DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 04/03 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 - - - 38.0 - - 44.5 - - - - - 37.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 378 - - 442 - - - - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3505 - - 6047 - - - - - 4976 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9907 - - 11971 - - - - - 6583 Hcrit BL Top - - - 11005 - - 13547 - - - - - 12476 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2409 - - 1547 - - - - - 1468 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 467 - - 589 - - - - - 0 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 11 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 9 - - - - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 341 - - 340 - - - - - 346 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -25 - - -5 - - - - - 17 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1522 - - 2177 - - - - - 2962 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9483 - - 11371 - - - - - 9514 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1131 - - 426 - - - - - -318 ODpotential blCL - - - 12136 - - 13121 - - - - - 12794 blCL maxRH - - - 69 - - 73 - - - - - 80 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 38.0 - - 44.5 - - - - - 37.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 19.8 - - 17.9 - - - - - 19.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 38.5 - - 44.9 - - - - - 43.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 19.4 - - 17.6 - - - - - 19.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 378 - - 442 - - - - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3505 - - 6047 - - - - - 4976 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 20 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 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] 96532 7 192 18 244 20 260 96532 89415 5 242 7 259 11 245 89415 83963 2 226 10 257 9 293 83963 79412 4 128 7 229 18 279 79412 75460 4 243 13 306 11 258 75460 71931 16 239 19 269 8 270 71931 68717 17 195 15 245 12 285 68717 65765 9 255 14 244 14 288 65765 63019 16 239 10 257 18 307 63019 60352 29 287 28 291 23 303 60352 57559 27 271 24 271 26 301 57559 54645 19 279 16 299 27 295 54645 51843 38 317 36 316 32 306 51843 49304 47 312 42 315 38 309 49304 47017 42 305 41 317 43 309 47017 44939 31 302 39 313 43 309 44939 43046 25 302 39 306 39 309 43046 41320 24 310 37 304 38 312 41320 39739 31 319 35 311 40 316 39739 38282 39 325 39 325 43 323 38282 36937 46 335 47 332 48 328 36937 35670 53 343 52 335 53 334 35670 34413 58 346 54 337 55 337 34413 33132 60 347 53 340 54 336 33132 31830 58 348 53 343 53 333 31830 30494 56 350 54 345 51 331 30494 29115 55 352 53 347 49 331 29115 27697 53 354 51 348 48 332 27697 26242 50 356 49 349 45 332 26242 24755 46 356 45 351 40 332 24755 23237 40 354 41 350 35 331 23237 21685 32 352 37 348 31 329 21685 20094 26 351 34 347 29 326 20094 18491 23 352 30 348 27 323 18491 16958 20 352 24 351 25 323 16958 15567 17 353 18 352 22 324 15567 14327 15 354 13*349 15 321 14327 13217 13 356 10*340 7*300 13217 12217 12 357 9 338 3*282 12217 11312 11*354 9 338 2 302 11312 10493 12*349 9 338 2 337 10493 9754 12 343 9 339 3 352 9754 9088 14 340 9 340 4 357 9088 8478 15 339 10 340 4 358 8478 7928 15 339 10 341 5 358 7928 7461 15 339 10 342 4 360 7461 7097 14 340 9 343 4 001 7097 6844 13 340 9 343 3 002 6844 6689 12 340 8 343 2 008 6689 6600 10 340 7 343 1 012 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