DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 08/11 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 - - - 79.5 - - 85.6 - - 83.6 - - 73.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 328 - - 378 - - 143 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8482 - - 13707 - - 12391 - - 2012 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 13801 - - 18155 - - 16337 - - 6586 Hcrit BL Top - - - 15982 - - 21207 - - 19891 - - 9512 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3088 - - 1555 - - 2481 - - 8427 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 600 - - 739 - - 520 - - 30 W* B/S - - - 11 - - 8 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 17 - - 16 - - 20 BL Wind Direction - - - 262 - - 267 - - 265 - - 251 Direction Wind Shear - - - 24 - - 22 - - 15 - - 17 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -25 - - -17 - - -31 - - -51 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2006 - - 2434 - - 1492 - - -6600 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 17989 - - 18774 - - 18400 - - 16113 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5936 - - 603 - - -1118 - - -10827 ODpotential blCL - - - 21918 - - 20604 - - 21009 - - 20339 blCL maxRH - - - 75 - - 85 - - 72 - - 80 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 79.5 - - 85.6 - - 83.6 - - 73.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 23.2 - - 25.2 - - 25.2 - - 25.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 80.0 - - 85.9 - - 85.2 - - 79.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 22.3 - - 24.3 - - 24.5 - - 25.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 328 - - 378 - - 143 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8482 - - 13707 - - 12391 - - 2012 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 39 - - 0 - - 20 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] 99497 21 122 19 101 16 087 22 073 99497 92025 19 096 13 103 12 078 13 075 92025 86242 11 089 10 086 12 075 12 100 86242 81409 11 087 9 085 11 082 13 075 81409 77245 10 099 5 099 11 091 10 061 77245 73585 7 087 9 099 7 090 11 073 73585 70276 6 080 7 092 7 062 10 092 70276 67223 3 107 6 093 6 042 9 052 67223 64395 3 100 4 068 2 030 7 012 64395 61674 8 358 4 086 2 169 6 319 61674 58860 6 333 2 017 3 007 5 297 58860 55965 15 288 7 338 3 020 3 251 55965 53221 26 262 31 269 23 285 14 296 53221 50758 28 259 31 259 33 272 32 276 50758 48554 34 268 36 265 39 262 42 265 48554 46554 44 271 41 266 45 255 48 256 46554 44716 53 267 49 262 51 257 49 252 44716 43016 62 260 60 262 60 261 55 256 43016 41435 67 259 70 261 70 258 65 257 41435 39956 73 259 72 258 74 253 72 253 39956 38570 76 258 70 257 76 251 76 249 38570 37245 71 260 68 256 74 250 77 246 37245 35917 61 261 64 256 69 252 70 245 35917 34562 53 259 58 257 62 253 63 244 34562 33184 44 258 49 254 58 254 61 244 33184 31773 36 255 41 250 53 253 60 246 31773 30320 32 254 36 251 46 253 53 253 30320 28830 30 254 34 256 40 260 46 259 28830 27307 28 256 36 258 36 265 36 261 27307 25751 27 257 35 258 34 265 31 262 25751 24166 29 258 34 258 35 263 30 260 24166 22548 31 261 33*263 34 263 28 259 22548 20891 34 268 31*270 30*267 24 264 20891 19223 36 276 25 274 24*274 19 271 19223 17625 35 279 19 275 16 277 11 285 17625 16169 29*277 18 275 16 275 9 302 16169 14863 24*271 16 272 16 274 10 301 14863 13686 20 273 15 270 16 272 12 294 13686 12620 16 278 15 266 16 267 14 286 12620 11653 11 280 15 263 17 263 15 276 11653 10776 8 274 15 260 17 259 18 269 10776 9986 6 257 15 258 17 256 20*262 9986 9272 6 228 15 256 17 254 21*258 9272 8618 6 216 15 254 17 252 23 255 8618 8028 6 208 14 252 17 251 23 252 8028 7527 6 200 14 252 17 250 22 250 7527 7136 6 195 14 251 16 250 20 246 7136 6864 6 193 13 250 15 249 16 242 6864 6698 6 191 12 250 14 249 12 237 6698 6603 5 189 10 250 10 248 5 233 6603 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