DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 04/05 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 = 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 - - - 48.4 - - 54.4 - - 55.1 - - 46.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 295 - - 397 - - 126 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2907 - - 4977 - - 5288 - - 3343 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9374 - - 11077 - - 10749 - - 6584 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10407 - - 12477 - - 12788 - - 10843 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1739 - - 1646 - - 1699 - - 1831 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 405 - - 533 - - 372 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 10 - - 16 - - 14 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 6 - - 5 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 196 - - 202 - - 187 - - 141 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 5 - - 3 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -10 - - 8 - - 11 - - 9 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 69 - - -599 - - -1388 - - -1692 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10338 - - 13076 - - 14177 - - 12535 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4377 - - -5262 - - -5629 - - -8036 ODpotential blCL - - - 14784 - - 17739 - - 18417 - - 18879 blCL maxRH - - - 79 - - 71 - - 75 - - 72 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 48.4 - - 54.4 - - 55.1 - - 46.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 26.4 - - 20.1 - - 16.0 - - 14.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 49.2 - - 54.7 - - 56.8 - - 53.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 25.5 - - 19.6 - - 15.6 - - 14.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 295 - - 397 - - 126 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2907 - - 4977 - - 5288 - - 3343 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 15 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 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] 96525 21 266 23 276 26 281 22 292 96525 89351 13 262 18 267 22 286 19 288 89351 83848 11 277 18 261 19 292 17 289 83848 79288 15 272 17 275 16 305 17 307 79288 75343 11 260 17 285 18 309 19 309 75343 71845 15 304 23 299 21 306 25 299 71845 68680 26 293 28 299 29 309 25 306 68680 65756 28 298 33 292 34 300 30 305 65756 63022 33 298 32 292 36 298 35 301 63022 60356 33 288 34 298 41 297 41 298 60356 57554 32 288 38 295 46 288 41 288 57554 54624 34 287 40 291 46 285 39 286 54624 51808 36 285 43 290 42 287 37 291 51808 49266 42 286 45 288 42 288 39 292 49266 46999 44 284 46 286 44 286 42 292 46999 44967 43 281 47 281 49 286 46 287 44967 43140 42 288 44 280 47 284 44 280 43140 41489 45 294 43 285 43 283 41 279 41489 39978 48 294 44 287 40 281 40 280 39978 38577 47 291 48 286 39 280 36 284 38577 37267 46 291 52 284 43 283 37 287 37267 36014 44 288 49 285 44 279 40 280 36014 34757 41 289 44 287 41 276 40 278 34757 33470 40 293 41 289 40 274 37 276 33470 32162 40 295 37 288 38 273 35 274 32162 30819 39 294 35 289 36 275 34 274 30819 29433 40 293 35 294 34 279 32 277 29433 28008 40 292 37 300 33 284 31 279 28008 26544 37 291 37 300 33 289 29 278 26544 25045 31 289 35 297 31 291 26 274 25045 23514 30 291 32 291 29 289 23 270 23514 21947 30 292 28 288 27 281 23 264 21947 20339 26 299 23 292 24 276 23 260 20339 18717 22 303 18 296 18 277 19 260 18717 17163 14 296 13 293 11 270 12 254 17163 15749 9 300 9 283 7 256 9 235 15749 14486 6 295 6 271 6 236 9 220 14486 13352 4 257 4*251 5*217 9 205 13352 12328 5 216 5*231 4*207 6 187 12328 11403 7 204 5 216 5 200 4*167 11403 10568 9*207 6 211 5 197 4*163 10568 9816 10*207 6 207 5 193 5 155 9816 9136 10 207 7 202 5 186 6 148 9136 8515 8 202 7 198 5 181 8 144 8515 7954 7 192 7 194 5 177 8 138 7954 7478 7 185 7 190 5 173 8 134 7478 7108 6 180 7 186 5 171 8 129 7108 6849 6 175 7 184 5 169 6 126 6849 6691 5 172 6 183 5 168 5 122 6691 6600 5 170 6 180 4 166 3 121 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