DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 08/20 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 - - - - - - 1001z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 84.3 - - - - - 76.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 348 - - - - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 11022 - - - - - 6573 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 15896 - - - - - 6586 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 18522 - - - - - 14073 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2335 - - - - - 6397 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 668 - - - - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 9 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 14 - - - - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 248 - - - - - 284 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 26 - - - - - 11 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -18 - - - - - -35 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1903 - - - - - -2642 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 16620 - - - - - 16716 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1031 - - - - - -7211 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 19553 - - - - - 21284 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 71 - - - - - 86 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 40 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 84.3 - - - - - 76.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 33.9 - - - - - 27.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 84.7 - - - - - 85.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 33.2 - - - - - 26.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 348 - - - - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 11022 - - - - - 6573 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - - - - 44 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - - - - 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] 99447 14 109 17 110 99447 91991 12 125 13 072 91991 86211 18 140 5 057 86211 81387 8 154 8 117 81387 77218 7 138 8 081 77218 73556 7 158 5 032 73556 70255 5 123 2 023 70255 67221 1 353 7 004 67221 64418 1 329 5 327 64418 61721 5 291 5 339 61721 58924 7 249 5 256 58924 56039 20 277 11 295 56039 53293 34 258 33 274 53293 50819 32 263 33 271 50819 48609 39 275 37 283 48609 46630 47 277 47 287 46630 44834 52 280 57 287 44834 43174 54 281 59 284 43174 41620 53 280 56 284 41620 40155 50 280 52 282 40155 38776 48 280 48 279 38776 37456 46 279 44 277 37456 36133 45 278 42 275 36133 34779 43 276 43 269 34779 33403 41 274 45 264 33403 31992 38 269 45 264 31992 30535 39 262 42 265 30535 29037 40 259 39 266 29037 27501 39 264 37 265 27501 25934 39 270 33 262 25934 24339 38 272 30 260 24339 22713 37 271 28 263 22713 21044 35 272 29 266 21044 19361 31*275 28 265 19361 17745 26*275 26 264 17745 16271 22 271 22 266 16271 14950 19 265 17*271 14950 13760 18 258 14*278 13760 12682 16 250 12 286 12682 11704 14 241 12 291 11704 10819 13 228 12 292 10819 10020 12 221 13 290 10020 9298 11 215 13 286 9298 8638 11 210 13 283 8638 8042 10 205 14 280 8042 7536 10 200 13 277 7536 7142 10 197 11 271 7142 6867 9 196 9 263 6867 6700 9 194 7 258 6700 6602 7 192 4 252 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