DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 03/12 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 43.6 - - 47.4 - - 44.6 - - 38.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 150 - - 289 - - 65 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1964 - - 3531 - - 2285 - - 380 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8456 - - 9842 - - 7951 - - 6583 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9464 - - 11031 - - 9785 - - 7880 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1225 - - 1381 - - 1341 - - 1351 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 288 - - 430 - - 227 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 36 - - 39 - - 33 - - 19 BL Wind Direction - - - 290 - - 292 - - 285 - - 276 Direction Wind Shear - - - 40 - - 39 - - 35 - - 27 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -70 - - -58 - - -63 - - -55 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 819 - - 1514 - - 821 - - 312 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8645 - - 9518 - - 8965 - - 7568 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3946 - - -2099 - - -3953 - - -5693 ODpotential blCL - - - 13410 - - 13130 - - 13738 - - 13573 blCL maxRH - - - 67 - - 73 - - 73 - - 71 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 43.6 - - 47.4 - - 44.6 - - 38.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 28.8 - - 28.7 - - 28.3 - - 28.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 45.5 - - 48.7 - - 46.9 - - 42.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 27.8 - - 28.2 - - 27.9 - - 27.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 150 - - 289 - - 65 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1964 - - 3531 - - 2285 - - 380 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 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] 96340 7 072 6 061 8 062 9 077 96340 89237 7 046 6 077 5 056 13 060 89237 83720 3 028 4 049 14 034 11 037 83720 79125 3 057 2 029 16 326 6 009 79125 75132 6 031 9 315 9 295 12 283 75132 71582 17 319 17 307 18 301 8 319 71582 68340 18 281 13 256 22 297 11 320 68340 65354 7 260 9 146 15 296 13 313 65354 62594 19 337 12 343 18 328 14 336 62594 59924 61 305 53 303 38 320 32 331 59924 57154 65 316 64 307 64 308 62 307 57154 54292 76 314 72 312 71 308 69 309 54292 51559 82 304 79 306 77 304 77 308 51559 49096 77 300 76 302 75 300 74 305 49096 46893 70 306 72 307 72 308 76 312 46893 44913 84 314 85 313 89 315 93 317 44913 43125 105 309 104 308 107 309 106 310 43125 41495 109 298 106 296 106 292 105 296 41495 39990 98 291 93 290 95 282 91 288 39990 38578 88 298 86 296 89 288 70 288 38578 37250 87 306 84 299 90 297 82 295 37250 35976 89 307 84 300 100 301 90 300 35976 34697 87 303 89 300 101 302 95 302 34697 33390 82 301 97 301 100 302 95 304 33390 32059 85 299 100 301 98 303 92 306 32059 30695 92 301 99 302 94 304 88 307 30695 29290 101 303 94 303 88 305 83 307 29290 27848 102 305 89 304 80 303 80 305 27848 26372 96 305 84 305 73 301 77 302 26372 24867 88 303 81 305 68 301 73 300 24867 23338 81 302 80 303 66 301 69 299 23338 21780 77 301 78 301 67 301 65 298 21780 20185 74 301 75 300 69 302 61 299 20185 18579 72 302 72 301 70 303 59 300 18579 17042 70 301 69 301 70 304 58 302 17042 15642 69 301 64 302 67 304 57 303 15642 14391 68 300 61 303 63 304 56 303 14391 13267 67 298 60 303 60 303 56 303 13267 12252 67 297 59 302 57 302 56 302 12252 11335 65 296 57*300 54 300 55 300 11335 10507 63 295 53*298 51*297 55 298 10507 9762 59*295 48 295 46*293 54 295 9762 9091 53*293 43 293 41 289 51 293 9091 8479 46 292 40 291 36 286 46 290 8479 7929 39 290 36 290 32 283 39*287 7929 7461 33 289 33 289 28 280 31*285 7461 7097 28 287 30 288 25 278 23 280 7097 6844 24 285 26 287 22 276 16 269 6844 6689 20 284 23 286 19 275 12 259 6689 6600 14 281 15 284 12 273 7 243 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