DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 06/19 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 - - - 73.1 - - 79.6 - - - - - 72.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 390 - - 410 - - - - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5248 - - 11925 - - - - - 8682 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 11293 - - 16741 - - - - - 6585 Hcrit BL Top - - - 12748 - - 19425 - - - - - 16182 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3442 - - 1746 - - - - - 3287 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 543 - - 727 - - - - - 64 W* B/S - - - 12 - - 10 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 14 - - - - - 17 BL Wind Direction - - - 259 - - 270 - - - - - 276 Direction Wind Shear - - - 18 - - 24 - - - - - 10 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -10 - - -12 - - - - - -50 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3054 - - 2309 - - - - - 1761 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 15802 - - 17117 - - - - - 14421 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6191 - - -69 - - - - - -1863 ODpotential blCL - - - 18939 - - 19494 - - - - - 18045 blCL maxRH - - - 52 - - 89 - - - - - 88 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 40 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 73.1 - - 79.6 - - - - - 72.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 26.5 - - 26.8 - - - - - 31.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 73.4 - - 79.8 - - - - - 76.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 25.5 - - 25.7 - - - - - 30.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 390 - - 410 - - - - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5248 - - 11925 - - - - - 8682 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 54 - - - - - 54 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - - - - 4 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] 99248 25 102 23 119 30 077 99248 91691 19 095 14 089 19 082 91691 85877 14 122 15 096 18 104 85877 81053 17 131 13 119 17 096 81053 76902 17 109 18 115 13 080 76902 73249 10 091 17 101 9 106 73249 69950 7 111 12 110 10 109 69950 66913 9 117 6 112 8 065 66913 64101 3 066 3 106 2 044 64101 61374 8 338 2 320 3 005 61374 58540 14 293 6 299 4 295 58540 55637 17 265 27 272 16 304 55637 52883 25 285 31 273 24 281 52883 50398 37 286 43 273 35 273 50398 48166 47 277 50 271 48 256 48166 46144 55 275 59 270 56 261 46144 44294 61 274 64 270 66 265 44294 42580 61 276 65 269 71 263 42580 40984 59 279 62 269 67 262 40984 39497 57 280 59 268 65 261 39497 38116 56 278 56 267 63 260 38116 36808 53 277 52 266 53 260 36808 35506 45 281 49 268 42 261 35506 34180 41 279 41 269 39 262 34180 32832 40 275 35 265 41 255 32832 31447 39 276 33 267 43 247 31447 30017 37 276 32 272 44 248 30017 28546 36 274 31 271 43 258 28546 27039 32 275 30 271 34 266 27039 25501 29 277 31 270 26 278 25501 23937 30 279 34 274 24 284 23937 22343 35 275 37 279 21 278 22343 20711 38 269 34*284 14 264 20711 19066 34 269 26*286 13 280 19066 17491 27 272 18 288 12*291 17491 16057 22 282 17 287 14*286 16057 14771 21 292 17 286 16 280 14771 13611 19*298 16 283 17 277 13611 12560 17*298 14 273 18 275 12560 11605 14 289 13 264 18 275 11605 10739 10 270 12 250 19 275 10739 9958 9 251 12 242 19 275 9958 9251 8 242 12 237 19 275 9251 8603 8 231 12 233 19 274 8603 8018 8 226 12 229 19 274 8018 7521 7 220 11 227 18 272 7521 7133 7 216 11 224 16 270 7133 6863 7 213 11 224 12 266 6863 6697 6 212 10 223 9 262 6697 6602 5 210 8 222 4 257 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