DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 02/14 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 - - - 28.0 - - 33.2 - - 34.5 - - 29.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 48 - - 100 - - -3 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 137 - - 1371 - - 2069 - - 404 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6582 - - 6583 - - 6583 - - 6583 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7637 - - 8871 - - 9569 - - 7904 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 872 - - 1116 - - 1338 - - 2371 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 81 - - 222 - - 60 - - 8 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 5 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 8 - - 9 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 165 - - 190 - - 194 - - 133 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 7 - - 11 - - 12 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - -7 - - -10 - - 8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1038 - - 2167 - - 2392 - - 1305 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6599 - - 6705 - - 7178 - - 6599 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2184 - - -244 - - -1050 - - -1675 ODpotential blCL - - - 9821 - - 9115 - - 10619 - - 9579 blCL maxRH - - - 92 - - 92 - - 80 - - 83 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 28.0 - - 33.2 - - 34.5 - - 29.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 24.9 - - 27.0 - - 26.3 - - 24.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 30.3 - - 35.1 - - 37.5 - - 35.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 24.4 - - 26.2 - - 25.3 - - 24.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 48 - - 100 - - -3 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 137 - - 1371 - - 2069 - - 404 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 69 - - 68 - - 18 - - 31 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 4 - - 3 - - 4 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] 96896 29 086 36 088 29 113 22 080 96896 89743 26 087 26 091 25 094 20 090 89743 84169 19 090 23 101 19 077 18 091 84169 79512 19 104 16 106 8 090 11 084 79512 75464 12 099 10 096 6 152 8 058 75464 71853 3 154 1 065 4 150 2 049 71853 68569 4 157 6 272 5 312 1 003 68569 65537 8 267 14 249 11 277 6 315 65537 62717 6 269 13 266 17 275 18 265 62717 59991 23 273 26 270 23 275 25 263 59991 57148 32 265 34 261 29 273 25 277 57148 54185 40 269 41 266 40 270 37 277 54185 51360 52 266 50 266 54 262 52 269 51360 48830 60 263 59 268 62 266 58 270 48830 46569 62 262 66 268 68 269 64 269 46569 44529 59 265 66 266 71 267 66 268 44529 42676 63 272 67 269 68 267 64 271 42676 40977 71 274 70 274 66 274 70 273 40977 39414 81 280 85 280 82 279 89 273 39414 37980 110 281 108 278 108 274 114 270 37980 36658 114 279 108 275 116 271 116 267 36658 35401 106 281 100 277 110 271 108 267 35401 34141 97 282 97 275 104 271 102 267 34141 32853 93 280 96 272 99 269 97 264 32853 31546 91 278 95 271 94 268 90 263 31546 30207 88 276 90 271 88 267 84 262 30207 28829 82 277 83 270 82 266 80 261 28829 27415 75 278 76 270 76 266 76 261 27415 25969 66 276 70 271 70 267 70 261 25969 24495 57 269 62 270 64 268 63 261 24495 23000 51 265 53 268 57 268 56 261 23000 21478 48 267 46 264 50 268 50 257 21478 19920 45 269 41 263 45 267 46 251 19920 18351 38 265 40 267 39 266 41 246 18351 16845 32 258 41 266 36 267 36 247 16845 15474 28 256 40 261 34 269 30 255 15474 14247 24 258 36 257 33 270 25 265 14247 13143 20 259 30 254 31 270 22 274 13143 12147 16 258 23 248 28 264 18 275 12147 11247 14 257 17 239 22 248 14 254 11247 10436 12 253 15 229 17 226 13 218 10436 9708 12 246 14 221 15*209 15 197 9708 9051 12 235 13*215 14*201 16 186 9051 8450 12 222 11*205 12 196 15 175 8450 7907 11*209 9 191 9 193 14*164 7907 7447 8*194 8 186 8 190 11*153 7447 7089 6 166 7 184 6 189 8 137 7089 6840 4 145 6 182 5 188 5 118 6840 6687 4 140 6 181 4 186 4 091 6687 6599 3 134 5 179 3 183 2 038 6599 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