DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 12/29 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 - - - 22.3 - - 25.4 - - 22.2 - - 17.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 35 - - 59 - - -5 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6582 - - 6582 - - 6582 - - 6582 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6599 - - 6600 - - 6600 - - 6599 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 698 - - 991 - - 550 - - 440 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 35 - - 42 - - 0 - - 4 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 201 - - 209 - - 217 - - 163 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -10 - - -9 - - -12 - - -8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2325 - - -2156 - - -1238 - - -513 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8925 - - 8757 - - 7838 - - 7112 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -15274 - - -14868 - - -14633 - - -14885 ODpotential blCL - - - 21873 - - 21468 - - 21233 - - 21484 blCL maxRH - - - 66 - - 55 - - 55 - - 59 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 22.3 - - 25.4 - - 22.2 - - 17.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 7.4 - - 11.1 - - 11.8 - - 10.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 24.8 - - 27.7 - - 27.0 - - 23.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 7.0 - - 10.5 - - 11.3 - - 10.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 35 - - 59 - - -5 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 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] 96508 42 030 53 009 63 023 54 009 96508 89317 34 012 47 002 70 015 69 012 89317 83762 31 013 47 008 64 004 67 012 83762 79100 32 358 33 353 51 353 59 004 79100 75039 29 342 33 338 42 343 47 358 75039 71432 30 344 34 333 41 339 47 354 71432 68200 37 326 39 333 46 329 59 338 68200 65280 25 321 47 326 46 325 49 325 65280 62587 23 330 46 310 41 330 37 321 62587 59966 28 337 41 295 34 329 30 320 59966 57212 37 335 33 298 31 326 37 330 57212 54354 42 328 32 319 33 333 40 334 54354 51651 41 320 38 325 34 338 37 333 51651 49240 33 328 39 341 35 347 31 332 49240 47088 34 350 44 351 36 349 28 328 47088 45140 43 356 45 355 33 352 26 333 45140 43371 46 352 44 356 35 351 30 347 43371 41757 48 356 43 357 34 349 36 352 41757 40265 51 003 43 003 31 350 36 349 40265 38869 60 008 45 006 26 340 30 348 38869 37558 67 010 41 016 18 314 27 340 37558 36302 66 011 38 026 14 313 22 327 36302 35039 64 018 34 032 14 325 20 321 35039 33744 58 018 30 036 17 347 18 329 33744 32423 51 013 24 045 20 359 17 346 32423 31064 47 014 21 054 20 003 18 350 31064 29660 37 015 21 048 20 359 17 347 29660 28212 33 016 25 035 24 353 18 343 28212 26721 29 015 27 023 28 357 18 349 26721 25193 26 014 26 014 30 005 17 354 25193 23629 29 011 20 006 27 008 18 350 23629 22027 31 001 19 350 22 353 19 339 22027 20379 29 352 22 343 23 344 20 332 20379 18716 24 341 23 340 24 348 21 336 18716 17124 22 337 22 334 21 346 18 343 17124 15682 22 335 21 327 20 337 14 344 15682 14398 22 332 20 321 19 328 12 338 14398 13252 21 327 19 314 19 319 13 326 13252 12223 19 323 16 307 18 310 14 316 12223 11298 17 320 13 299 16 303 16 315 11298 10468 15 319 10 289 13 296 16 317 10468 9723 13 320 8 278 11 289 15 318 9723 9053 10 318 7 263 9 280 13 317 9053 8444 7 310 7 250 9 269 10 309 8444 7896 4 285 8 239 9 256 6 287 7896 7435 4 238 7 227 8 244 5 238 7435 7079 5 214 6 221 7 233 4 188 7079 6833 5 204 5 207 6 225 5 165 6833 6684 4*199 4*203 4*215 4*161 6684 6598 3*199 3*199 2*205 3*164 6598 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