DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/01 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 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 42.1 - - 50.9 - - 57.4 - - 57.9 - - 49.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 39 - - 358 - - 426 - - 168 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1223 - - 4087 - - 7107 - - 6918 - - 3533 BL Depth Hcrit 6583 - - 10347 - - 12816 - - 12181 - - 6584 Hcrit BL Top 8723 - - 11587 - - 14607 - - 14418 - - 11033 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 2381 - - 1737 - - 2132 - - 2967 - - 4099 Hgt.Variab. W* 162 - - 485 - - 617 - - 450 - - 0 W* B/S 19 - - 117 - - 152 - - 25 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 2 - - 1 - - 1 - - 3 - - 7 BL Wind Direction 083 - - 116 - - 146 - - 185 - - 188 Direction Wind Shear 3 - - 5 - - 9 - - 8 - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg -7 - - 6 - - 11 - - -10 - - -8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -980 - - -1545 - - -932 - - -1741 - - -4063 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 9704 - - 13132 - - 15540 - - 16160 - - 15097 sfcLCL ODpotential -6910 - - -6359 - - -5097 - - -4918 - - -8925 ODpotential blCL 15633 - - 17946 - - 19704 - - 19336 - - 19958 blCL maxRH 44 - - 48 - - 40 - - 47 - - 49 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 42.1 - - 50.9 - - 57.4 - - 57.9 - - 49.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 23.0 - - 16.4 - - 12.0 - - 9.9 - - 7.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 44.5 - - 51.4 - - 57.6 - - 59.3 - - 57.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 21.9 - - 15.3 - - 10.9 - - 8.8 - - 6.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 39 - - 358 - - 426 - - 168 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1223 - - 4087 - - 7107 - - 6918 - - 3533 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 2 - - 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] 97345 7 188 9 190 13 233 10 301 3 325 97345 89897 2 206 5 222 4 279 4 215 9 297 89897 84237 4 034 7 254 7 284 3 222 7 295 84237 79566 7 343 3 261 7 260 4 271 4 328 79566 75541 10 310 5 000 4 239 7 295 5 351 75541 71982 9 333 8 347 5 315 10 309 7 350 71982 68746 10 337 7 328 9 299 14 315 11 333 68746 65758 12 313 13 314 10 308 14 317 14 322 65758 62979 13 300 18 307 14 322 13 326 12 321 62979 60281 13 304 17 293 17 306 17 321 14 329 60281 57461 12 314 13 303 17 288 20 307 18 317 57461 54529 21 322 14 323 16 287 21 293 21 306 54529 51725 20 310 16 318 16 289 21 290 21 301 51725 49202 21 315 20 307 19 298 23 298 21 305 49202 46951 25 311 20 309 20 308 24 306 20 305 46951 44927 20 316 19 328 17 322 25 311 20 310 44927 43100 22 347 20 345 17 337 23 317 22 316 43100 41442 29 355 27 356 18 004 20 335 18 316 41442 39925 19 025 18 005 20 353 16 355 14 322 39925 38523 24 048 17 045 11 019 12 340 12 324 38523 37214 26 057 20 072 9 068 3 243 13 295 37214 35964 26 071 26 089 13 093 9 184 14 263 35964 34710 26 076 24 087 14 093 9 180 14 259 34710 33426 24 071 20 075 11 079 4 191 13 265 33426 32115 23 063 19 054 10 045 5 331 10 280 32115 30770 25 056 21 045 14 033 10 356 5 317 30770 29381 28 052 21 043 16 036 11 015 4 330 29381 27955 29 051 21 042 18 038 12 036 3 015 27955 26493 27 049 21 041 17 041 11 046 4 028 26493 24996 25 046 21 044 16 052 10 076 2 041 24996 23472 22 044 20 050 17 066 13 095 4 127 23472 21913 19 042 19 053 18 073 15 096 9 131 21913 20317 18 038 17 051 17 074 14 085 11 118 20317 18708 18 040 15 051 14 076 9 075 8 099 18708 17167 18 047 15 056 12 077 6 088 4 067 17167 15764 15 054 13 062 10*069 6 072 5 047 15764 14508 12 060 10 067 7*055 6*045 6 034 14508 13377 10 061 7 069 2 006 2*344 5 021 13377 12353 9 049 6*058 2 328 2 291 4 359 12353 11426 7 033 4*045 1 301 2 266 2*310 11426 10587 5 026 2 021 1 246 4 194 3*249 10587 9831 3 020 1 344 2 197 5 187 6 211 9831 9149 2*007 0 236 2 183 5 181 7 196 9149 8525 2*003 1 182 3 174 6 176 8 187 8525 7962 1 033 2 167 4 167 6 172 9 180 7962 7484 2 081 2 158 4 161 6 169 9 175 7484 7110 3 099 3 151 4 159 6 167 8 172 7110 6851 2 122 3 148 4 157 6 166 7 170 6851 6693 2 127 3 144 4 156 6 166 5 166 6693 6601 2 130 3 144 4 153 5 163 3 160 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