DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 09/16 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 - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1334z - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 64.3 - - 69.9 - - 70.3 - - 61.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 305 - - 345 - - 69 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2696 - - 6524 - - 8202 - - 808 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9222 - - 12250 - - 12367 - - 6585 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10196 - - 14024 - - 15702 - - 8308 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2836 - - 3868 - - 2371 - - 8345 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 398 - - 557 - - 353 - - 11 W* B/S - - - 10 - - 9 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 11 - - 13 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 123 - - 168 - - 182 - - 158 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 12 - - 17 - - 15 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 13 - - -12 - - -15 - - 17 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4364 - - -1111 - - 1071 - - -4340 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14561 - - 15136 - - 14632 - - 12649 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7248 - - -3629 - - -1226 - - -7524 ODpotential blCL - - - 17444 - - 17653 - - 16928 - - 15832 blCL maxRH - - - 66 - - 46 - - 79 - - 88 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 50 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 64.3 - - 69.9 - - 70.3 - - 61.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 23.5 - - 26.3 - - 29.0 - - 29.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 65.0 - - 70.3 - - 72.4 - - 70.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 23.3 - - 26.1 - - 28.9 - - 29.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 305 - - 345 - - 69 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2696 - - 6524 - - 8202 - - 808 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 17 - - 52 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 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] 99025 5 204 3 257 4 240 2 182 99025 91621 15 233 7 248 5 182 5 241 91621 85888 15 241 11 226 8 248 8 252 85888 81126 12 249 13 243 10 260 9 234 81126 77002 14 244 17 267 10 260 7 256 77002 73349 12 262 18 239 16 265 15 285 73349 70058 12 273 15 227 17 264 19 294 70058 67040 14 258 14 256 16 252 13 264 67040 64238 18 251 17 280 14 273 11 253 64238 61517 19 235 25 259 22 276 12 280 61517 58683 19 234 25 245 30 264 24 267 58683 55760 23 253 31 243 36 252 34 258 55760 52978 34 248 34 239 39 243 40 237 52978 50475 41 243 41 237 40 239 41 223 50475 48233 44 237 45 235 42 238 40 230 48233 46202 44 239 46 239 48 241 51 236 46202 44346 47 245 52 243 55 238 64 235 44346 42636 57 244 59 240 61 235 75 235 42636 41049 67 239 63 239 65 237 82 233 41049 39568 71 236 68 240 70 238 84 230 39568 38191 68 236 72 238 78 237 83 229 38191 36884 61 238 74 238 84 235 79 229 36884 35580 59 243 72 239 86 235 75 230 35580 34247 62 245 69 239 85 235 70 232 34247 32891 62 244 65 241 79 238 65 231 32891 31498 59 241 59 240 67 240 63 229 31498 30060 54 240 53 238 57 241 59 229 30060 28583 47 237 46 236 48 239 50 230 28583 27071 40 236 40 232 39 235 42 233 27071 25528 36 234 35 228 32 230 35 235 25528 23958 35 231 32 227 29 227 31 233 23958 22354 33 227 31 226 27 228 30 228 22354 20710 29 225 29 224 24 228 25 225 20710 19054 24 226 23 219 20 223 20 208 19054 17471 20 228 18 212 18 214 21 190 17471 16034 17 221 15 200 21*203 24 179 16034 14746 15 208 16*187 21*195 24 174 14746 13586 14 196 16*186 19 190 22 174 13586 12535 13 191 15 186 17 188 19 174 12535 11582 12 195 13 180 16 186 18 175 11582 10717 10*199 11 170 13 182 17 178 10717 9937 7*189 10 161 10 176 16 180 9937 9232 5 149 10 157 9 171 16 181 9232 8587 7 116 10 153 9 168 14*180 8587 8006 9 111 9 150 8 165 13*176 8006 7512 9 112 9 147 8 162 10 166 7512 7127 9 112 9 144 7 160 8 150 7127 6859 9 113 9 143 7 159 5 134 6859 6696 8 113 8 142 6 158 4 112 6696 6601 7 113 7 141 5 155 2 026 6601 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