DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 04/26 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 44.1 - - 49.1 - - - - - 39.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 401 - - 484 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6910 - - 9481 - - - - - 6901 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 12635 - - 14814 - - - - - 6583 Hcrit BL Top - - - 14410 - - 16981 - - - - - 14401 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1397 - - 1144 - - - - - 2511 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 601 - - 710 - - - - - 21 W* B/S - - - 12 - - 15 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 8 - - - - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 284 - - 264 - - - - - 005 Direction Wind Shear - - - 13 - - 8 - - - - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 18 - - 39 - - - - - 88 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1885 - - 2896 - - - - - 3490 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12526 - - 14086 - - - - - 10911 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2431 - - 983 - - - - - 1186 ODpotential blCL - - - 16841 - - 15998 - - - - - 13215 blCL maxRH - - - 68 - - 75 - - - - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 20 - - - - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 44.1 - - 49.1 - - - - - 39.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 11.8 - - 9.7 - - - - - 14.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 44.5 - - 49.1 - - - - - 43.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 10.8 - - 9.0 - - - - - 14.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 401 - - 484 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6910 - - 9481 - - - - - 6901 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 99 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - - - - 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] 97156 8 274 18 304 21 301 97156 89816 9 274 22 285 13 317 89816 84187 13 256 11 270 8 305 84187 79535 8 276 8 226 15 270 79535 75538 8 277 9 231 17 251 75538 71992 18 270 9 246 14 251 71992 68746 19 253 18 249 18 261 68746 65731 16 240 22 243 22 256 65731 62916 19 247 22 244 23 253 62916 60172 21 251 23 250 22 254 60172 57294 23 257 26 247 24 253 57294 54299 26 257 26 248 24 252 54299 51435 29 252 26 256 24 256 51435 48849 28 248 29 257 26 255 48849 46529 26 249 29 250 25 256 46529 44427 26 255 29 245 23 262 44427 42510 31 262 28 252 21 262 42510 40751 36 255 34 263 20 262 40751 39124 36 249 37 255 24 260 39124 37613 34 245 37 243 27 253 37613 36220 36 245 40 237 28 243 36220 34920 42 246 42 237 30 238 34920 33646 51 246 47 239 35 237 33646 32368 56 241 52 237 42 235 32368 31082 53 241 51 234 45 233 31082 29771 51 244 48 237 43 232 29771 28424 50 243 45 240 40 231 28424 27042 47 242 44 240 37 231 27042 25629 46 239 40 242 35 231 25629 24187 44 240 34 246 35 230 24187 22720 40 245 28 248 35 230 22720 21225 33 249 25 245 33 231 21225 19699 29 254 22 247 25 233 19699 18167 26 263 19*251 12 219 18167 16704 22 273 13*257 7 160 16704 15373 19*280 9 267 4*172 15373 14182 17*281 9 268 1*347 14182 13110 13 282 9 268 4 344 13110 12138 11 285 8 269 6 349 12138 11254 9 287 8 267 7 350 11254 10451 9 286 8 266 8 354 10451 9726 8 286 8 264 9 000 9726 9069 8 286 8 262 9 006 9069 8466 7 286 8 260 9 014 8466 7921 6 284 7 258 10 022 7921 7458 6 284 7 257 9 027 7458 7096 6 283 7 254 8 033 7096 6843 5 284 6 254 7 038 6843 6689 5 285 6 254 5 046 6689 6600 4 285 5 254 2 059 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