DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 08/21 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 - - - 82.7 - - 86.7 - - 86.7 - - 78.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 279 - - 343 - - 109 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6603 - - 10961 - - 12375 - - 6787 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 12218 - - 15836 - - 16053 - - 6586 Hcrit BL Top - - - 14103 - - 18461 - - 19875 - - 14287 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 5149 - - 3664 - - 3028 - - 7880 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 523 - - 663 - - 475 - - 26 W* B/S - - - 23 - - 21 - - 14 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 6 - - 6 - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - 221 - - 246 - - 235 - - 160 Direction Wind Shear - - - 17 - - 23 - - 15 - - 12 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -10 - - -13 - - -18 - - 22 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1467 - - 1802 - - 3201 - - -870 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 15571 - - 16660 - - 16674 - - 15158 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3958 - - -1030 - - 455 - - -4353 ODpotential blCL - - - 18061 - - 19491 - - 19420 - - 18640 blCL maxRH - - - 94 - - 82 - - 95 - - 91 maxRH CAPE - - - 240 - - 240 - - 300 - - 130 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 82.7 - - 86.7 - - 86.7 - - 78.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 37.3 - - 36.2 - - 36.3 - - 35.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 83.5 - - 87.1 - - 88.3 - - 85.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 36.7 - - 35.5 - - 35.7 - - 34.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 279 - - 343 - - 109 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6603 - - 10961 - - 12375 - - 6787 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 77 - - 29 - - 80 - - 65 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 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] 99445 17 096 17 106 16 094 10 106 99445 91972 11 100 9 127 14 083 13 101 91972 86165 12 116 7 132 8 069 15 076 86165 81345 13 120 10 135 7 143 10 067 81345 77197 13 122 8 114 8 153 6 077 77197 73539 10 100 12 105 6 123 6 075 73539 70244 2 201 6 075 6 129 3 043 70244 67232 7 168 1 175 4 049 7 023 67232 64458 5 124 5 151 4 260 5 345 64458 61778 10 078 5 114 9 235 7 274 61778 58985 11 004 3 357 5 229 9 240 58985 56099 22 272 18 293 15 305 8 321 56099 53355 24 253 31 250 27 272 21 293 53355 50903 24 262 28 238 32 251 27 259 50903 48721 35 279 24 259 32 250 28 248 48721 46742 47 276 33 270 39 251 31 251 46742 44926 54 266 51 255 47 247 41 248 44926 43251 52 264 56 250 52 248 51 243 43251 41692 48 268 52 250 55 249 54 242 41692 40228 49 267 45 246 52 248 53 241 40228 38850 47 268 41 243 48 247 50 240 38850 37530 40 268 37 246 45 244 46 234 37530 36208 37 264 35 245 43 243 41 232 36208 34855 37 263 32 242 41 246 36 232 34855 33475 34 262 27 245 37 247 35 232 33475 32058 27 259 25 246 31 235 38 229 32058 30594 22 260 21 244 27 217 39 225 30594 29091 19 262 18 240 24 221 35 222 29091 27551 18 264 14 243 22 217 29 218 27551 25979 17 265 13 244 21 219 22 215 25979 24378 15 268 14 246 17 223 15 217 24378 22746 16 267 16 245 15 229 9 223 22746 21079 19 265 19 246 14*242 5 236 21079 19399 23 265 20*253 13*262 5 215 19399 17782 21 269 20*260 13 266 7 203 17782 16306 17 271 16 267 12 262 10 192 16306 14981 15*254 11 271 10 256 12*185 14981 13786 14*246 7 267 8 243 13*180 13786 12705 11 238 4 254 7 226 14 175 12705 11723 7 242 4 251 6 212 14 171 11723 10834 4 247 3 196 5 186 14 166 10834 10031 2 229 4 176 5 174 13 161 10031 9307 2 177 4 164 5 163 12 155 9307 8644 3 151 5 158 5 156 12 147 8644 8047 4 139 5 152 5 151 11 139 8047 7539 4 136 6 148 5 147 10 131 7539 7144 5 131 6 145 5 145 9 124 7144 6868 5 128 6 143 5 143 7 122 6868 6700 5 128 6 142 5 141 5 122 6700 6603 4 127 5 141 5 141 2 131 6603 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