DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/28 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1856z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 32.5 - - 38.8 - - 43.4 - - 44.9 - - 37.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -2 - - 167 - - 252 - - 82 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 2225 - - 6791 - - 8908 - - 8609 - - 4159 BL Depth Hcrit 6583 - - 12128 - - 14013 - - 12898 - - 6583 Hcrit BL Top 9725 - - 14291 - - 16408 - - 16109 - - 11659 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 4533 - - 1429 - - 1138 - - 1559 - - 2967 Hgt.Variab. W* 59 - - 458 - - 565 - - 385 - - 21 W* B/S 1 - - 12 - - 11 - - 8 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 8 - - 7 - - 9 - - 8 - - 9 BL Wind Direction 335 - - 280 - - 285 - - 281 - - 310 Direction Wind Shear 6 - - 8 - - 7 - - 6 - - 9 Wind Shear Max.Converg -11 - - -11 - - -11 - - -10 - - 7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 800 - - 4813 - - 5878 - - 4479 - - 4120 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 8925 - - 9478 - - 10530 - - 11631 - - 7539 sfcLCL ODpotential -2268 - - 1447 - - 3352 - - 2243 - - 964 ODpotential blCL 11993 - - 12844 - - 13056 - - 13866 - - 10695 blCL maxRH 77 - - 85 - - 100 - - 97 - - 97 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 40 - - 0 - - 60 CAPE Temp@2m 32.5 - - 38.8 - - 43.4 - - 44.9 - - 37.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 16.9 - - 20.5 - - 20.4 - - 17.1 - - 27.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 36.2 - - 40.3 - - 44.6 - - 46.9 - - 43.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 15.8 - - 19.4 - - 19.3 - - 16.1 - - 27.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -2 - - 167 - - 252 - - 82 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 2225 - - 6791 - - 8908 - - 8609 - - 4159 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 9 - - 40 - - 101 - - 88 - - 86 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 97401 15 295 12 258 14 295 5 300 13 268 97401 90044 5 264 18 279 18 307 11 332 12 277 90044 84419 2 312 14 273 15 283 18 296 12 312 84419 79768 7 306 10 286 15 267 21 284 13 317 79768 75759 13 278 16 277 13 253 18 271 13 306 75759 72196 17 253 20 254 19 259 19 254 16 282 72196 68947 17 250 20 245 22 258 22 254 20 274 68947 65941 22 258 20 253 20 255 21 247 21 265 65941 63136 27 262 24 263 20 257 21 255 20 264 63136 60397 27 255 25 263 22 267 24 272 21 271 60397 57531 22 255 25 259 26 261 27 274 24 281 57531 54554 20 265 22 261 23 262 26 274 23 283 54554 51712 22 275 20 265 22 269 24 283 23 290 51712 49157 18 284 17 277 18 278 24 287 24 293 49157 46869 15 288 20 280 21 285 27 285 28 295 46869 44802 11 288 20 274 23 283 27 282 28 293 44802 42921 16 300 19 296 22 280 23 290 27 292 42921 41199 22 296 20 301 20 287 23 300 23 295 41199 39612 20 303 20 298 20 300 23 311 22 320 39612 38148 23 308 23 303 23 306 27 318 25 327 38148 36798 25 303 27 299 27 303 31 326 24 331 36798 35523 29 308 27 302 29 301 35 337 26 343 35523 34258 28 309 30 307 31 302 41 348 29 345 34258 32970 24 316 32 304 34 302 44 352 32 343 32970 31661 22 321 26 307 40 296 41 350 34 337 31661 30320 23 321 24 318 39 293 35 343 34 336 30320 28938 25 320 25 327 37 301 30 331 32 337 28938 27518 26 321 26 332 36 307 29 322 29 336 27518 26064 27 323 25 335 34 310 32 316 25 326 26064 24578 26 325 24 336 35 314 38 308 26 317 24578 23068 24 326 21 336 42 318 44 302 26 314 23068 21533 25 328 19 333 38 322 42 302 25 309 21533 19965 25 326 18 330 21 320 34 305 23 309 19965 18391 24 325 17 328 15 304 21 310 18 316 18391 16887 19 326 15 324 13*300 11*320 12 312 16887 15522 13 327 13*317 13*296 10*310 11 305 15522 14299 10 326 10*306 12 289 9 288 12 297 14299 13200 8 323 10 293 11 284 9 279 11 297 13200 12206 7 323 9 282 10 281 9 277 10*299 12206 11305 7 326 8 274 9 280 9 277 10*298 11305 10488 8*330 7 270 9 280 9 276 10 300 10488 9752 8*334 6 268 9 281 8 277 10 302 9752 9086 9 335 6 269 8 283 8 276 10 305 9086 8477 9 338 5 270 8 284 8 277 10 309 8477 7927 9 339 5 270 8 286 8 276 9 313 7927 7461 9 337 5 272 8 287 7 277 8 321 7461 7097 8 333 4 273 7 288 7 276 7 335 7097 6844 6 326 4 273 7 290 7 277 6 350 6844 6689 4 318 4 274 6 290 6 278 5 355 6689 6600 3 307 4 275 6 292 5 278 2 004 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