DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 06/05 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 - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 68.9 - - 72.5 - - 72.9 - - 65.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 373 - - 413 - - 172 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5848 - - 6508 - - 6677 - - 3507 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 11758 - - 12328 - - 12030 - - 6585 Hcrit BL Top - - - 13348 - - 14008 - - 14177 - - 11007 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1254 - - 2079 - - 2714 - - 4201 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 557 - - 597 - - 453 - - 29 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 6 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 19 - - 22 - - 15 BL Wind Direction - - - 238 - - 247 - - 248 - - 247 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 12 - - 18 - - 21 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -7 - - -42 - - -43 - - -42 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2311 - - -2358 - - -2452 - - -3730 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 15660 - - 16367 - - 16630 - - 14738 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7384 - - -6783 - - -7276 - - -9608 ODpotential blCL - - - 20732 - - 20791 - - 21453 - - 20615 blCL maxRH - - - 37 - - 41 - - 44 - - 71 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 68.9 - - 72.5 - - 72.9 - - 65.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 22.9 - - 23.2 - - 22.5 - - 23.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 69.2 - - 72.8 - - 74.4 - - 72.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 21.8 - - 22.1 - - 21.3 - - 22.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 373 - - 413 - - 172 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5848 - - 6508 - - 6677 - - 3507 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 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] 98854 16 107 17 129 11 119 13 089 98854 91334 14 128 9 105 15 114 14 133 91334 85563 14 130 7 123 11 096 16 120 85563 80788 19 133 9 166 8 082 13 088 80788 76679 17 126 13 153 7 132 9 091 76679 73032 9 124 9 126 11 143 7 132 73032 69725 3 140 9 153 7 170 3 129 69725 66680 7 210 7 178 3 140 1 248 66680 63862 8 191 13 218 8 244 7 217 63862 61139 15 234 21 225 16 223 9 248 61139 58298 21 237 18 241 18 246 18 249 58298 55366 23 244 28 239 33 251 23 250 55366 52579 27 255 29 239 36 245 30 247 52579 50072 32 273 33 258 34 252 34 250 50072 47840 44 278 41 268 38 262 40 256 47840 45841 44 269 44 266 44 264 45 258 45841 44029 37 255 40 260 46 261 47 258 44029 42361 34 254 38 253 47 258 45 254 42361 40808 33 262 36 250 47 257 43 249 40808 39354 32 269 34 251 46 256 42 248 39354 37995 31 275 33 255 46 258 45 250 37995 36698 32 277 34 258 49 262 52 249 36698 35402 32 273 35 258 51 268 53 250 35402 34076 31 267 36 255 50 271 52 255 34076 32725 32 264 38 254 47 270 50 262 32725 31338 35 264 40 254 43 265 47 266 31338 29908 36 265 40 256 41 262 45 267 29908 28441 37 265 41 259 40 264 45 265 28441 26937 40 264 42 264 41 266 45 261 26937 25402 41 266 42 267 42 267 45 259 25402 23838 39 269 42 269 43 267 44 258 23838 22244 37 271 39 270 42 265 42 257 22244 20614 36 273 36 267 39 263 41 256 20614 18973 34 274 34 264 36 261 41 253 18973 17402 32 275 32 263 34 261 40 247 17402 15972 29 274 29 265 32 260 39 241 15972 14694 27 272 25*267 30*259 37 238 14694 13542 22*270 21*264 28*257 35 238 13542 12498 14*260 19 255 23 251 32 240 12498 11552 12 249 19 252 23 249 28*243 11552 10694 12 247 20 248 22 248 24*246 10694 9920 12 240 20 245 22 247 20 248 9920 9221 11 235 20 242 22 246 17 249 9221 8581 11 231 20 241 22 245 15 248 8581 8002 11 227 20 239 21 245 13 248 8002 7511 10 223 19 238 21 244 12 246 7511 7127 10 220 19 237 20 243 10 243 7127 6860 9 218 18 236 18 243 8 239 6860 6696 9 218 16 236 17 242 6 234 6696 6602 7 216 12 235 11 242 3 226 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