DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/01 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 - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 61.0 - - 67.8 - - 69.3 - - 61.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 84 - - 171 - - 97 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5273 - - 10624 - - 11167 - - 3696 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 10514 - - 15091 - - 15006 - - 6585 Hcrit BL Top - - - 12773 - - 18124 - - 18667 - - 11196 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3665 - - 2760 - - 3156 - - 5679 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 336 - - 523 - - 443 - - 27 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 6 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 15 - - 16 - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - 237 - - 201 - - 227 - - 251 Direction Wind Shear - - - 21 - - 21 - - 14 - - 17 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -21 - - 34 - - 15 - - -38 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 2274 - - 4506 - - 3738 - - -446 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10499 - - 13618 - - 14930 - - 11643 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1573 - - 2715 - - 1884 - - -4028 ODpotential blCL - - - 14346 - - 15409 - - 16783 - - 15224 blCL maxRH - - - 94 - - 100 - - 98 - - 90 maxRH CAPE - - - 280 - - 250 - - 130 - - 170 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 61.0 - - 67.8 - - 69.3 - - 61.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 37.8 - - 30.7 - - 26.4 - - 33.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 63.1 - - 69.1 - - 71.1 - - 66.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 36.6 - - 30.1 - - 25.7 - - 33.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 84 - - 171 - - 97 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5273 - - 10624 - - 11167 - - 3696 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 76 - - 101 - - 91 - - 60 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 3 - - 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] 99474 27 110 30 120 26 103 25 100 99474 91876 29 111 25 113 23 112 25 103 91876 86041 24 110 25 117 22 109 19 098 86041 81228 17 100 22 113 17 120 18 095 81228 77080 11 094 18 106 19 115 11 107 77080 73422 11 114 9 083 19 103 14 127 73422 70111 10 111 7 154 5 076 12 112 70111 67054 10 133 8 158 1 170 5 119 67054 64214 7 145 7 239 2 218 6 142 64214 61456 7 154 8 234 3 243 3 139 61456 58570 6 191 14 218 9 249 2 186 58570 55570 8 231 14 229 17 244 9 245 55570 52705 16 255 19 246 17 237 15 249 52705 50123 21 245 21 239 20 239 20 252 50123 47804 23 244 24 235 25 240 25 247 47804 45703 27 234 27 235 27 236 28 242 45703 43794 32 215 29 230 25 235 27 235 43794 42051 31 212 27 223 22 243 22 235 42051 40449 31 214 26 218 24 249 23 250 40449 38971 32 208 25 223 25 248 24 259 38971 37605 36 210 29 225 25 247 23 267 37605 36315 42 214 28 219 27 241 22 276 36315 35031 38 213 23 222 28 239 22 282 35031 33725 31 219 22 230 28 239 22 277 33725 32399 32 228 22 232 27 239 22 264 32399 31041 37 228 23 229 27 238 23 252 31041 29640 39 224 28 227 29 237 25 247 29640 28200 38 220 34 226 31 234 27 244 28200 26721 34 219 38 226 34 229 27 233 26721 25209 31 221 39 227 37 224 26 230 25209 23670 32 223 39 227 38 227 27 237 23670 22099 31 226 37 224 38 230 32 236 22099 20492 29 232 30 222 34 229 34 229 20492 18874 26 231 26*218 27*231 33 231 18874 17321 29 224 25*216 22*232 30 236 17321 15904 30 218 24 216 19 231 25 234 15904 14635 28 215 20 208 18 228 21 225 14635 13492 24*218 18 204 17 227 19 219 13492 12456 21*225 16 200 16 226 18 217 12456 11516 18 232 14 197 16 226 18*220 11516 10665 16 236 13 192 15 226 17*225 10665 9896 14 238 12 188 15 225 16 233 9896 9201 12 239 11 185 14 225 15 242 9201 8565 9 243 10 182 14 225 13 254 8565 7990 6 250 10 180 13 224 11 266 7990 7502 3 262 9 178 13 224 10 275 7502 7122 2 283 9 177 12 224 9 282 7122 6857 2 289 9 175 11 224 8 288 6857 6695 2 299 8 174 10 223 6 293 6695 6602 1 305 7 173 8 223 3 312 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