DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 08/16 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 67.0 - - 71.6 - - - - - 68.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 203 - - 335 - - - - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3006 - - 5581 - - - - - 9343 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9337 - - 11492 - - - - - 6586 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10506 - - 13081 - - - - - 16843 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 6795 - - 5678 - - - - - 3707 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 369 - - 525 - - - - - 26 W* B/S - - - 11 - - 17 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 5 - - - - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 170 - - 193 - - - - - 227 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 16 - - - - - 17 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 12 - - -18 - - - - - 14 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1747 - - 1584 - - - - - 4412 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8760 - - 11497 - - - - - 12432 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1667 - - -1090 - - - - - 540 ODpotential blCL - - - 12173 - - 14171 - - - - - 16303 blCL maxRH - - - 85 - - 83 - - - - - 65 maxRH CAPE - - - 1380 - - 630 - - - - - 210 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 67.0 - - 71.6 - - - - - 68.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 51.2 - - 43.9 - - - - - 36.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 68.2 - - 72.1 - - - - - 75.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 50.1 - - 43.5 - - - - - 36.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 203 - - 335 - - - - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3006 - - 5581 - - - - - 9343 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 39 - - 31 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 6 - - - - - 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] 99604 28 112 21 103 25 094 99604 92123 17 108 18 088 21 092 92123 86318 15 103 11 078 14 075 86318 81489 13 085 7 120 9 073 81489 77324 8 097 5 116 7 054 77324 73651 7 101 6 126 4 037 73651 70331 3 137 4 089 4 017 70331 67282 3 144 4 079 3 333 67282 64459 8 341 5 278 8 356 64459 61738 9 266 10 259 12 309 61738 58908 7 243 14 249 11 270 58908 55960 12 284 11 254 15 267 55960 53130 37 246 28 258 25 269 53130 50585 46 242 38 258 33 275 50585 48320 43 244 43 251 44 271 48320 46296 43 245 38 245 50 268 46296 44481 40 249 41 262 47 272 44481 42826 40 257 51 268 52 279 42826 41285 45 264 56 277 56 277 41285 39835 48 268 61 284 58 275 39835 38468 48 268 61 282 56 275 38468 37158 47 267 57 276 53 273 37158 35843 47 265 53 271 53 271 35843 34497 46 263 49 267 54 271 34497 33125 45 264 48 266 53 272 33125 31715 41 265 47 267 50 271 31715 30261 38 263 45 266 47 269 30261 28770 36 259 42 264 44 268 28770 27243 33 257 38 259 41 268 27243 25685 31 255 35 254 37 269 25685 24100 29 255 32 251 34 271 24100 22488 26 256 27 253 32 273 22488 20840 22 258 23 256 27 272 20840 19182 20 263 21 258 21 271 19182 17591 18 262 19 255 18*267 17591 16140 15 262 18 252 16*259 16140 14838 12 268 18 251 14 250 14838 13664 9 253 16*251 13 240 13664 12601 10 238 13*250 13 234 12601 11635 11 231 9 240 12 227 11635 10761 11*225 7 215 12 221 10761 9972 10*215 6 187 11 214 9972 9260 7 200 6 169 11 208 9260 8609 5 173 6 157 10 201 8609 8021 6 153 6 150 10 195 8021 7522 7 147 6 143 9 189 7522 7133 7 146 6 138 8 183 7133 6863 7 144 6 135 6 175 6863 6697 7 143 6 134 4 165 6697 6602 6 143 5 133 3 148 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