DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 03/26 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 - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 41.8 - - 46.6 - - 46.5 - - 37.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 353 - - 436 - - 159 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4408 - - 6562 - - 6111 - - 2654 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 10590 - - 12379 - - 11510 - - 6583 Hcrit BL Top - - - 11908 - - 14062 - - 13611 - - 10154 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1295 - - 1563 - - 1443 - - 2255 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 494 - - 602 - - 420 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 11 - - 8 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 10 - - 9 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 332 - - 308 - - 319 - - 350 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 11 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -13 - - -11 - - -9 - - -17 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 937 - - 418 - - -967 - - -2754 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10971 - - 13645 - - 14579 - - 12909 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3431 - - -3307 - - -6002 - - -10646 ODpotential blCL - - - 15339 - - 17369 - - 19613 - - 20800 blCL maxRH - - - 63 - - 46 - - 56 - - 64 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 41.8 - - 46.6 - - 46.5 - - 37.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 17.0 - - 9.8 - - 5.7 - - 5.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 42.5 - - 46.8 - - 48.1 - - 44.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 16.1 - - 9.4 - - 5.4 - - 4.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 353 - - 436 - - 159 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4408 - - 6562 - - 6111 - - 2654 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 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] 96038 22 241 21 259 26 242 35 273 96038 88911 25 242 37 272 36 284 26 311 88911 83408 25 260 36 264 45 275 45 293 83408 78866 29 306 26 277 32 275 45 282 78866 74972 39 288 37 293 31 289 39 288 74972 71541 40 284 46 285 42 288 38 292 71541 68421 40 277 48 279 43 281 38 281 68421 65534 41 275 43 270 40 276 39 275 65534 62850 40 274 41 270 39 276 41 270 62850 60241 45 263 50 269 46 281 44 276 60241 57511 55 264 58 264 59 274 59 272 57511 54679 64 270 64 267 66 274 66 269 54679 51966 72 266 74 267 76 274 74 275 51966 49500 81 266 86 266 86 272 81 275 49500 47267 89 268 92 268 94 272 89 274 47267 45229 94 270 96 268 99 272 93 273 45229 43362 99 269 100 265 102 270 99 275 43362 41653 101 268 102 267 102 268 104 273 41653 40083 104 269 106 270 100 269 103 273 40083 38635 108 268 112 269 102 271 101 275 38635 37291 110 267 116 268 106 269 102 274 37291 36007 107 267 117 268 108 268 104 274 36007 34720 104 268 114 270 108 269 101 275 34720 33406 102 269 110 271 105 272 97 277 33406 32067 100 269 106 271 100 274 96 277 32067 30693 99 270 103 272 97 275 95 278 30693 29276 97 272 100 272 98 274 96 278 29276 27822 96 271 100 274 97 274 92 283 27822 26338 98 271 95 276 90 278 77 290 26338 24833 97 271 85 279 75 286 64 296 24833 23305 91 269 76 280 63 295 57 301 23305 21747 84 268 67 281 56 299 53 304 21747 20151 74 270 58 284 49 301 47 305 20151 18545 61 273 49 289 41 310 40 305 18545 17008 48 278 41 296 35 318 32 306 17008 15610 38 284 35 302 31 319 26 309 15610 14362 31 294 28*307 24*320 20 313 14362 13242 25 307 18*308 14*321 13 317 13242 12233 18*317 11 304 9 316 5 320 12233 11321 12*323 9 303 9 316 2 325 11321 10497 10 327 9 304 9 316 3*330 10497 9756 10 329 9 305 9 318 3*331 9756 9088 10 331 9 308 9 319 9 348 9088 8477 11 333 9 310 9 320 12 352 8477 7927 11 335 9 312 9 321 14 352 7927 7460 11 338 9 314 9 322 14 352 7460 7097 10 338 8 316 9 323 13 351 7097 6844 10 340 8 318 9 324 10 349 6844 6689 9 341 8 318 8 324 8 345 6689 6600 8 341 6 320 7 325 4 330 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