DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 07/02 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 - - - 67.2 - - 71.2 - - 71.9 - - 65.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 301 - - 388 - - 223 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 9244 - - 10655 - - 10286 - - 7335 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 14370 - - 15660 - - 15016 - - 6585 Hcrit BL Top - - - 16744 - - 18155 - - 17786 - - 14835 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1598 - - 1740 - - 2116 - - 3411 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 601 - - 685 - - 564 - - 46 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 9 - - 9 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 14 - - 12 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 235 - - 246 - - 243 - - 242 Direction Wind Shear - - - 19 - - 12 - - 7 - - 9 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 18 - - -25 - - -21 - - -28 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 4561 - - 3758 - - 2853 - - 677 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12184 - - 14397 - - 14934 - - 14159 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 2431 - - 1572 - - -177 - - -4061 ODpotential blCL - - - 14313 - - 16583 - - 17963 - - 18896 blCL maxRH - - - 75 - - 75 - - 78 - - 52 maxRH CAPE - - - 340 - - 170 - - 130 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 67.2 - - 71.2 - - 71.9 - - 65.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 36.4 - - 30.7 - - 29.0 - - 26.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 68.0 - - 71.5 - - 73.0 - - 71.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 35.8 - - 29.9 - - 28.3 - - 25.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 301 - - 388 - - 223 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 9244 - - 10655 - - 10286 - - 7335 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 11 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 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] 99693 34 105 36 119 26 110 30 096 99693 92091 29 112 23 121 22 108 24 101 92091 86243 20 125 14 102 23 108 23 101 86243 81406 18 123 17 102 16 102 21 105 81406 77245 17 122 17 107 15 111 15 111 77245 73579 17 125 10 122 13 099 14 112 73579 70260 13 119 15 137 6 117 8 079 70260 67208 6 195 10 125 12 131 5 141 67208 64374 15 189 12 197 4 136 8 111 64374 61602 13 163 13 207 9 227 5 043 61602 58696 9 182 11 206 14 218 8 267 58696 55686 12 232 8 224 7 222 8 236 55686 52819 18 237 18 244 9 273 7 257 52819 50240 18 239 19 238 15 261 13 254 50240 47932 19 239 17 236 17 253 16 264 47932 45845 22 237 21 246 20 262 19 274 45845 43947 26 235 25 250 22 262 19 272 43947 42211 27 239 28 245 19 259 23 269 42211 40615 27 243 28 236 21 267 22 274 40615 39142 31 240 26 238 27 267 20 269 39142 37786 32 234 28 245 31 257 15 266 37786 36505 32 233 30 241 30 251 15 273 36505 35228 32 234 31 235 28 246 18 277 35228 33922 32 235 29 234 27 240 20 276 33922 32592 31 236 26 241 26 240 22 270 32592 31227 29 234 24 247 23 245 21 264 31227 29817 26 239 23 252 20 254 20 262 29817 28369 24 251 22 257 19 261 20 263 28369 26883 24 254 21 259 19 266 19 263 26883 25364 24 250 21 258 20 267 20 261 25364 23814 25 243 22 251 21 265 20 259 23814 22229 25 240 24 244 21 259 20 260 22229 20605 25 241 26 241 22 252 20 260 20605 18968 26 245 25*242 20*249 20 256 18968 17400 26*244 21*245 15*247 20 251 17400 15973 25*242 17 246 11 246 17*249 15973 14695 23 240 15 246 11 246 13*247 14695 13543 19 238 15 246 11 246 11 244 13543 12500 15 236 14 246 12 245 10 244 12500 11554 13 233 14 246 12 244 10 245 11554 10696 12 232 14 246 12 243 11 244 10696 9922 11 230 13 246 12 242 12 243 9922 9221 11 230 13 246 12 241 12 242 9221 8580 10 228 13 246 12 240 13 240 8580 8002 10 227 12 245 12 240 13 239 8002 7510 9 225 12 245 12 239 12 238 7510 7126 9 224 11 245 11 239 12 235 7126 6860 8 224 11 245 11 238 10 232 6860 6696 8 223 10 244 10 238 7 228 6696 6602 6 223 8 244 8 238 4 225 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