DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/28 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 - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 68.5 - - 73.3 - - - - - 62.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 345 - - 385 - - - - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5768 - - 12701 - - - - - 4448 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 11662 - - 17348 - - - - - 6585 Hcrit BL Top - - - 13268 - - 20201 - - - - - 11948 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4397 - - 3155 - - - - - 6558 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 540 - - 729 - - - - - 48 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 6 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 21 - - - - - 16 BL Wind Direction - - - 154 - - 164 - - - - - 225 Direction Wind Shear - - - 21 - - 26 - - - - - 12 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 12 - - 18 - - - - - -39 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -570 - - 3157 - - - - - -2697 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13838 - - 17045 - - - - - 14645 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5190 - - 398 - - - - - -6560 ODpotential blCL - - - 18458 - - 19803 - - - - - 18508 blCL maxRH - - - 74 - - 85 - - - - - 66 maxRH CAPE - - - 20 - - 60 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 68.5 - - 73.3 - - - - - 62.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 30.5 - - 20.7 - - - - - 21.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 69.0 - - 73.7 - - - - - 68.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 29.3 - - 19.5 - - - - - 20.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 345 - - 385 - - - - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5768 - - 12701 - - - - - 4448 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 38 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 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] 98686 4 306 12 094 8 081 98686 91233 19 123 7 091 13 064 91233 85481 17 105 6 068 13 092 85481 80747 12 091 8 082 15 093 80747 76677 12 095 9 073 15 075 76677 73064 8 141 8 110 11 071 73064 69782 9 153 10 147 8 095 69782 66747 5 118 11 154 8 127 66747 63917 6 144 8 152 9 140 63917 61165 6 141 9 171 5 146 61165 58284 11 184 13 170 5 162 58284 55294 19 178 13 172 6 132 55294 52456 19 150 15 165 3 042 52456 49920 10 210 15 152 15 214 49920 47661 40 203 21 180 20 171 47661 45611 36 174 20 157 19 180 45611 43729 32 152 22 151 22 166 43729 41993 38 154 29 152 24 135 41993 40372 50 153 38 149 23 166 40372 38869 58 150 51 148 47 177 38869 37498 65 155 62 153 50 169 37498 36217 67 161 71 159 46 167 36217 34944 63 161 70 159 47 168 34944 33643 58 159 66 157 47 164 33643 32318 55 158 63 157 46 162 32318 30959 52 159 61 157 45 164 30959 29558 48 160 57 157 45 169 29558 28119 44 160 54 156 44 173 28119 26644 41 158 52 154 42 178 26644 25139 39 155 50 154 41 181 25139 23608 39 155 48 157 39 182 23608 22048 39 157 46 161 37 178 22048 20452 39 159 41*164 34 166 20452 18843 36 159 37*164 33 153 18843 17296 32 153 29 162 31 151 17296 15885 32 149 24 161 27 154 15885 14620 31 149 21 163 22 158 14620 13480 30*154 20 163 18 164 13480 12447 28*160 20 164 16*175 12447 11510 23 163 19 165 14*192 11510 10660 18 162 19 166 15 208 10660 9894 14 157 19 167 16 219 9894 9200 13 153 18 167 17 226 9200 8565 11 143 18 168 19 231 8565 7991 11 140 17 168 19 235 7991 7503 11 138 17 168 19 238 7503 7123 11 135 16 168 17 239 7123 6857 10 134 15 167 14 239 6857 6695 9 133 14 167 10 240 6695 6602 8 133 11 166 5 242 6602 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