DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 10/03 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0956z - - 1001z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 61.8 - - 67.6 - - - - - 56.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 252 - - 273 - - - - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2389 - - 3845 - - - - - 59 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8931 - - 10053 - - - - - 6585 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9889 - - 11345 - - - - - 7559 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1353 - - 1603 - - - - - 2438 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 358 - - 431 - - - - - 4 W* B/S - - - 12 - - 17 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 5 - - - - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 127 - - 199 - - - - - 195 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 5 - - - - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 9 - - -7 - - - - - -7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2790 - - -3350 - - - - - -5134 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12680 - - 14695 - - - - - 12693 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8746 - - -8061 - - - - - -12181 ODpotential blCL - - - 18635 - - 19406 - - - - - 19740 blCL maxRH - - - 50 - - 47 - - - - - 28 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 61.8 - - 67.6 - - - - - 56.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 29.4 - - 26.3 - - - - - 24.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 62.8 - - 68.4 - - - - - 65.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 29.2 - - 26.0 - - - - - 24.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 252 - - 273 - - - - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2389 - - 3845 - - - - - 59 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 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] 97728 9 239 11 276 16 286 97728 90516 3 205 5 225 14 299 90516 84917 2 292 5 295 7 312 84917 80277 9 356 5 291 7 322 80277 76309 16 328 13 342 9 005 76309 72805 14 308 18 344 13 011 72805 69613 9 289 13 320 16 338 69613 66667 8 327 14 304 18 326 66667 63932 15 313 20 304 20 327 63932 61277 18 301 22 293 25 317 61277 58513 22 307 21 298 26 301 58513 55661 31 310 28 303 28 287 55661 52952 37 303 36 300 26 302 52952 50519 41 298 41 299 31 304 50519 48331 46 301 42 304 30 304 48331 46332 50 306 47 310 31 314 46332 44494 52 307 47 309 32 316 44494 42795 49 302 45 304 30 315 42795 41213 45 300 42 301 27 326 41213 39733 40 299 38 303 25 334 39733 38348 35 292 35 303 23 338 38348 37029 31 290 34 299 23 320 37029 35715 28 295 32 295 29 307 35715 34379 26 298 29 291 29 301 34379 33022 23 305 27 289 26 300 33022 31629 21 311 26 291 24 302 31629 30193 21 314 25 294 23 302 30193 28715 19 311 22 291 21 299 28715 27197 16 297 20 285 19 296 27197 25645 15 282 19 280 17 298 25645 24062 17 277 19 283 16 295 24062 22445 20 281 19 290 16 288 22445 20787 20 288 17 294 16 280 20787 19117 17 291 14 292 16 273 19117 17514 15 291 13 284 15 271 17514 16056 13 290 12 279 14 273 16056 14750 11 285 11 276 12 280 14750 13576 10 280 11 277 9 293 13576 12517 9 271 10 278 7 312 12517 11558 8 258 8*272 7 322 11558 10692 7*238 5*241 6 317 10692 9913 4*201 4 216 5 300 9913 9210 4 144 5 207 4 275 9210 8569 6 120 5 196 4 245 8569 7992 7 118 5 191 4*221 7992 7502 7 119 5 185 4*205 7502 7121 7 119 5 180 4 191 7121 6856 7 119 5 177 3 184 6856 6695 6 120 5 175 2 203 6695 6601 6 121 4 173 1 221 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