DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 07/24 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 - - - 84.5 - - 89.2 - - 88.4 - - 81.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 373 - - 394 - - 161 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 9632 - - 13199 - - 13931 - - 12674 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 14801 - - 17763 - - 17664 - - 6587 Hcrit BL Top - - - 17132 - - 20699 - - 21431 - - 20174 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2080 - - 1506 - - 1289 - - 2769 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 653 - - 740 - - 561 - - 33 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 7 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 18 - - 19 - - 15 BL Wind Direction - - - 243 - - 244 - - 246 - - 227 Direction Wind Shear - - - 25 - - 12 - - 17 - - 23 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -13 - - -18 - - -43 - - -13 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 3231 - - 4617 - - 5100 - - 5326 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13901 - - 16083 - - 16332 - - 14848 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 168 - - 2786 - - 2329 - - 2197 ODpotential blCL - - - 16964 - - 17913 - - 19102 - - 17977 blCL maxRH - - - 58 - - 85 - - 81 - - 87 maxRH CAPE - - - 770 - - 550 - - 440 - - 400 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 84.5 - - 89.2 - - 88.4 - - 81.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 46.1 - - 41.0 - - 39.2 - - 39.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 84.8 - - 89.5 - - 89.8 - - 88.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 45.6 - - 40.3 - - 38.6 - - 39.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 373 - - 394 - - 161 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 9632 - - 13199 - - 13931 - - 12674 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 39 - - 24 - - 48 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 6 - - 5 - - 6 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] 99716 32 100 25 101 26 094 32 092 99716 92175 25 109 24 093 26 090 31 093 92175 86369 27 099 21 101 25 088 22 104 86369 81561 26 105 19 109 17 097 20 091 81561 77414 22 106 19 118 12 108 19 086 77414 73746 15 114 16 114 12 122 11 102 73746 70430 15 112 12 108 11 091 10 102 70430 67396 6 149 5 083 6 073 7 067 67396 64594 7 175 6 289 6 337 3 023 64594 61897 4 307 10 244 7 268 4 293 61897 59111 9 283 8 239 11 265 11 269 59111 56243 20 256 15 256 15 269 16 261 56243 53525 28 251 28 255 30 259 35 259 53525 51093 33 259 29 254 38 250 39 255 51093 48918 41 260 41 258 42 252 39 255 48918 46937 47 260 53 257 46 257 43 254 46937 45109 53 258 59 257 52 259 50 256 45109 43410 59 256 63 258 63 260 59 259 43410 41823 63 256 67 260 70 259 64 259 41823 40333 65 260 71 261 71 257 66 256 40333 38935 64 260 70 261 70 254 65 251 38935 37597 61 259 65 261 70 254 62 248 37597 36256 56 258 57 259 62 256 58 249 36256 34885 53 259 51 258 51 250 54 249 34885 33493 48 257 46 255 46 245 49 246 33493 32067 45 250 43 249 43 244 46 247 32067 30598 45 246 41 247 38 243 42 249 30598 29090 44 251 40 251 34 245 36 247 29090 27549 41 258 36 254 32 252 31 244 27549 25979 36 260 30 254 28 256 27 250 25979 24382 30 259 26 250 24 249 26 252 24382 22755 27 258 24 246 25*243 27 241 22755 21091 25 260 23*250 26*245 27*236 21091 19410 23 268 21*253 25 246 25*233 19410 17795 24*274 20 252 23 247 21 227 17795 16320 25*274 20 250 21 247 18 220 16320 14997 23 265 20 249 19 247 17 220 14997 13803 22 254 18 243 19 247 16 222 13803 12721 20 248 18 241 18 247 15 224 12721 11739 17 242 18 240 17 247 14 227 11739 10849 15 235 17 239 17 246 13 230 10849 10046 13 227 17 238 16 246 13 232 10046 9319 11 214 17 238 16 245 12 234 9319 8655 10 206 16 237 15 245 11 236 8655 8054 10 201 16 236 15 245 10 237 8054 7545 9 197 15 236 14 244 9 238 7545 7147 9 194 15 236 13 244 8 238 7147 6870 9 192 14 236 13 244 6 237 6870 6700 8 191 13 236 12 244 4 232 6700 6603 7 189 10 235 9 244 2 227 6603 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