DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 09/01 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 - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 63.4 - - 69.5 - - 68.5 - - 57.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 394 - - 355 - - 95 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3131 - - 7189 - - 9731 - - 411 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9630 - - 12796 - - 13871 - - 6585 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10631 - - 14689 - - 17231 - - 7911 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2221 - - 3106 - - 1855 - - 1277 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 456 - - 581 - - 418 - - 56 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 9 - - 5 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 12 - - 16 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 160 - - 188 - - 193 - - 315 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 17 - - 21 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 10 - - -14 - - 24 - - -13 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1444 - - 3259 - - 6553 - - 1310 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9187 - - 11431 - - 10679 - - 6601 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -776 - - 782 - - 3591 - - -2431 ODpotential blCL - - - 11407 - - 13907 - - 13640 - - 10342 blCL maxRH - - - 82 - - 87 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 570 - - 780 - - 1140 - - 1230 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 63.4 - - 69.5 - - 68.5 - - 57.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 45.6 - - 42.0 - - 44.2 - - 52.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 63.6 - - 69.9 - - 70.3 - - 60.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 45.5 - - 41.8 - - 44.0 - - 51.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 394 - - 355 - - 95 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3131 - - 7189 - - 9731 - - 411 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 28 - - 48 - - 101 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 6 - - 6 - - 10 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] 99046 0 250 4 105 9 353 5 052 99046 91651 3 104 1 097 3 057 5 332 91651 85929 3 090 0 108 3 051 6 034 85929 81181 4 172 4 308 4 053 8 039 81181 77064 5 229 4 304 4 340 5 017 77064 73410 7 221 7 266 9 314 4 307 73410 70107 4 239 13 238 10 267 7 317 70107 67067 7 278 8 224 10 266 7 283 67067 64242 14 246 14 244 11 234 10 239 64242 61495 16 226 11 216 16 227 7 234 61495 58632 18 225 19 239 15 239 14 237 58632 55669 33 234 30 236 33 239 33 233 55669 52832 38 231 37 229 45 235 40 227 52832 50274 39 232 43 235 50 239 40 241 50274 47981 44 234 48 239 51 240 49 241 47981 45906 46 234 51 238 51 241 54 238 45906 44018 44 232 49 231 52 239 59 234 44018 42297 42 233 45 229 50 233 59 232 42297 40717 41 234 45 232 43 230 52 233 40717 39255 41 231 47 230 38 233 44 241 39255 37893 41 229 47 224 38 234 43 249 37893 36599 41 229 47 214 39 233 47 252 36599 35308 39 227 44 207 39 228 45 254 35308 33990 36 227 40 209 39 219 38 250 33990 32647 33 231 40 220 35 211 30 247 32647 31267 31 228 38 224 33 209 30 249 31267 29843 28 228 35 223 27 211 26 245 29843 28379 23 237 32 224 31 211 26 241 28379 26877 21 242 32 228 30 213 27 250 26877 25342 22 243 32 230 29 213 26 247 25342 23776 21 244 31 231 30 215 26 233 23776 22178 18 243 29 229 30 215 25 228 22178 20545 14 241 24 228 31 216 23 229 20545 18908 15 241 21 226 29 219 26 220 18908 17346 15 247 20 225 27*217 30 210 17346 15925 16 252 21*221 25*213 31 203 15925 14652 17 251 19*219 23 207 31 199 14652 13506 18 242 16 214 21 202 31 196 13506 12467 16 227 13 205 19 198 30 193 12467 11524 14 207 12 187 17 193 29 190 11524 10668 14*196 12 179 15 187 27 189 10668 9895 12*186 12 175 13 181 23 188 9895 9198 11 170 12 172 12 174 18 188 9198 8560 10 160 12 169 12 170 13 192 8560 7985 10 154 11 166 11 167 8*204 7985 7498 10 151 11 164 11 164 4*256 7498 7120 10 148 11 162 11 163 5 313 7120 6856 10 147 10 161 10 162 7 327 6856 6695 9 145 10 161 9 161 7 328 6695 6601 8 145 8 159 8 159 5 325 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