DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 08/14 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 59.9 - - 60.7 - - - - - 57.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 157 - - 158 - - - - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2056 - - 3691 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8565 - - 9756 - - - - - 6585 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9556 - - 11191 - - - - - 6603 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3604 - - 2179 - - - - - 4607 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 303 - - 369 - - - - - 5 W* B/S - - - 11 - - 8 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 8 - - - - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 351 - - 230 - - - - - 076 Direction Wind Shear - - - 13 - - 10 - - - - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -13 - - 9 - - - - - -5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1860 - - 3917 - - - - - 2 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7696 - - 7274 - - - - - 6602 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2108 - - 1184 - - - - - -4005 ODpotential blCL - - - 11664 - - 10007 - - - - - 10608 blCL maxRH - - - 93 - - 100 - - - - - 79 maxRH CAPE - - - 400 - - 820 - - - - - 1180 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 59.9 - - 60.7 - - - - - 57.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 48.7 - - 51.3 - - - - - 52.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 61.5 - - 62.3 - - - - - 62.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 47.4 - - 50.0 - - - - - 51.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 157 - - 158 - - - - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2056 - - 3691 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 70 - - 101 - - - - - 15 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 8 - - - - - 9 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] 99651 25 127 19 105 23 103 99651 92144 18 111 18 116 14 119 92144 86334 14 122 11 137 14 122 86334 81496 14 134 11 155 11 100 81496 77315 12 120 11 152 6 097 77315 73622 7 134 7 128 2 098 73622 70293 9 151 9 153 1 174 70293 67236 10 129 10 161 5 176 67236 64401 3 179 9 204 3 290 64401 61667 9 230 10 200 10 255 61667 58833 16 239 11 231 14 225 58833 55894 21 249 20 242 17 234 55894 53081 32 245 33 241 26 249 53081 50547 41 228 39 232 32 240 50547 48278 42 219 41 228 37 233 48278 46219 39 218 43 225 41 225 46219 44329 40 221 44 220 42 223 44329 42588 45 223 48 222 47 226 42588 40983 57 224 59 224 55 228 40983 39500 67 224 64 224 57 227 39500 38127 67 224 57 224 52 226 38127 36827 63 223 51 225 48 228 36827 35530 57 222 46 224 46 229 35530 34204 53 225 43 228 41 227 34204 32853 53 227 39 234 36 227 32853 31464 48 228 31 240 28 228 31464 30032 41 226 28 242 25 231 30032 28558 32 218 22 243 25 233 28558 27048 25 229 17 251 23 238 27048 25504 22 228 19 247 20 247 25504 23930 19 213 19 241 18 250 23930 22321 17 215 18 234 19 256 22321 20674 18 228 17 240 21 265 20674 19018 21 243 17 248 20 270 19018 17437 24 256 18 254 20 265 17437 16002 26 265 17 260 22 258 16002 14717 26 268 16 270 22 255 14717 13559 26 267 16 280 20 252 13559 12510 24 267 16 280 17 249 12510 11558 21 268 15*272 14 245 11558 10696 17 270 12*260 11 238 10696 9918 13*274 10 247 8 224 9918 9216 10*283 9 233 6 205 9216 8574 7 310 8 220 6 167 8574 7996 6 354 8 217 5 146 7996 7505 6 025 7 212 5 124 7505 7123 6 033 7 210 4 100 7123 6858 6 035 6 208 3 078 6858 6695 6 037 6 206 2*050 6695 6602 5 040 5 205 1*029 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