DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 12/05 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 25.3 - - 31.1 - - 32.9 - - 28.8 - - 26.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -12 - - 6 - - 14 - - -5 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 67 - - 1219 - - 1150 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 6583 - - 6582 - - 6582 - - 6582 - - 6582 Hcrit BL Top 7567 - - 8719 - - 8650 - - 6600 - - 6600 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1382 - - 1597 - - 2331 - - 1425 - - 507 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 86 - - 109 - - 0 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 17 - - 6 - - 14 - - 10 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 331 - - 267 - - 230 - - 226 - - 172 Direction Wind Shear 23 - - 15 - - 13 - - 13 - - 7 Wind Shear Max.Converg -17 - - -14 - - -23 - - -22 - - -13 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -456 - - 1751 - - 1642 - - 1 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 8023 - - 6969 - - 7008 - - 6599 - - 6599 sfcLCL ODpotential -5422 - - -1945 - - -1555 - - -1719 - - -4243 ODpotential blCL 12989 - - 10664 - - 10205 - - 8319 - - 10843 blCL maxRH 68 - - 77 - - 91 - - 99 - - 92 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 25.3 - - 31.1 - - 32.9 - - 28.8 - - 26.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 13.7 - - 23.9 - - 25.4 - - 28.4 - - 25.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 33.4 - - 34.6 - - 36.4 - - 33.0 - - 32.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 18.3 - - 23.1 - - 24.5 - - 30.0 - - 28.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -12 - - 6 - - 14 - - -5 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 67 - - 1219 - - 1150 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 9 - - 63 - - 96 - - 67 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 96558 41 089 38 077 48 082 45 078 39 084 96558 89378 32 091 24 087 29 068 29 055 34 071 89378 83821 27 062 22 072 15 067 14 031 21 036 83821 79198 18 024 15 054 18 044 17 029 14 018 79198 75202 16 025 17 008 20 011 20 000 19 346 75202 71665 14 001 2 302 4 348 11 343 16 336 71665 68454 5 249 20 342 24 013 19 347 22 346 68454 65482 17 317 40 329 39 326 30 323 28 333 65482 62727 28 295 33 294 33 311 26 327 18 322 62727 60068 18 265 25 289 33 309 35 312 30 311 60068 57293 35 327 31 304 38 304 42 302 44 301 57293 54419 59 330 45 312 41 310 46 312 53 308 54419 51678 67 328 47 320 57 321 60 311 62 311 51678 49203 73 328 66 328 66 316 61 305 70 309 49203 46975 83 327 84 322 67 312 64 308 73 308 46975 44941 90 326 87 318 74 315 69 312 74 311 44941 43070 89 326 83 318 73 319 73 318 79 318 43070 41347 83 327 78 322 71 329 88 329 96 326 41347 39760 81 332 80 334 77 335 118 331 117 328 39760 38292 87 338 95 343 106 334 135 328 128 325 38292 36932 95 340 119 343 140 336 137 328 126 322 36932 35642 99 342 141 340 160 337 141 329 122 322 35642 34355 106 344 165 339 163 335 142 328 122 324 34355 33044 118 346 165 338 163 334 143 328 123 324 33044 31711 127 347 154 339 155 334 143 328 123 324 31711 30346 123 348 140 341 133 332 136 327 122 324 30346 28940 109 348 118 342 119 327 121 324 118 324 28940 27497 97 346 103 338 116 327 108 318 110 323 27497 26025 93 345 95 336 110 328 100 314 100 320 26025 24532 89 346 86 338 100 332 91 314 92 316 24532 23023 79 345 77 341 84 336 83 314 88 313 23023 21488 66 342 71 342 71 336 79 311 85 312 21488 19923 57 338 65 340 69 332 71 308 77 313 19923 18353 53 335 59 338 65 330 55 312 64 315 18353 16853 51 334 54 335 53 330 40 319 55 316 16853 15488 47 333 49 333 43 327 35 313 51 313 15488 14266 43 332 43 330 37 322 38 307 54 310 14266 13167 39 331 37 328 35 316 44 306 60 307 13167 12174 36 330 32 327 32 310 46 303 64 304 12174 11274 33 330 26 326 26 304 44 299 64 303 11274 10460 32 331 21 327 20 291 41 295 61 303 10460 9726 31 332 18 326 16 271 35 289 54 300 9726 9064 31 334 16*324 17*253 30 282 45 296 9064 8458 31 335 12*317 17*240 25 273 39 290 8458 7913 29*334 8 296 17 233 22 260 30 285 7913 7450 25*331 6 256 16 229 19 246 23 276 7450 7090 20 332 7 232 14 224 16 235 18 265 7090 6839 16 334 8 220 12 221 12 227 14 252 6839 6687 11 332 7 214 9 218 8*217 7*214 6687 6599 3 283 5 210 5 212 3*204 5*142 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