DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 03/27 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 = 21Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0956z - - 1327z - - 1555z - - 1855z - - 2152z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 28.1 - - 32.4 - - 34.9 - - 36.0 - - 32.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 12 - - 150 - - 180 - - 30 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1053 - - 2191 - - 2073 - - 2359 - - 28 BL Depth Hcrit 6582 - - 8635 - - 8622 - - 6583 - - 6583 Hcrit BL Top 8553 - - 9691 - - 9573 - - 9859 - - 7528 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 2874 - - 1854 - - 1762 - - 2257 - - 4208 Hgt.Variab. W* 109 - - 303 - - 316 - - 192 - - 7 W* B/S 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 7 - - 19 - - 18 - - 19 - - 7 BL Wind Direction 284 - - 249 - - 244 - - 231 - - 205 Direction Wind Shear 9 - - 12 - - 9 - - 18 - - 15 Wind Shear Max.Converg -12 - - -45 - - -61 - - -50 - - -12 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 642 - - 2775 - - 2375 - - 2394 - - 842 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 7912 - - 6916 - - 7198 - - 7466 - - 6686 sfcLCL ODpotential -4330 - - -957 - - -1756 - - -1648 - - -2481 ODpotential blCL 12883 - - 10648 - - 11329 - - 11507 - - 10009 blCL maxRH 77 - - 92 - - 85 - - 84 - - 96 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 28.1 - - 32.4 - - 34.9 - - 36.0 - - 32.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 16.8 - - 25.2 - - 26.5 - - 26.4 - - 26.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 30.7 - - 34.2 - - 36.6 - - 38.7 - - 37.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 15.7 - - 24.1 - - 25.4 - - 25.2 - - 25.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 12 - - 150 - - 180 - - 30 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1053 - - 2191 - - 2073 - - 2359 - - 28 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 7 - - 67 - - 42 - - 37 - - 84 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 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] 96727 27 248 23 264 26 263 27 270 31 264 96727 89421 19 253 25 256 28 253 30 262 30 268 89421 83790 17 256 24 242 26 256 27 264 30 265 83790 79120 20 252 19 239 21 250 23 254 22 253 79120 75082 20 258 17 253 17 256 15 256 12 238 75082 71487 17 249 13 251 21 253 13 285 7 256 71487 68218 7 248 17 238 23 252 21 278 12 269 68218 65204 14 289 13 252 18 258 25 273 15 263 65204 62390 20 280 14 268 18 261 24 272 17 257 62390 59652 24 281 18 269 21 274 22 262 24 256 59652 56806 29 286 24 286 27 282 26 275 26 256 56806 53847 31 290 30 290 34 286 30 270 27 271 53847 51007 31 294 37 284 39 280 32 275 38 266 51007 48466 37 295 35 278 39 284 36 271 38 268 48466 46207 36 295 32 291 40 285 40 280 42 275 46207 44168 38 308 46 298 51 289 55 280 50 272 44168 42319 59 305 58 289 58 284 57 277 51 271 42319 40635 64 308 62 297 64 290 64 281 60 276 40635 39093 75 314 81 302 86 292 85 281 81 273 39093 37682 95 312 99 298 96 291 98 279 92 271 37682 36380 104 310 101 297 97 290 102 278 100 273 36380 35139 106 310 97 298 94 289 95 277 102 273 35139 33896 102 311 92 299 90 289 87 276 92 273 33896 32630 95 312 84 303 85 289 82 277 79 270 32630 31346 87 314 74 307 77 289 75 277 72 266 31346 30030 76 317 62 309 69 288 68 276 64 265 30030 28673 69 315 55 304 59 287 62 275 58 266 28673 27277 60 314 54 299 52 286 57 274 55 266 27277 25847 52 314 50 299 49 285 51 274 48 265 25847 24388 49 318 44 300 48 289 45 276 39 262 24388 22902 48 318 40 303 43 292 41 278 33 264 22902 21386 47 313 40 304 39 293 37 279 31 269 21386 19834 47 309 40 303 37 294 36 277 30 274 19834 18273 45 310 38 302 37 294 34 274 30 277 18273 16780 40 313 34 302 35 293 31 272 31 276 16780 15421 33 314 30 302 32 293 29 271 31 270 15421 14208 26 309 25 300 29 293 27 269 32 262 14208 13118 21 301 21 297 25 294 27 265 31 249 13118 12136 18 294 18 291 21 292 27 257 31 236 12136 11247 15 288 18 282 18 286 26 247 30 227 11247 10442 13 283 19*270 17 275 26*237 29 222 10442 9715 12 281 21*259 18*263 26*230 27 217 9715 9058 11*282 22 252 19*253 25 229 24 214 9058 8456 10*285 21 249 20 246 23 229 21 210 8456 7913 9 288 20 247 20 244 19 232 18*207 7913 7451 8 288 19 244 19 242 15 235 14*205 7451 7091 6 282 17 243 18 241 13 236 10 206 7091 6841 3 262 16 242 17 241 12 236 6 209 6841 6688 2 246 14 242 15 240 10 237 2 195 6688 6600 2 231 10 242 10 240 7 238 1 044 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