DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/15 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 67.9 - - 73.9 - - - - - 69.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 399 - - 430 - - - - - 5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5327 - - 8560 - - - - - 8685 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 11361 - - 14001 - - - - - 6585 Hcrit BL Top - - - 12827 - - 16060 - - - - - 16185 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1409 - - 1074 - - - - - 1336 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 548 - - 659 - - - - - 147 W* B/S - - - 50 - - 14 - - - - - 3 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 9 - - - - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 282 - - 285 - - - - - 346 Direction Wind Shear - - - 14 - - 21 - - - - - 12 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 9 - - -18 - - - - - 26 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2459 - - 1244 - - - - - 973 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 15287 - - 14817 - - - - - 15213 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8360 - - -2774 - - - - - -6061 ODpotential blCL - - - 21187 - - 18834 - - - - - 22246 blCL maxRH - - - 61 - - 72 - - - - - 68 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 67.9 - - 73.9 - - - - - 69.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 23.8 - - 31.5 - - - - - 25.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 68.1 - - 74.0 - - - - - 75.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 22.7 - - 30.5 - - - - - 25.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 399 - - 430 - - - - - 5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5327 - - 8560 - - - - - 8685 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 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] 99048 32 096 25 098 27 086 99048 91550 28 109 18 109 26 087 91550 85775 25 107 16 101 21 091 85775 80996 20 094 17 089 18 087 80996 76898 15 084 19 081 12 072 76898 73287 16 081 17 062 15 062 73287 70017 17 062 12 064 15 050 70017 67005 13 027 14 036 15 058 67005 64208 9 053 10 015 19 039 64208 61498 14 043 9 034 21 009 61498 58678 19 010 15 359 18 348 58678 55753 22 352 15 354 21 351 55753 52974 24 348 24 355 28 355 52974 50502 29 350 31 354 39 359 50502 48314 35 349 37 001 36 356 48314 46341 34 347 46 004 34 005 46341 44538 40 359 51 008 49 007 44538 42876 43 010 53 011 59 001 42876 41331 52 012 53 014 52 355 41331 39881 43 005 55 011 44 355 39881 38518 37 006 55 006 42 358 38518 37209 38 005 52 004 44 001 37209 35894 38 359 45 004 44 002 35894 34546 38 353 41 358 44 001 34546 33171 35 350 37 358 42 360 33171 31757 36 344 32 353 41 360 31757 30297 41 339 32 343 41 001 30297 28796 42 335 34 340 40 359 28796 27257 39 333 34 339 38 354 27257 25685 36 330 34 334 37 351 25685 24084 35 325 33 327 38 350 24084 22450 36 322 32 323 39 350 22450 20781 33 321 30 321 36 349 20781 19109 28 320 28 323 29 344 19109 17514 25 321 25*322 19*335 17514 16068 21 325 19*318 13*318 16068 14776 18 328 16 315 11 321 14776 13612 15*328 15 313 10 331 13612 12558 11*323 11 303 10 343 12558 11601 6 311 9 287 10 352 11601 10734 5 302 8 260 10 358 10734 9952 3 291 8 243 10 002 9952 9245 2 221 8 236 10 005 9245 8598 2 190 8 231 9 006 8598 8014 3 173 8 227 8 007 8014 7518 3 161 8 224 7 008 7518 7131 4 156 8 222 6 008 7131 6862 4 152 8 220 4 007 6862 6697 4 151 7 220 3 003 6697 6602 4 150 6 219 1 340 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