DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 08/25 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 - - - 74.5 - - 78.7 - - 79.1 - - 71.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 359 - - 265 - - 80 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8088 - - 13445 - - 13903 - - 8891 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 13526 - - 17680 - - 16836 - - 6585 Hcrit BL Top - - - 15588 - - 20945 - - 21403 - - 16391 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3588 - - 937 - - 1249 - - 4760 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 607 - - 650 - - 442 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 11 - - 9 - - 7 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 13 - - 11 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 242 - - 259 - - 253 - - 241 Direction Wind Shear - - - 19 - - 23 - - 15 - - 10 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -12 - - -13 - - 26 - - 9 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 2702 - - 6400 - - 6077 - - 2023 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12886 - - 14546 - - 15327 - - 14368 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -76 - - 3555 - - 3494 - - -1526 ODpotential blCL - - - 15664 - - 17390 - - 17909 - - 17917 blCL maxRH - - - 59 - - 93 - - 93 - - 97 maxRH CAPE - - - 420 - - 430 - - 300 - - 90 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 74.5 - - 78.7 - - 79.1 - - 71.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 40.8 - - 37.7 - - 34.7 - - 31.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 74.8 - - 79.5 - - 81.0 - - 78.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 40.5 - - 37.3 - - 34.3 - - 31.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 359 - - 265 - - 80 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8088 - - 13445 - - 13903 - - 8891 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 70 - - 73 - - 90 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 99372 18 124 9 123 10 131 11 060 99372 91919 9 132 9 098 10 098 9 098 91919 86163 13 131 6 084 11 067 10 102 86163 81375 10 103 8 114 9 066 15 086 81375 77233 10 102 7 124 4 093 13 064 77233 73562 8 085 10 097 5 118 8 059 73562 70239 3 108 8 079 7 077 3 086 70239 67199 4 108 1 101 2 045 2 073 67199 64386 1 143 3 183 4 189 3 026 64386 61667 9 245 7 237 12 235 8 270 61667 58845 9 230 11 221 14 223 14 230 58845 55917 24 254 18 267 16 270 18 267 55917 53127 34 246 33 255 35 261 30 277 53127 50622 35 248 38 252 40 260 37 267 50622 48389 37 256 41 254 44 260 43 259 48389 46377 41 258 46 254 45 262 47 260 46377 44543 43 258 46 255 48 265 51 263 44543 42857 44 261 44 257 50 264 51 264 42857 41295 44 264 43 258 50 263 49 261 41295 39838 46 268 45 260 48 261 47 258 39838 38473 48 270 47 265 46 261 44 258 38473 37168 48 271 48 268 45 263 43 263 37168 35860 43 271 47 270 45 266 48 268 35860 34523 39 273 44 270 44 267 52 268 34523 33161 37 272 40 267 43 269 50 266 33161 31762 34 272 35 268 41 271 47 268 31762 30318 32 274 31 269 39 271 44 273 30318 28832 31 272 27 272 35 270 39 279 28832 27308 28 267 25 273 31 269 32 277 27308 25752 26 262 24 271 29 270 29 263 25752 24169 26 260 26 263 29 267 28 255 24169 22555 27 263 28*261 25*265 29 256 22555 20903 27 269 24*273 17*272 26 265 20903 19238 25 275 21 279 15 272 20 277 19238 17639 23 281 20 279 14 269 13*285 17639 16181 20*286 16 275 13 265 9*284 16181 14873 17*282 14 265 12 261 8 271 14873 13694 15 265 13 262 11 251 8 257 13694 12626 14 253 12 248 11 246 9 248 12626 11657 13 248 11 237 10 239 9 242 11657 10779 11 242 10 230 10 234 10 236 10779 9987 9 234 10 224 9 230 11 232 9987 9272 8 214 10 221 9 226 11 228 9272 8618 8 206 9 217 9 223 11 224 8618 8028 8 201 9 214 8 221 11 221 8028 7526 8 198 9 212 8 218 11 218 7526 7136 8 193 8 210 8 218 9 214 7136 6864 7 191 8 210 7 216 8 208 6864 6698 7 189 8 208 7 215 5 200 6698 6602 6 187 7 208 6 214 4 189 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