DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 01/01 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 - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 29.8 - - 32.1 - - 26.4 - - 22.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 20 - - 48 - - -1 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 802 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6583 - - 6582 - - 6582 - - 6582 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6600 - - 8302 - - 6600 - - 6600 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1163 - - 704 - - 1416 - - 1082 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 30 - - 146 - - 0 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 6 - - 5 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 235 - - 182 - - 137 - - 210 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 11 - - 5 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -12 - - -8 - - 2 - - -10 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -516 - - 1312 - - 2 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7116 - - 6990 - - 6599 - - 6599 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9341 - - -6917 - - -381 - - -6152 ODpotential blCL - - - 15941 - - 15219 - - 6981 - - 12752 blCL maxRH - - - 96 - - 98 - - 100 - - 97 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 29.8 - - 32.1 - - 26.4 - - 22.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 21.9 - - 24.6 - - 25.6 - - 21.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 32.8 - - 34.4 - - 29.7 - - 29.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 21.5 - - 23.6 - - 26.7 - - 25.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 20 - - 48 - - -1 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 802 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 83 - - 93 - - 98 - - 89 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 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] 95538 49 354 47 011 36 007 37 356 95538 88743 39 007 39 016 28 011 23 346 88743 83412 31 011 33 003 27 016 17 009 83412 78927 23 008 28 359 29 004 19 031 78927 75006 16 352 20 340 24 348 20 010 75006 71509 11 360 13 343 19 336 17 352 71509 68330 18 329 22 332 23 325 22 347 68330 65400 17 317 20 316 20 304 22 320 65400 62681 16 330 17 323 17 305 17 306 62681 60040 22 318 21 315 21 305 18 306 60040 57269 21 302 22 299 25 297 20 300 57269 54371 19 301 19 283 25 289 25 299 54371 51584 20 297 20 282 23 284 27 284 51584 49077 22 291 25 281 26 278 26 277 49077 46855 29 267 34 266 30 271 28 278 46855 44859 29 264 32 260 28 273 30 279 44859 43039 32 249 33 256 30 279 30 277 43039 41361 38 242 36 245 29 262 33 269 41361 39803 52 230 47 220 28 235 28 263 39803 38357 54 227 36 217 23 204 20 231 38357 37019 46 231 25 226 17 188 20 196 37019 35746 38 238 19 242 13 186 17 195 35746 34471 37 247 20 239 10 194 16 194 34471 33167 31 252 21 237 14 193 14 197 33167 31841 28 254 23 231 16 206 15 223 31841 30482 24 238 24 229 16 215 15 239 30482 29082 24 229 25 236 17 227 14 242 29082 27646 25 226 26 233 18 233 16 244 27646 26176 20 220 24 226 18 243 16 248 26176 24675 17 216 22 228 16 258 17 251 24675 23149 17 216 20 231 17 278 18 257 23149 21595 16 217 18 241 19 284 19 269 21595 20006 15 217 17 245 19 280 20 281 20006 18409 14 218 16 244 20 273 22 291 18409 16884 14 227 15 245 21 272 24 295 16884 15500 15 234 15 247 22 272 25 295 15500 14264 16 238 17 247 22 274 26 295 14264 13155 17 236 20 245 22 275 26 294 13155 12155 19 231 23 235 22 273 25 294 12155 11250 21 222 23 221 22 268 24 292 11250 10433 22 214 22 208 20 258 22 288 10433 9699 20 210 20 203 17 243 19 281 9699 9038 17 209 18 206 14 227 16 269 9038 8436 15 210 16*210 11 213 13 251 8436 7895 14 213 12*205 8 192 12 232 7895 7438 12 217 8 184 7 165 10 221 7438 7083 7 226 6 171 6 148 9 215 7083 6836 4 238 5 163 5 136 6 214 6836 6685 1*254 4 155 4*129 4*208 6685 6599 1*306 3 145 2*118 2*201 6599 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