2019 - - 1599 - - 1462 - - 3206 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 548 - - 698 - - 541 - - 59 W* B/S - - - 10 - - 9 - - 7 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 15 - - 14 - - 14 BL Wind Direction - - - 260 - - 263 - - 266 - - 272 Direction Wind Shear - - - 15 - - 14 - - 12 - - 11 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -11 - - -15 - - -25 - - -32 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1665 - - 2747 - - 2408 - - -371 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11782 - - 15055 - - 15949 - - 14323 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2422 - - -186 - - -112 - - -4851 ODpotential blCL - - - 15869 - - 17987 - - 18469 - - 18802 blCL maxRH - - - 69 - - 65 - - 70 - - 66 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 59.0 - - 66.1 - - 66.7 - - 58.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 30.3 - - 22.7 - - 19.4 - - 19.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 59.5 - - 66.4 - - 68.1 - - 64.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 29.1 - - 21.6 - - 18.2 - - 18.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 352 - - 423 - - 183 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5947 - - 10301 - - 10857 - - 6451 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] 98636 24 116 17 099 26 077 26 104 98636 91182 17 102 14 106 20 082 17 088 91182 85508 17 104 21 101 13 076 19 087 85508 80801 20 108 22 102 13 099 23 077 80801 76727 20 110 16 097 16 104 19 072 76727 73128 20 098 12 100 12 080 17 073 73128 69873 16 091 10 114 7 060 16 067 69873 66873 12 075 12 118 4 102 11 047 66873 64086 7 063 12 104 10 124 5 032 64086 61373 4 095 6 105 7 067 4 097 61373 58527 3 116 4 151 2 277 1 002 58527 55558 5 188 4 190 8 207 9 236 55558 52716 8 217 8 268 9 215 9 237 52716 50158 15 233 17 266 7 268 7 240 50158 47864 14 238 18 259 11 306 5 283 47864 45795 12 239 17 249 18 290 13 316 45795 43915 8 270 13 240 16 282 15 304 43915 42187 15 303 13 299 18 291 16 298 42187 40593 20 304 17 304 15 302 17 328 40593 39125 17 293 15 356 11 344 11 328 39125 37769 13 349 16 358 13 018 7 041 37769 36482 14 014 15 038 14 059 16 037 36482 35196 12 031 19 034 13 050 16 029 35196 33880 17 050 18 023 14 038 13 018 33880 32541 13 067 15 010 16 025 13 005 32541 31168 3 169 5 001 11 020 15 000 31168 29751 9 281 6 279 8 001 17 353 29751 28294 16 284 12 297 9 339 13 344 28294 26799 21 282 12 328 10 332 17 317 26799 25271 25 282 13 319 11 317 23 316 25271 23714 30 278 16 296 15 303 22 306 23714 22126 27 277 22 275 19 291 22 290 22126 20503 23 278 23 269 18 283 21 277 20503 18871 21 279 23*276 15*288 19 273 18871 17311 22 277 19*280 15*293 13 275 17311 15893 22 276 17 279 15 291 9 288 15893 14625 21*277 16 277 15 289 10*298 14625 13482 18*279 16 275 15 284 12*297 13482 12446 14 278 15 269 15 273 13 293 12446 11507 12 272 15 262 15 264 14 287 11507 10655 11 268 14 256 16 256 15 281 10655 9887 10 260 14 250 16 251 16 275 9887 9193 9 248 14 247 16 247 16 269 9193 8558 9 239 14 244 16 244 17 263 8558 7986 9 234 14 241 16 242 17 258 7986 7499 9 230 14 238 16 240 17 253 7499 7120 8 227 13 237 16 239 15 247 7120 6856 8 225 13 236 15 239 13 241 6856 6694 8 223 12 235 14 238 10 236 6694 6601 6 222 10 234 10 236 5 229 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