DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/09 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 - - - 53.8 - - 58.3 - - - - - 49.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 344 - - 391 - - - - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7155 - - 9145 - - - - - 4139 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 12759 - - 14427 - - - - - 6584 Hcrit BL Top - - - 14655 - - 16645 - - - - - 11639 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2526 - - 1916 - - - - - 4719 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 576 - - 651 - - - - - 16 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 11 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 11 - - - - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 293 - - 285 - - - - - 305 Direction Wind Shear - - - 14 - - 7 - - - - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -11 - - -12 - - - - - -22 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1347 - - 3310 - - - - - 1032 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13309 - - 13335 - - - - - 10607 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -830 - - 1782 - - - - - -3395 ODpotential blCL - - - 15485 - - 14863 - - - - - 15034 blCL maxRH - - - 79 - - 74 - - - - - 70 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 30 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 53.8 - - 58.3 - - - - - 49.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 18.3 - - 22.6 - - - - - 25.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 54.4 - - 58.7 - - - - - 56.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 17.6 - - 22.1 - - - - - 25.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 344 - - 391 - - - - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7155 - - 9145 - - - - - 4139 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 16 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 3 - - - - - 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] 96587 26 283 26 269 37 270 96587 89301 30 289 34 284 32 280 89301 83757 28 278 35 277 31 291 83757 79174 20 266 36 274 36 295 79174 75206 15 273 35 280 40 289 75206 71681 24 289 35 290 37 281 71681 68483 31 282 38 288 34 282 68483 65538 29 279 36 285 33 288 65538 62796 29 291 32 281 35 288 62796 60127 31 299 28 279 33 284 60127 57331 32 296 30 283 28 290 57331 54417 32 284 34 282 28 292 54417 51630 31 273 35 278 30 284 51630 49122 29 280 34 279 29 278 49122 46878 32 289 35 283 28 281 46878 44848 33 290 35 282 30 279 44848 43002 35 289 35 278 35 275 43002 41323 39 287 36 283 40 262 41323 39792 46 289 41 286 37 261 39792 38384 52 290 45 288 38 278 38384 37074 56 291 49 291 43 281 37074 35822 59 292 49 291 42 279 35822 34566 58 291 47 291 39 279 34566 33280 55 289 45 292 37 278 33280 31971 49 287 40 292 35 276 31971 30626 42 287 32 293 34 274 30626 29239 38 290 30 293 33 274 29239 27813 37 292 30 288 31 274 27813 26354 37 291 31 288 27 272 26354 24866 36 288 32 290 23 267 24866 23353 36 287 31 290 20 262 23353 21807 35 288 29 289 18 261 21807 20222 31 290 26 289 16 263 20222 18627 27 289 23 289 16 264 18627 17100 24 286 19*288 14 264 17100 15711 22*286 14*288 13 262 15711 14467 21*288 12 286 11 260 14467 13347 19 291 11 286 10 263 13347 12332 17 293 11 285 8*271 12332 11412 15 294 11 285 7*284 11412 10578 13 294 11 285 7 296 10578 9826 12 294 11 285 7 305 9826 9145 12 294 11 285 8 310 9145 8523 11 295 11 285 9 312 8523 7961 11 294 11 284 10 312 7961 7483 10 295 10 284 10 310 7483 7111 9 295 10 284 9 307 7111 6851 9 295 9 283 7 300 6851 6692 8 296 9 284 6 293 6692 6601 7 296 7 284 3 283 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