DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 06/21 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 - - - 66.8 - - 71.9 - - 72.5 - - 66.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 261 - - 270 - - 201 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 10023 - - 11783 - - 11555 - - 7727 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 14910 - - 16355 - - 15960 - - 6585 Hcrit BL Top - - - 17523 - - 19283 - - 19055 - - 15227 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1045 - - 752 - - 1357 - - 3086 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 589 - - 629 - - 568 - - 56 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 9 - - 7 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 13 - - 14 - - 13 BL Wind Direction - - - 281 - - 264 - - 267 - - 273 Direction Wind Shear - - - 19 - - 16 - - 13 - - 8 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 37 - - 13 - - -24 - - -28 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 5274 - - 4418 - - 3657 - - 1358 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12249 - - 14865 - - 15398 - - 13869 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 2817 - - 2613 - - 1632 - - -2599 ODpotential blCL - - - 14706 - - 16670 - - 17423 - - 17826 blCL maxRH - - - 89 - - 98 - - 70 - - 75 maxRH CAPE - - - 150 - - 70 - - 40 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 66.8 - - 71.9 - - 72.5 - - 66.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.8 - - 29.3 - - 27.5 - - 28.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 67.7 - - 72.8 - - 73.8 - - 70.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 35.1 - - 28.4 - - 26.7 - - 27.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 261 - - 270 - - 201 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 10023 - - 11783 - - 11555 - - 7727 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 56 - - 92 - - 0 - - 1 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 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] 99147 31 122 22 106 25 102 29 088 99147 91603 27 109 25 103 24 095 28 097 91603 85798 18 110 20 111 23 102 21 091 85798 80988 17 108 19 110 16 104 15 095 80988 76854 15 098 15 118 16 095 13 108 76854 73199 10 085 11 107 10 090 14 100 73199 69890 6 125 9 107 8 106 10 082 69890 66848 9 148 2 110 8 092 8 080 66848 64027 8 145 11 205 0 337 4 069 64027 61291 5 256 8 209 2 317 3 341 61291 58442 9 228 12 231 9 253 6 277 58442 55499 13 265 15 249 21 268 24 277 55499 52694 22 276 22 267 24 263 24 266 52694 50168 30 272 28 280 29 279 27 280 50168 47900 33 267 42 279 37 276 33 275 47900 45846 33 272 45 273 41 272 40 278 45846 43976 35 279 43 271 45 273 49 275 43976 42265 37 287 44 272 51 273 51 274 42265 40690 39 290 46 275 52 269 51 275 40690 39228 39 289 47 277 51 268 51 274 39228 37867 38 287 47 276 51 268 52 273 37867 36569 34 288 42 273 52 269 51 272 36569 35272 31 293 38 274 51 268 50 272 35272 33952 29 296 36 274 47 264 50 270 33952 32612 26 294 37 271 44 262 49 269 32612 31238 24 292 36 269 44 264 47 269 31238 29820 22 293 35 264 43 268 45 270 29820 28362 21 294 34 261 41 271 43 272 28362 26867 23 292 32 264 39 274 41 273 26867 25341 24 286 33 269 38 278 38 274 25341 23788 26 282 33 272 37 281 35 275 23788 22205 28 284 32 277 35 282 32 276 22205 20583 28 290 29*284 29*282 28 275 20583 18951 25*294 19*285 18*285 24 275 18951 17388 21*292 17 283 14 287 17 274 17388 15965 21 290 15 278 13 285 10*283 15965 14690 19 288 15 276 13 282 9*294 14690 13541 15 284 13 267 14 279 11 295 13541 12499 11 279 13 260 14 269 12 289 12499 11553 9 273 13 254 15 262 13 284 11553 10696 8 269 13 250 15 256 14 278 10696 9922 7 265 13 246 16 253 15 272 9922 9222 7 261 12 244 16 250 16 267 9222 8581 6 257 12 241 16 248 16 263 8581 8002 5 253 12 238 16 246 16 258 8002 7510 5 250 12 237 15 244 16 255 7510 7126 5 247 11 236 15 244 15 250 7126 6860 4 246 11 236 14 243 12 245 6860 6696 4 245 10 235 13 242 10 241 6696 6602 3 241 8 234 10 241 5 235 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