DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 08/30 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 - - - 62.6 - - 69.4 - - 68.7 - - 56.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 409 - - 432 - - 154 - - -32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6144 - - 8763 - - 8488 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 12020 - - 14164 - - 13324 - - 6584 Hcrit BL Top - - - 13644 - - 16263 - - 15988 - - 6602 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1907 - - 1118 - - 1067 - - 3972 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 578 - - 663 - - 466 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 9 - - 7 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 13 - - 12 - - 16 BL Wind Direction - - - 288 - - 264 - - 277 - - 247 Direction Wind Shear - - - 17 - - 16 - - 13 - - 16 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -15 - - -11 - - 26 - - -51 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2756 - - -3278 - - -3245 - - -9221 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 16401 - - 19542 - - 19234 - - 15824 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9472 - - -8465 - - -8820 - - -16630 ODpotential blCL - - - 23116 - - 24728 - - 24808 - - 23232 blCL maxRH - - - 35 - - 42 - - 81 - - 62 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 62.6 - - 69.4 - - 68.7 - - 56.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 13.4 - - 5.6 - - 6.5 - - 11.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 62.8 - - 69.5 - - 70.1 - - 62.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 13.1 - - 5.3 - - 6.4 - - 10.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 409 - - 432 - - 154 - - -32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6144 - - 8763 - - 8488 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 25 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 - - 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] 99211 13 139 5 138 1 035 9 105 99211 91772 4 131 9 117 4 162 8 063 91772 86009 9 154 3 154 7 066 5 085 86009 81213 10 137 8 192 4 077 4 047 81213 77058 6 166 7 131 5 177 6 125 77058 73369 10 184 3 199 2 168 4 148 73369 70046 9 171 6 209 1 303 1 330 70046 67005 11 201 12 221 7 242 5 261 67005 64181 9 200 13 215 8 212 10 220 64181 61434 9 247 12 227 12 251 8 250 61434 58579 19 233 21 227 26 239 26 250 58579 55618 27 256 24 255 23 249 21 243 55618 52789 34 250 32 253 32 256 29 262 52789 50254 40 253 37 256 35 264 35 261 50254 48000 40 255 41 260 38 268 36 263 48000 45966 46 256 39 259 38 266 37 265 45966 44116 46 267 39 271 37 268 36 271 44116 42422 53 275 42 280 38 274 35 274 42422 40856 55 273 43 283 39 281 34 283 40856 39399 52 272 43 282 36 290 36 295 39399 38041 45 280 41 287 36 300 37 297 38041 36746 46 300 40 297 39 300 37 294 36746 35447 50 306 41 304 42 299 39 292 35447 34116 51 304 44 306 44 299 41 290 34116 32760 51 299 45 307 43 295 43 289 32760 31366 52 296 42 306 41 291 43 289 31366 29929 54 295 40 301 39 289 42 287 29929 28452 56 293 39 293 37 289 42 282 28452 26937 56 292 41 287 36 288 42 280 26937 25390 54 293 43 285 36 286 42 280 25390 23815 51 290 43 285 37 286 39 282 23815 22211 48 284 41 286 37 287 35 283 22211 20572 44 281 39 285 34 286 31 282 20572 18922 38 283 36 283 31 286 29 281 18922 17345 33 285 32*279 26*289 26 281 17345 15912 29 282 22*274 16*298 20 280 15912 14632 28*279 16 267 13 298 12 277 14632 13483 24*279 15 267 13 297 8 294 13483 12444 17 281 14 265 13 293 9 310 12444 11503 14 285 13 263 13 283 11 308 11503 10651 14 287 13 262 13 273 13 301 10651 9883 13 289 12 260 13 265 15 292 9883 9188 13 291 11 259 13 259 17 283 9188 8554 12 293 11 258 13 254 20 274 8554 7981 12 295 10 257 13 251 23 265 7981 7495 12 296 10 256 13 249 24 259 7495 7117 11 297 9 255 13 248 22 252 7117 6854 10 298 9 255 12 247 19 247 6854 6693 9 299 8 255 11 247 14*242 6693 6601 8 300 7 255 9 247 6*237 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