DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 09/29 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 - - - 0956z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 59.2 - - 65.6 - - 65.5 - - 54.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 252 - - 293 - - 40 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3232 - - 5043 - - 6489 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9564 - - 11010 - - 10392 - - 6585 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10732 - - 12543 - - 13989 - - 6602 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1420 - - 1174 - - 1079 - - 5393 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 398 - - 484 - - 272 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 16 - - 12 - - 9 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 7 - - 6 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 267 - - 277 - - 303 - - 225 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 13 - - 16 - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -8 - - 8 - - 38 - - -22 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1765 - - -1877 - - -77 - - -6174 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12498 - - 14421 - - 14067 - - 12777 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9053 - - -7633 - - -5464 - - -13847 ODpotential blCL - - - 19785 - - 20176 - - 19453 - - 20449 blCL maxRH - - - 59 - - 47 - - 77 - - 69 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 59.2 - - 65.6 - - 65.5 - - 54.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 27.4 - - 25.1 - - 26.6 - - 22.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 60.3 - - 66.3 - - 67.8 - - 62.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 27.1 - - 24.9 - - 26.4 - - 21.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 252 - - 293 - - 40 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3232 - - 5043 - - 6489 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 6 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 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] 97876 13 269 16 312 11 306 12 276 97876 90630 4 295 9 210 11 311 7 289 90630 85023 6 353 6 182 14 312 6 355 85023 80353 4 026 2 336 8 298 3 016 80353 76307 3 307 5 275 7 280 6 343 76307 72732 6 279 9 237 11 249 13 287 72732 69507 13 264 12 266 16 269 15 260 69507 66546 19 254 22 268 23 275 19 268 66546 63794 20 244 25 260 27 277 22 281 63794 61118 19 242 28 263 31 276 32 283 61118 58324 22 256 29 256 32 269 32 284 58324 55424 25 278 26 259 31 276 34 285 55424 52666 34 274 34 267 31 266 32 275 52666 50189 35 253 40 258 26 260 26 271 50189 47973 24 270 23 261 26 290 24 296 47973 45981 24 304 20 301 30 311 24 308 45981 44173 23 314 28 315 26 319 22 316 44173 42508 15 323 23 308 22 330 26 330 42508 40958 17 347 12 309 22 341 31 341 40958 39506 25 357 13 346 23 346 32 346 39506 38143 29 359 23 349 23 351 33 347 38143 36838 29 360 27 342 21 349 28 346 36838 35529 29 356 24 338 18 338 21 331 35529 34191 24 004 20 336 17 333 15 311 34191 32830 21 010 15 330 20 328 16 303 32830 31435 17 015 13 324 19 322 19 301 31435 29993 11 007 13 317 16 316 20 293 29993 28510 10 343 11 307 12 300 20 287 28510 26991 12 336 10 298 12 281 20 285 26991 25441 15 339 11 297 14 278 21 287 25441 23863 17 340 12 302 15 287 22 287 23863 22252 18 339 13 308 15 297 20 290 22252 20602 18 340 15 316 17 304 17 295 20602 18941 19 340 17 324 17 313 15 304 18941 17353 20 339 19 327 17 322 15 316 17353 15912 19 339 19 327 18 324 15 326 15912 14626 16 338 19 324 17*320 14 330 14626 13475 13 334 18*318 15*326 11 332 13475 12437 10 326 14*310 12 329 10 345 12437 11497 8*312 9 291 10 325 10 003 11497 10647 7*294 9 286 7 312 10 012 10647 9881 6 280 8 278 5 291 9 016 9881 9187 5 272 7 268 4 264 8 016 9187 8553 5 267 7 262 4 248 6 007 8553 7981 4 258 6 255 4 236 3 325 7981 7495 4 246 6 250 4 229 5 265 7495 7117 3 236 6 244 4 225 7 241 7117 6854 3 228 5 243 4 223 7 224 6854 6694 3 223 5 240 4 219 6*213 6694 6601 2 219 4 240 3 219 4*215 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