DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 05/18 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 - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 42.3 - - 45.8 - - - - - 39.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 540 - - 466 - - - - - 11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7851 - - 11279 - - - - - 2208 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 13518 - - 16268 - - - - - 6583 Hcrit BL Top - - - 15351 - - 18779 - - - - - 9708 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1787 - - 807 - - - - - 4795 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 688 - - 739 - - - - - 125 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 7 - - - - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 21 - - 18 - - - - - 13 BL Wind Direction - - - 035 - - 020 - - - - - 008 Direction Wind Shear - - - 12 - - 11 - - - - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 25 - - 14 - - - - - -56 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 2618 - - 4795 - - - - - 1264 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12733 - - 13985 - - - - - 8445 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 535 - - 3485 - - - - - -2080 ODpotential blCL - - - 14816 - - 15294 - - - - - 11788 blCL maxRH - - - 64 - - 97 - - - - - 91 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 70 - - - - - 40 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 42.3 - - 45.8 - - - - - 39.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 9.4 - - 7.2 - - - - - 25.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 42.3 - - 46.1 - - - - - 41.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 8.9 - - 6.8 - - - - - 25.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 540 - - 466 - - - - - 11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7851 - - 11279 - - - - - 2208 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 90 - - - - - 65 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - - - - 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] 98097 3 158 8 085 5 010 98097 90707 7 138 3 227 9 075 90707 84992 4 110 4 203 7 060 84992 80246 5 202 6 149 5 069 80246 76163 12 142 7 162 4 060 76163 72548 6 091 6 196 3 198 72548 69259 2 015 5 208 6 199 69259 66206 5 263 9 187 7 242 66206 63359 12 241 9 208 9 248 63359 60597 16 246 12 202 7 223 60597 57708 16 243 14 257 12 234 57708 54696 12 223 16 221 11 225 54696 51827 14 250 25 269 13 286 51827 49271 21 217 35 251 22 288 49271 46985 18 283 24 233 27 277 46985 44911 39 301 17 268 32 271 44911 43017 45 295 32 291 37 264 43017 41273 45 284 39 288 36 261 41273 39659 40 288 38 286 32 266 39659 38165 37 296 36 286 28 273 38165 36792 35 304 37 292 28 300 36792 35509 36 306 41 297 31 312 35509 34242 37 310 36 303 33 317 34242 32955 36 321 31 319 33 323 32955 31647 40 337 35 340 33 327 31647 30305 42 349 45 351 32 329 30305 28921 42 355 50 355 31 332 28921 27498 39 358 47 355 31 338 27498 26041 35 356 43 353 30 344 26041 24553 32 347 40 351 27 349 24553 23038 30 338 37 347 23 352 23038 21494 27 343 33 346 22 351 21494 19924 26 001 26*351 15 344 19924 18359 31 015 20*004 12 325 18359 16864 30 019 19 008 14 316 16864 15503 26*027 19 010 14 317 15503 14284 24*032 19 017 12 323 14284 13186 23 033 19 020 9 332 13186 12192 22 034 19 022 7 347 12192 11291 22 034 19 025 6 005 11291 10476 22 035 19 026 7 018 10476 9741 21 035 18 027 8*021 9741 9076 21 036 18 028 9*018 9076 8469 21 036 18 029 11 016 8469 7922 20 036 17 030 14 011 7922 7457 19 036 17 031 16 006 7457 7095 18 036 16 031 16 003 7095 6843 17 037 15 031 15 001 6843 6689 16 037 14 032 14 359 6689 6600 12 038 11 033 8 358 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