DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 03/22 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 - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 46.3 - - 52.8 - - - - - 44.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 274 - - 366 - - - - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3089 - - 4809 - - - - - 1433 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9486 - - 10915 - - - - - 6583 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10589 - - 12309 - - - - - 8933 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1158 - - 1265 - - - - - 2269 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 403 - - 513 - - - - - 0 W* B/S - - - 14 - - 12 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 8 - - - - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 215 - - 266 - - - - - 256 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 13 - - - - - 7 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - -9 - - - - - -24 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1628 - - -1979 - - - - - -3720 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12218 - - 14289 - - - - - 12654 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8440 - - -7901 - - - - - -9705 ODpotential blCL - - - 19029 - - 20210 - - - - - 18638 blCL maxRH - - - 70 - - 74 - - - - - 87 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 46.3 - - 52.8 - - - - - 44.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 16.0 - - 13.2 - - - - - 12.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 47.3 - - 53.3 - - - - - 51.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 15.3 - - 12.6 - - - - - 12.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 274 - - 366 - - - - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3089 - - 4809 - - - - - 1433 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 50 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - - - - 2 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] 96405 22 254 17 281 26 282 96405 89295 22 239 18 259 22 287 89295 83779 21 251 22 266 21 295 83779 79192 18 266 28 267 30 288 79192 75260 18 254 25 257 26 287 75260 71786 18 283 21 294 24 307 71786 68620 34 292 36 291 30 313 68620 65694 34 283 40 284 38 297 65694 62974 30 275 43 284 46 291 62974 60330 37 271 49 278 54 288 60330 57563 46 272 54 276 59 286 57563 54687 51 279 65 281 64 288 54687 51922 68 280 68 280 68 288 51922 49426 68 278 68 282 70 293 49426 47195 71 286 73 288 75 293 47195 45183 84 290 83 290 79 288 45183 43354 91 287 85 287 76 289 43354 41686 88 281 81 287 82 296 41686 40155 76 280 77 290 94 300 40155 38729 72 299 80 295 102 302 38729 37392 86 308 84 297 107 304 37392 36111 83 300 85 294 106 305 36111 34825 76 288 84 289 91 304 34825 33514 78 281 83 288 74 296 33514 32183 80 279 78 289 78 292 32183 30818 79 283 71 285 70 293 30818 29412 77 292 63 284 67 287 29412 27964 70 287 60 285 64 283 27964 26477 68 280 59 282 59 278 26477 24959 64 279 59 277 57 277 24959 23414 58 279 56 276 55 276 23414 21844 52 281 52 275 46 275 21844 20247 47 285 46 273 34 272 20247 18643 41 288 41 276 30 268 18643 17105 36 290 36 283 28 264 17105 15705 32 293 31 290 24 263 15705 14453 29 297 27 295 20 265 14453 13326 24 304 21*301 16 266 13326 12308 19 310 15*302 12 266 12308 11386 12*310 9 285 9 266 11386 10552 6*279 8 267 7 260 10552 9801 5 224 7 258 7 248 9801 9124 6 214 7 254 8*240 9124 8505 6 211 7 252 8*240 8505 7947 6 208 7 250 9 245 7947 7474 6 205 7 249 8 253 7474 7105 6 202 7 248 8 267 7105 6848 5 199 6 246 6 276 6848 6691 5 198 6 246 5 284 6691 6600 4 197 5 245 3 298 6600 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