DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 02/17 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 22.2 - - 23.4 - - 24.6 - - 21.0 - - 15.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -26 - - 59 - - 85 - - -10 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1102 - - 3663 - - 4664 - - 1115 - - 87 BL Depth Hcrit 6582 - - 9042 - - 10070 - - 6582 - - 6582 Hcrit BL Top 8602 - - 11163 - - 12164 - - 8615 - - 7587 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 2697 - - 1977 - - 1554 - - 3286 - - 2764 Hgt.Variab. W* 47 - - 264 - - 322 - - 15 - - 11 W* B/S 0 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 22 - - 26 - - 26 - - 13 - - 8 BL Wind Direction 286 - - 267 - - 248 - - 212 - - 165 Direction Wind Shear 26 - - 27 - - 21 - - 15 - - 12 Wind Shear Max.Converg -46 - - -65 - - -59 - - -40 - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 1504 - - 2387 - - 4046 - - 2017 - - 989 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 7099 - - 8776 - - 8119 - - 6598 - - 6599 sfcLCL ODpotential -3148 - - -1754 - - 580 - - -582 - - -951 ODpotential blCL 11750 - - 12917 - - 11584 - - 9197 - - 8538 blCL maxRH 63 - - 60 - - 79 - - 84 - - 94 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 22.2 - - 23.4 - - 24.6 - - 21.0 - - 15.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 14.1 - - 8.0 - - 12.1 - - 15.9 - - 9.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 27.8 - - 25.7 - - 26.7 - - 25.6 - - 23.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 13.1 - - 7.0 - - 11.0 - - 15.4 - - 16.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -26 - - 59 - - 85 - - -10 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1102 - - 3663 - - 4664 - - 1115 - - 87 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 15 - - 36 - - 74 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 - - 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] 97015 21 099 18 098 21 096 25 109 19 094 97015 89857 18 107 13 126 15 108 18 125 22 069 89857 84242 12 098 16 141 6 125 10 113 16 076 84242 79524 11 082 17 127 11 135 7 141 11 072 79524 75459 5 090 10 143 12 147 4 176 13 075 75459 71853 3 213 8 103 14 145 8 171 5 080 71853 68574 7 205 4 234 2 203 4 140 3 117 68574 65552 6 230 15 216 15 230 13 234 2 230 65552 62725 14 247 17 217 20 234 29 229 21 247 62725 59954 32 233 29 239 32 229 38 223 31 214 59954 57031 42 241 38 243 39 234 35 232 26 211 57031 53974 44 242 42 242 39 238 33 242 22 235 53974 51039 42 242 42 242 40 243 33 247 25 248 51039 48390 41 244 42 242 43 244 35 239 33 244 48390 46021 41 246 43 241 45 241 33 232 35 236 46021 43881 41 247 44 235 42 238 30 238 28 231 43881 41927 41 245 40 226 37 235 30 245 24 241 41927 40127 43 244 30 223 33 231 30 247 34 239 40127 38463 46 243 24 239 26 233 33 246 38 227 38463 36919 47 241 30 247 24 251 34 246 30 234 36919 35490 46 240 40 245 32 262 32 255 33 254 35490 34152 45 241 48 240 43 258 40 267 45 257 34152 32845 50 241 51 235 49 250 52 257 47 253 32845 31541 52 236 49 230 47 247 52 245 39 253 31541 30242 46 228 44 227 45 248 32 242 35 262 30242 28939 43 226 43 226 47 246 22 270 47 266 28939 27625 46 225 45 227 41 245 47 280 63 267 27625 26296 48 221 49 224 40 261 68 269 78 265 26296 24941 47 218 51 221 57 275 77 259 79 260 24941 23560 46 222 53 221 67 276 75 252 74 255 23560 22154 47 229 54 225 63 275 66 247 71 254 22154 20719 47 234 51 230 49 272 58 248 70 255 20719 19249 44 239 43 235 40 261 54 249 65 257 19249 17771 42 250 36 238 36 252 49 244 57 250 17771 16357 44 262 35 243 36 246 43 238 54 241 16357 15071 47 267 37 250 35 244 39 232 52 238 15071 13920 49 269 39 256 33 245 36 228 47 235 13920 12881 49 269 40 262 32*248 34 226 42 232 12881 11940 47 270 40*265 32*251 33 226 37 229 11940 11085 44 273 38*267 31 251 32 226 33 226 11085 10310 40 277 34 269 30 251 29 226 29 221 10310 9610 36 283 30 269 29 250 26 225 24 214 9610 8976 33*287 26 269 27 248 23*222 19 206 8976 8395 31*290 24 267 24 246 19*219 16 193 8395 7870 27 291 22 265 23 244 16 215 14*181 7870 7424 23 288 21 264 22 244 14 211 12*173 7424 7075 19 283 19 263 20 243 12 208 11 167 7075 6833 15 274 18 262 19 242 10 205 8 165 6833 6684 11 265 16 261 17 242 8 203 5 149 6684 6599 6 253 11 260 11 242 4 200 2 082 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