DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 04/04 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 - - - 46.1 - - 51.7 - - 51.8 - - 43.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 353 - - 418 - - 157 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4500 - - 7093 - - 6969 - - 3385 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 10657 - - 12789 - - 12161 - - 6584 Hcrit BL Top - - - 12000 - - 14593 - - 14469 - - 10885 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1497 - - 1175 - - 1531 - - 3294 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 495 - - 609 - - 438 - - 20 W* B/S - - - 40 - - 20 - - 13 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 6 - - 6 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 297 - - 290 - - 303 - - 321 Direction Wind Shear - - - 11 - - 13 - - 6 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 18 - - 42 - - 24 - - -15 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 431 - - 1788 - - 1138 - - 97 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11570 - - 12805 - - 13331 - - 10789 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2804 - - -892 - - -2429 - - -4402 ODpotential blCL - - - 14804 - - 15485 - - 16898 - - 15287 blCL maxRH - - - 61 - - 72 - - 59 - - 61 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 46.1 - - 51.7 - - 51.8 - - 43.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 18.6 - - 18.6 - - 16.5 - - 19.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 46.6 - - 51.9 - - 53.3 - - 49.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 18.2 - - 18.2 - - 16.2 - - 19.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 353 - - 418 - - 157 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4500 - - 7093 - - 6969 - - 3385 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 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] 96719 15 253 20 263 27 256 33 289 96719 89547 16 252 15 266 13 258 18 284 89547 84039 14 236 18 270 12 266 14 282 84039 79454 9 261 22 263 16 284 13 295 79454 75492 9 280 21 264 19 290 14 293 75492 71980 13 279 18 276 17 290 15 293 71980 68792 18 278 20 290 22 295 18 309 68792 65851 18 284 24 291 25 292 18 312 65851 63104 19 302 27 289 25 288 23 295 63104 60432 23 296 26 286 24 284 26 286 60432 57636 24 296 26 289 24 286 29 287 57636 54723 28 285 32 287 34 292 36 290 54723 51931 29 286 37 284 40 288 38 290 51931 49407 35 293 39 284 43 284 42 293 49407 47139 37 291 41 285 46 287 46 294 47139 45085 38 296 44 289 49 290 48 296 45085 43226 43 297 47 298 49 296 48 295 43226 41542 47 302 46 305 49 301 44 296 41542 40007 47 310 44 310 48 303 43 298 40007 38592 47 315 45 313 47 310 45 303 38592 37275 47 318 46 318 50 318 46 306 37275 36017 46 320 46 320 53 320 46 308 36017 34754 44 320 44 320 54 321 47 312 34754 33463 42 320 43 320 53 322 47 314 33463 32147 41 321 42 320 50 322 47 313 32147 30796 41 321 40 320 47 321 43 310 30796 29403 39 321 39 319 44 319 39 310 29403 27970 38 323 38 319 41 320 36 309 27970 26499 36 325 36 319 38 320 33 309 26499 24994 34 322 33 315 33 319 30 308 24994 23456 31 317 32 312 29 319 28 307 23456 21883 28 313 31 312 28 318 26 309 21883 20270 25 313 29 312 25 319 23 316 20270 18649 22 322 25 311 22 320 20 324 18649 17100 22 331 22 318 21 320 17 329 17100 15695 21 335 19*325 17*323 15 330 15695 14443 20 335 14*324 10*324 10 335 14443 13318 17 333 8 309 6 316 5 350 13318 12302 14*333 7 298 5 308 2 018 12302 11383 9*329 6 287 5 303 2*034 11383 10551 5 314 6 279 5 299 2*028 10551 9801 4 301 5 273 6 296 3 007 9801 9123 3 282 5 268 6 295 4 347 9123 8505 2 255 5 265 6 294 5 327 8505 7947 1 224 4 261 7 294 7 314 7947 7473 1 195 4 259 7 295 9 308 7473 7104 2 170 3 256 6 295 9 304 7104 6848 2 163 3 255 6 296 8 298 6848 6691 2 157 3 253 6 295 6 291 6691 6600 2 153 2 251 5 296 4 287 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