DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 12/26 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 31.8 - - 29.7 - - 24.7 - - 29.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -4 - - -16 - - -18 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1513 - - 2279 - - 583 - - 3036 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6583 - - 6583 - - 6582 - - 6583 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9013 - - 9779 - - 8083 - - 10536 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1989 - - 1444 - - 2562 - - 1546 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 60 - - 92 - - 0 - - 79 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 24 - - 30 - - 18 - - 30 BL Wind Direction - - - 262 - - 261 - - 247 - - 253 Direction Wind Shear - - - 25 - - 36 - - 21 - - 33 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -66 - - -75 - - -42 - - -89 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 2414 - - 3180 - - 1484 - - 3937 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6599 - - 6599 - - 6599 - - 6599 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 906 - - -367 - - -495 - - 227 ODpotential blCL - - - 8107 - - 10146 - - 8578 - - 10309 blCL maxRH - - - 97 - - 88 - - 85 - - 77 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 20 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 31.8 - - 29.7 - - 24.7 - - 29.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 30.1 - - 24.1 - - 22.7 - - 25.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 34.8 - - 33.1 - - 30.0 - - 32.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 29.6 - - 23.0 - - 24.0 - - 24.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -4 - - -16 - - -18 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1513 - - 2279 - - 583 - - 3036 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 88 - - 51 - - 39 - - 7 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 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] 95756 20 339 31 357 30 015 30 041 95756 88785 21 350 20 357 25 353 26 004 88785 83386 28 346 19 343 19 352 20 003 83386 78872 29 318 20 330 20 359 19 347 78872 74937 21 293 22 317 21 320 22 340 74937 71422 13 280 18 289 14 304 18 308 71422 68206 20 272 25 268 21 272 16 295 68206 65233 24 283 19 265 27 273 26 291 65233 62471 20 287 22 291 21 302 28 278 62471 59772 32 270 36 281 19 290 23 267 59772 56913 44 234 45 242 41 258 30 266 56913 53918 39 233 43 238 42 251 37 265 53918 51059 41 267 42 258 46 262 42 264 51059 48499 61 266 56 265 56 261 47 258 48499 46216 76 257 71 257 63 256 55 256 46216 44152 85 251 78 252 66 253 63 256 44152 42270 91 248 81 252 71 254 70 256 42270 40546 100 247 93 249 82 253 80 254 40546 38954 112 243 108 243 94 250 89 251 38954 37477 120 239 116 239 102 246 92 244 37477 36106 124 239 119 239 104 243 90 241 36106 34811 130 241 125 241 105 242 91 242 34811 33527 139 241 134 240 110 243 98 244 33527 32229 142 240 138 239 119 244 107 245 32229 30916 139 239 137 239 125 244 106 244 30916 29581 133 239 132 239 122 243 95 245 29581 28218 120 238 125 239 111 244 81 246 28218 26835 103 236 112 237 95 244 66 248 26835 25430 88 236 97 233 82 244 55 249 25430 24004 77 238 81 231 73 241 50 253 24004 22554 72 240 73 234 65 234 49 255 22554 21075 69 242 72 234 62 230 48 256 21075 19560 67 243 64 233 63 232 46 257 19560 18035 65 244 57 231 65 237 44 259 18035 16576 63 245 56 234 66 242 42 262 16576 15250 59 241 59 242 65 247 41 264 15250 14065 53 238 61 249 62 252 40 265 14065 12999 46 239 60 254 59 257 40 265 12999 12036 41 246 59 258 55 262 40 264 12036 11164 40 255 57 262 49 265 40*261 11164 10375 39 264 52*265 44 265 39*259 10375 9662 37 268 45*266 39 265 38 257 9662 9018 36*269 39 265 34 263 36 255 9018 8428 34*268 34 263 30*261 33 253 8428 7894 30 265 29 260 25*256 29 250 7894 7440 25 261 25 257 21 250 24 247 7440 7085 21 257 21 254 18 243 19 243 7085 6838 18 255 18 252 14 237 16 240 6838 6687 15 254 15 251 11 233 13 238 6687 6599 9 255 9 251 5 230 7 238 6599 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