DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/22 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 - - - 73.8 - - 79.1 - - 78.7 - - 67.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 133 - - 203 - - 104 - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4353 - - 8055 - - 7797 - - 1233 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 10118 - - 13194 - - 12532 - - 6585 Hcrit BL Top - - - 11853 - - 15555 - - 15297 - - 8733 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2712 - - 1608 - - 1831 - - 2250 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 360 - - 506 - - 406 - - 75 W* B/S - - - 10 - - 12 - - 11 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 7 - - 7 - - 16 BL Wind Direction - - - 234 - - 233 - - 262 - - 344 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 5 - - 9 - - 7 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -25 - - 45 - - 17 - - -24 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1520 - - 3505 - - 3361 - - 1158 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10333 - - 12051 - - 11937 - - 7575 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1440 - - 1547 - - 826 - - -2972 ODpotential blCL - - - 13293 - - 14008 - - 14471 - - 11705 blCL maxRH - - - 96 - - 97 - - 97 - - 98 maxRH CAPE - - - 110 - - 300 - - 330 - - 790 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 73.8 - - 79.1 - - 78.7 - - 67.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 51.0 - - 48.8 - - 48.9 - - 56.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 75.5 - - 80.2 - - 80.5 - - 70.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 50.4 - - 48.2 - - 48.4 - - 56.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 133 - - 203 - - 104 - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4353 - - 8055 - - 7797 - - 1233 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 84 - - 89 - - 90 - - 92 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 8 - - 8 - - 11 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] 99748 21 092 30 105 23 095 36 095 99748 92199 30 116 24 104 19 101 27 083 92199 86395 31 110 22 109 23 101 22 092 86395 81583 24 098 24 102 25 096 24 116 81583 77436 16 078 21 093 23 096 21 109 77436 73774 11 114 20 097 17 096 18 097 73774 70471 18 113 16 099 12 100 15 089 70471 67444 17 111 14 120 9 110 12 107 67444 64644 15 110 12 126 10 127 13 130 64644 61944 5 111 10 134 7 138 6 146 61944 59147 5 174 4 190 5 184 4 219 59147 56271 10 213 9 222 7 217 11 260 56271 53549 12 235 12 254 10 258 13 260 53549 51101 20 230 20 246 22 258 19 252 51101 48904 27 213 27 218 29 227 27 236 48904 46917 24 217 28 213 29 217 29 232 46917 45099 24 238 27 223 28 228 28 230 45099 43412 27 242 30 231 29 239 29 227 43412 41831 28 244 34 232 33 239 30 231 41831 40345 30 242 32 234 34 243 31 233 40345 38950 29 233 30 236 33 244 29 230 38950 37614 26 227 29 234 31 243 28 231 37614 36272 23 232 25 236 27 243 24 236 36272 34899 22 237 22 241 22 246 20 238 34899 33500 22 243 20 238 17 248 17 245 33500 32065 17 229 19 234 13 257 16 250 32065 30587 18 227 17 223 12 263 15 246 30587 29067 19 230 15 218 12 253 13 248 29067 27508 19 222 13 230 11 236 12 249 27508 25915 19 213 15 236 13 235 13 224 25915 24295 19 200 16 227 15 250 11 235 24295 22647 18 187 16 213 14 252 10 251 22647 20959 17 182 11 211 12 244 13 250 20959 19261 15 182 8 223 15 228 16 249 19261 17638 14 178 7 227 14 213 17 243 17638 16164 14 178 7*234 10*203 17 237 16164 14848 12 185 8*233 6*205 16 232 14848 13664 9 202 9 228 5 217 16 232 13664 12595 9*233 9 227 5 231 14 235 12595 11628 10*247 9 227 6 255 11 237 11628 10752 10 247 8 229 7 264 8 247 10752 9963 9 242 8 229 8 273 6 284 9963 9252 8 239 7 233 9 277 7*318 9252 8601 6 233 7 237 10 280 14*339 8601 8016 5 215 6 244 10 280 18 345 8016 7519 5 208 5 251 10 281 19 345 7519 7132 4 202 5 258 10 282 18 345 7132 6862 4 197 5 260 10 282 15 344 6862 6697 4 196 4 260 9 281 13 344 6697 6602 3 193 4 260 7 282 7 343 6602 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