DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 08/06 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 - - - 81.2 - - 85.5 - - 85.7 - - 75.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 306 - - 339 - - 120 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8580 - - 11697 - - 11730 - - 8826 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 13843 - - 16436 - - 15658 - - 6586 Hcrit BL Top - - - 16080 - - 19197 - - 19230 - - 16326 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2173 - - 2100 - - 2683 - - 2305 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 589 - - 677 - - 483 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 10 - - 11 - - 7 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 11 - - 13 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 277 - - 275 - - 285 - - 292 Direction Wind Shear - - - 25 - - 17 - - 8 - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 18 - - 50 - - 20 - - 45 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2979 - - -74 - - -183 - - -1340 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 19060 - - 19272 - - 19414 - - 17667 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6534 - - -2881 - - -3184 - - -6200 ODpotential blCL - - - 22614 - - 22078 - - 22414 - - 22526 blCL maxRH - - - 34 - - 50 - - 48 - - 39 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 81.2 - - 85.5 - - 85.7 - - 75.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 19.9 - - 22.9 - - 22.7 - - 21.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 81.7 - - 85.9 - - 87.6 - - 84.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 19.0 - - 21.9 - - 21.8 - - 21.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 306 - - 339 - - 120 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8580 - - 11697 - - 11730 - - 8826 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 99736 30 112 26 107 19 093 26 102 99736 92190 26 112 21 104 26 097 25 098 92190 86382 25 101 24 109 17 101 25 088 86382 81577 17 094 20 097 16 115 15 094 81577 77440 15 104 13 102 19 096 16 124 77440 73766 16 099 14 129 12 082 18 091 73766 70437 13 099 19 123 7 093 16 062 70437 67395 13 101 17 103 11 123 11 066 67395 64586 13 094 14 091 6 122 10 076 64586 61872 5 081 10 055 5 150 0 100 61872 59053 2 042 5 345 5 036 3 154 59053 56156 7 278 10 294 5 359 2 307 56156 53425 10 312 16 268 19 289 22 303 53425 50984 24 312 17 284 25 279 27 292 50984 48800 28 304 23 292 27 276 28 286 48800 46814 31 297 27 287 29 280 29 288 46814 44986 35 289 31 283 29 285 30 288 44986 43286 38 285 31 284 30 291 32 289 43286 41690 39 288 30 287 36 292 35 293 41690 40190 39 292 37 293 42 293 39 296 40190 38781 38 294 42 292 45 293 42 295 38781 37435 37 297 44 291 46 293 44 292 37435 36095 36 298 44 293 47 295 44 292 36095 34733 35 297 46 297 51 297 46 294 34733 33353 34 299 49 299 51 297 46 296 33353 31941 34 303 48 298 45 296 42 295 31941 30487 35 308 45 298 40 296 37 290 30487 28996 36 311 42 301 36 299 34 287 28996 27469 36 308 39 304 34 301 31 287 27469 25908 35 304 37 307 31 301 29 287 25908 24317 35 298 37 310 28 300 27 285 24317 22688 35 296 36 311 25 302 25 281 22688 21017 32 294 34 308 21 308 23 279 21017 19332 29 293 29*301 17*306 20 280 19332 17718 28 296 20*288 13*301 13*275 17718 16248 28*296 18 286 13 301 7*286 16248 14932 25*293 16 284 13 299 8 295 14932 13746 21 289 14 280 13 295 9 296 13746 12671 16 287 12 276 13 289 10 297 12671 11695 13 284 11 272 13 283 10 296 11695 10811 10 280 10 267 13 278 11 296 10811 10014 8 268 9 262 13 274 11 295 10014 9294 7 252 8 257 13 271 11 293 9294 8635 7 242 7 252 13 269 11 291 8635 8040 6 234 7 247 13 268 10 287 8040 7535 6 226 6 243 13 266 9 283 7535 7141 6 222 6 240 12 265 8 278 7141 6867 6 219 6 239 12 265 6 273 6867 6699 6 216 5 237 11 265 5 265 6699 6602 5 214 5 236 8 265 3 262 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