DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 11/23 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1853z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 31.7 - - 37.2 - - 31.9 - - 29.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 10 - - 53 - - -1 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 171 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6583 - - 6583 - - 6583 - - 6583 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6601 - - 7671 - - 6600 - - 6600 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 879 - - 630 - - 1345 - - 683 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 24 - - 90 - - 1 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 7 - - 6 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 201 - - 206 - - 189 - - 191 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 3 - - 7 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -8 - - -10 - - -9 - - -12 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -90 - - 18 - - 1 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6691 - - 7654 - - 6599 - - 6599 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7891 - - -6358 - - -6340 - - -6368 ODpotential blCL - - - 14492 - - 14029 - - 12940 - - 12968 blCL maxRH - - - 75 - - 76 - - 78 - - 81 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 31.7 - - 37.2 - - 31.9 - - 29.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 25.6 - - 26.8 - - 27.2 - - 24.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 34.4 - - 39.8 - - 37.9 - - 36.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 24.9 - - 25.9 - - 27.4 - - 26.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 10 - - 53 - - -1 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 171 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 3 - - 11 - - 25 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 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] 96535 19 062 24 080 27 086 31 089 96535 89511 20 084 17 091 16 088 26 078 89511 84023 14 076 13 115 9 109 12 079 84023 79420 7 086 11 123 7 097 8 080 79420 75410 6 084 8 137 4 136 8 043 75410 71832 2 133 2 232 3 245 3 001 71832 68578 6 284 8 289 5 313 4 242 68578 65580 8 257 15 259 15 290 16 271 65580 62805 18 287 17 268 21 285 21 260 62805 60119 27 270 27 277 26 286 20 271 60119 57314 24 260 26 270 27 270 27 280 57314 54416 22 283 22 265 28 264 32 276 54416 51664 25 279 24 268 29 262 31 270 51664 49190 29 264 31 275 33 281 30 276 49190 46970 30 266 38 283 35 283 36 279 46970 44953 27 277 39 285 38 286 40 276 44953 43111 26 281 35 283 45 283 45 274 43111 41427 21 264 31 280 47 281 51 279 41427 39879 22 315 31 287 47 279 56 279 39879 38449 31 321 35 294 46 281 53 274 38449 37120 32 313 37 296 43 287 50 276 37120 35854 26 307 36 295 42 291 49 280 35854 34586 22 307 34 291 39 289 46 279 34586 33292 22 311 33 286 38 287 41 277 33292 31975 19 310 31 285 35 288 38 274 31975 30624 13 304 29 285 35 291 36 272 30624 29231 21 308 29 289 34 293 33 272 29231 27799 18 315 28 292 32 294 33 272 27799 26332 14 319 26 292 30 296 32 272 26332 24833 11 307 24 294 27 298 29 274 24833 23306 10 280 19 294 23 294 25 274 23306 21746 12 270 16 290 21 287 24 275 21746 20149 13 266 16 286 21 284 25 280 20149 18543 14 276 17 287 20 285 26 285 18543 17008 12 284 17 290 18 287 24 287 17008 15612 10 279 16 291 17 289 21 289 15612 14366 10 270 15 290 15 290 18 291 14366 13246 10 267 13 290 14 291 15 293 13246 12235 11 267 13 292 13 295 12 296 12235 11320 11 267 13 294 12 302 11 301 11320 10495 11 268 12 299 10 308 10 310 10495 9752 10 268 11 300 9 309 10 317 9752 9082 10 266 10 294 7 301 10 320 9082 8472 10 258 9 276 7 268 7 316 8472 7921 10 245 8*249 8 235 4 300 7921 7455 9 232 7*216 10 215 3 234 7455 7092 7 216 7 206 9 200 5 207 7092 6841 5 205 7 203 7 189 6 197 6841 6688 4*199 6 202 5*177 5*189 6688 6599 3*198 5 199 3*162 3*187 6599 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