DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 12/03 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 - - - 26.6 - - 29.7 - - 24.2 - - 20.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 8 - - 9 - - -4 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1418 - - 3584 - - 674 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6582 - - 6582 - - 6582 - - 6582 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8918 - - 11084 - - 8174 - - 6600 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2634 - - 2044 - - 3826 - - 2132 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 99 - - 139 - - 12 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 8 - - 10 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 327 - - 266 - - 217 - - 266 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 14 - - 9 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -8 - - -7 - - -17 - - -12 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 243 - - 1845 - - 200 - - -580 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8676 - - 9239 - - 7975 - - 7180 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3021 - - -1137 - - -3470 - - -4777 ODpotential blCL - - - 11939 - - 12221 - - 11644 - - 11377 blCL maxRH - - - 69 - - 71 - - 75 - - 79 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 26.6 - - 29.7 - - 24.2 - - 20.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 12.1 - - 12.7 - - 12.9 - - 12.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 29.3 - - 32.4 - - 31.7 - - 29.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 11.4 - - 11.7 - - 12.5 - - 16.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 8 - - 9 - - -4 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1418 - - 3584 - - 674 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 1 - - 15 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 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] 96709 54 066 64 071 42 058 34 060 96709 89613 42 073 48 063 48 063 38 063 89613 84094 38 071 34 070 37 063 37 050 84094 79481 32 057 29 071 32 053 32 032 79481 75485 25 048 29 050 28 048 26 036 75485 71925 18 049 21 035 28 049 24 034 71925 68679 23 043 21 024 30 032 30 033 68679 65682 23 036 24 023 30 018 32 030 65682 62898 24 024 22 016 24 013 29 025 62898 60195 19 025 17 018 23 012 27 023 60195 57365 27 024 33 015 29 012 32 025 57365 54420 39 003 37 003 37 010 42 015 54420 51621 39 004 39 003 43 009 51 015 51621 49124 39 007 39 010 51 013 59 015 49124 46895 44 008 48 018 58 014 64 011 46895 44867 52 011 59 018 60 016 62 009 44867 43002 63 012 67 018 61 018 59 012 43002 41272 70 012 70 016 62 017 61 012 41272 39659 74 012 69 014 64 011 63 008 39659 38158 75 013 67 012 62 007 61 003 38158 36764 75 014 66 011 60 007 57 003 36764 35449 74 015 66 013 61 005 52 007 35449 34151 73 017 65 014 61 004 52 009 34151 32841 73 019 60 014 58 006 50 008 32841 31523 72 020 54 014 54 010 46 003 31523 30180 71 021 53 015 52 011 47 355 30180 28803 70 024 54 013 51 008 52 351 28803 27391 69 024 56 013 51 006 55 354 27391 25945 69 022 55 014 49 006 50 357 25945 24468 65 024 52 018 45 008 43 353 24468 22963 49 023 49 023 40 010 38 350 22963 21427 33 015 41 022 36 014 34 350 21427 19853 27 013 32 012 33 015 32 351 19853 18271 25 017 27 360 30 008 30 352 18271 16759 21 020 22 359 29 356 28 353 16759 15390 15 011 17 359 27 348 25 350 15390 14172 12 355 13 351 24 343 22 345 14172 13081 11 342 13 334 21 336 19 339 13081 12098 10 333 15 318 19 328 17 336 12098 11210 9 326 15*306 16 321 16 334 11210 10407 6 322 14*295 13 318 16 332 10407 9684 4 322 12 285 10 307 16 331 9684 9032 3*330 10 272 9 284 15 329 9032 8436 3*343 8 259 10*253 14 325 8436 7897 3 342 8 249 11*234 13 323 7897 7440 4 328 6 239 12 223 12 316 7440 7084 4 320 6 232 12 214 11 305 7084 6837 3 309 5 229 10 206 8 291 6837 6685 3 301 5 226 7 198 5*271 6685 6599 2 302 3 219 4 188 2*261 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