DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 03/15 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 - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 17.4 - - 25.7 - - 33.1 - - 35.5 - - 33.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 31 - - 323 - - 389 - - 96 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1729 - - 3602 - - 4262 - - 3719 - - 1852 BL Depth Hcrit 6582 - - 9930 - - 10507 - - 9427 - - 6583 Hcrit BL Top 9229 - - 11102 - - 11762 - - 11219 - - 9352 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1476 - - 934 - - 939 - - 1055 - - 1494 Hgt.Variab. W* 160 - - 447 - - 503 - - 303 - - 37 W* B/S 4 - - 12 - - 10 - - 6 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 7 - - 7 - - 9 - - 9 - - 11 BL Wind Direction 337 - - 285 - - 301 - - 300 - - 307 Direction Wind Shear 10 - - 6 - - 8 - - 6 - - 14 Wind Shear Max.Converg -11 - - -9 - - -13 - - -11 - - -19 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 156 - - 170 - - 39 - - 704 - - 684 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 9073 - - 10932 - - 11724 - - 10516 - - 8668 sfcLCL ODpotential -11788 - - -10789 - - -10241 - - -7718 - - -7416 ODpotential blCL 21017 - - 21891 - - 22003 - - 18937 - - 16768 blCL maxRH 84 - - 76 - - 70 - - 91 - - 95 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 17.4 - - 25.7 - - 33.1 - - 35.5 - - 33.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 1.5 - - 1.3 - - 5.1 - - 12.8 - - 18.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 19.9 - - 26.6 - - 33.8 - - 37.4 - - 36.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 1.3 - - 0.8 - - 4.5 - - 12.4 - - 18.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 31 - - 323 - - 389 - - 96 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1729 - - 3602 - - 4262 - - 3719 - - 1852 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 38 - - 2 - - 0 - - 63 - - 79 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 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] 96504 11 160 6 188 2 124 2 144 5 011 96504 89426 9 066 6 098 4 097 8 052 11 024 89426 83939 9 054 13 087 4 102 9 041 11 011 83939 79362 14 027 13 047 6 063 10 056 14 016 79362 75405 11 050 16 062 8 054 11 054 11 018 75405 71898 12 051 16 041 10 041 13 046 15 036 71898 68716 3 081 7 085 9 060 11 019 16 015 68716 65773 23 347 20 015 16 047 6 038 15 354 65773 63029 25 335 29 336 26 357 15 027 14 005 63029 60354 18 324 33 340 30 349 28 359 14 011 60354 57546 29 340 39 333 38 337 40 337 35 345 57546 54620 43 336 38 324 39 334 41 334 43 341 54620 51833 54 337 42 332 54 340 55 344 58 342 51833 49348 68 339 61 338 67 340 73 343 69 337 49348 47152 88 335 76 340 82 341 87 338 75 338 47152 45186 96 330 92 340 99 342 106 337 89 340 45186 43398 90 332 112 336 118 331 113 340 102 335 43398 41746 94 341 108 331 110 332 116 345 109 333 41746 40208 118 349 99 345 101 344 125 346 115 337 40208 38770 139 354 129 000 111 355 129 345 125 337 38770 37420 144 353 141 359 122 351 129 344 122 336 37420 36127 137 348 131 353 128 345 127 343 119 336 36127 34829 135 344 124 347 130 343 124 341 109 336 34829 33504 131 340 122 344 132 342 120 340 100 336 33504 32156 132 340 121 341 131 341 115 339 96 336 32156 30773 127 339 119 338 125 341 110 339 91 336 30773 29348 119 338 117 335 120 342 104 340 87 337 29348 27883 111 338 113 335 115 344 101 342 84 337 27883 26380 104 337 108 337 110 346 99 345 84 337 26380 24845 99 334 103 338 105 346 97 347 87 337 24845 23286 91 332 96 339 100 344 94 345 89 337 23286 21697 82 331 90 342 94 343 92 341 85 335 21697 20074 80 334 84 342 84 342 87 337 78 330 20074 18447 80 336 76 340 71 340 76 337 70 329 18447 16898 73 337 67 339 59 339 61 336 60 329 16898 15499 62 335 55 338 50 338 49 333 49 329 15499 14256 49 335 44 337 42 336 38 330 40 328 14256 13146 38 335 34 335 32 334 29 326 33 328 13146 12147 29 336 24 332 22*328 21 322 27 327 12147 11247 22 338 15*323 13*316 15*311 22 325 11247 10435 17 340 10*305 10 305 11*303 19 321 10435 9705 14*343 8 291 9 299 10 300 18*318 9705 9048 11*345 7 284 9 297 10 300 16*316 9048 8448 9 347 7 280 8 297 9 300 15 313 8448 7906 8 344 7 278 8 296 9 300 13 310 7906 7447 6 335 6 277 8 296 8 300 11 304 7447 7089 5 315 6 278 7 297 8 299 9 296 7089 6840 4 294 6 278 7 297 7 300 8 287 6840 6687 3 285 5 278 7 298 7 300 6 279 6687 6599 3 282 4 280 6 298 6 300 4 271 6599 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