DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 02/11 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 - - - 28.6 - - 33.2 - - - - - 27.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 35 - - 129 - - - - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 182 - - 993 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6582 - - 6583 - - - - - 6582 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7682 - - 8493 - - - - - 6600 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 791 - - 1178 - - - - - 1472 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 80 - - 217 - - - - - 0 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 9 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 4 - - - - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 138 - - 171 - - - - - 108 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 4 - - - - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - -5 - - - - - -4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1083 - - 1894 - - - - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6599 - - 6599 - - - - - 6599 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2922 - - 1059 - - - - - -2599 ODpotential blCL - - - 10604 - - 7434 - - - - - 9199 blCL maxRH - - - 94 - - 99 - - - - - 97 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 28.6 - - 33.2 - - - - - 27.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 24.6 - - 30.1 - - - - - 26.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 31.0 - - 34.9 - - - - - 32.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 24.1 - - 29.3 - - - - - 28.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 35 - - 129 - - - - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 182 - - 993 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 75 - - 96 - - - - - 87 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 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] 96832 27 087 29 064 30 050 96832 89748 30 096 24 074 22 063 89748 84168 19 082 20 086 18 059 84168 79506 11 075 12 070 15 076 79506 75482 8 052 4 060 11 068 75482 71913 8 034 0 160 6 057 71913 68681 5 000 2 310 5 340 68681 65703 12 323 7 295 7 291 65703 62931 13 303 11 280 13 306 62931 60229 11 289 12 273 19 301 60229 57403 16 276 18 280 23 280 57403 54464 23 274 25 269 29 262 54464 51640 28 267 31 268 31 250 51640 49080 29 256 38 259 31 252 49080 46786 29 248 40 256 33 265 46786 44718 36 260 42 261 35 268 44718 42842 46 261 45 264 35 266 42842 41122 45 256 46 260 43 260 41122 39525 46 260 48 251 44 254 39525 38033 51 257 57 249 38 256 38033 36645 54 251 66 247 33 264 36645 35341 58 252 66 246 34 267 35341 34059 69 252 62 249 43 266 34059 32768 72 249 61 254 51 262 32768 31468 64 245 61 255 49 260 31468 30141 57 239 55 254 42 260 30141 28779 51 235 39 256 36 259 28779 27385 42 236 27 253 31 253 27385 25959 36 242 20 255 26 247 25959 24504 32 243 20 255 23 248 24504 23022 33 236 23 249 20 250 23022 21505 33 229 23 246 17 248 21505 19945 33 228 21 246 17 247 19945 18371 31 231 21 251 18 247 18371 16862 27 239 21 252 19 247 16862 15489 22 250 19 250 17 251 15489 14263 18 268 18 245 12 263 14263 13161 17 274 15 244 10 274 13161 12165 15 271 12 243 10 270 12165 11263 12 268 10 240 9 267 11263 10448 9 267 8 240 8 273 10448 9714 7 256 7 239 7 289 9714 9052 5 234 7*230 6 307 9052 8447 5 203 5*208 5 318 8447 7904 4*178 5 181 1 023 7904 7444 4*158 4 161 3 100 7444 7086 4 137 5 156 4 106 7086 6838 4 132 4 155 4 107 6838 6687 4 129 4 152 3*109 6687 6599 3 128 4 151 2*120 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