DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 04/18 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 - - - 40.6 - - 46.8 - - - - - 41.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 409 - - 475 - - - - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2728 - - 4660 - - - - - 2975 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9330 - - 10886 - - - - - 6583 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10228 - - 12160 - - - - - 10475 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 992 - - 1395 - - - - - 1624 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 441 - - 553 - - - - - 0 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 9 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 11 - - - - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 204 - - 213 - - - - - 201 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 7 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - -8 - - - - - -16 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1427 - - -1852 - - - - - -2720 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11656 - - 14013 - - - - - 13195 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6091 - - -5507 - - - - - -7876 ODpotential blCL - - - 16319 - - 17667 - - - - - 18351 blCL maxRH - - - 73 - - 72 - - - - - 86 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 40.6 - - 46.8 - - - - - 41.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 12.8 - - 8.4 - - - - - 7.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 40.9 - - 46.9 - - - - - 46.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 12.2 - - 7.9 - - - - - 6.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 409 - - 475 - - - - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2728 - - 4660 - - - - - 2975 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 45 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 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] 96713 25 269 38 276 34 294 96713 89440 31 276 31 274 29 282 89440 83911 25 277 26 281 25 286 83911 79329 21 283 23 286 18 283 79329 75339 18 287 18 287 18 302 75339 71799 18 296 15 307 22 299 71799 68599 18 296 16 309 21 287 68599 65645 21 294 19 304 14 298 65645 62887 25 294 25 309 17 320 62887 60206 25 304 27 309 23 322 60206 57407 29 316 27 311 28 319 57407 54497 30 311 31 313 32 313 54497 51707 28 315 36 312 31 310 51707 49189 34 320 36 312 33 315 49189 46927 37 317 39 314 36 317 46927 44876 38 319 44 313 37 315 44876 43007 41 319 46 312 38 314 43007 41302 44 321 45 313 45 314 41302 39745 46 324 45 316 52 324 39745 38317 50 324 51 322 61 328 38317 36995 53 322 60 324 66 329 36995 35734 48 320 64 325 67 330 35734 34469 35 313 67 325 65 330 34469 33174 24 303 63 324 61 330 33174 31855 24 305 51 320 60 332 31855 30499 27 310 41 306 57 333 30499 29103 28 310 37 295 53 332 29103 27669 27 308 34 290 49 330 27669 26201 26 311 31 294 46 326 26201 24708 25 316 30 301 36 319 24708 23199 24 308 28 303 26 311 23199 21662 20 295 23 292 25 305 21662 20085 20 297 20 277 27 298 20085 18495 20 302 19 274 26 291 18495 16972 19 306 17 275 22 281 16972 15589 17 306 14 277 19 273 15589 14352 15 306 12 275 18 267 14352 13238 12 303 10 266 18 260 13238 12233 9 300 9*241 16 252 12233 11323 6 287 10*222 13 238 11323 10501 5*249 10 218 11*220 10501 9761 7*217 11 215 9*208 9761 9094 8 209 11 213 11 205 9094 8483 9 206 11 212 11 204 8483 7933 9 203 11 210 11 201 7933 7464 9 201 11 209 11 199 7464 7099 9 199 11 209 10 197 7099 6845 8 197 10 208 7 195 6845 6689 8 196 10 208 6 191 6689 6600 7 195 8 207 3 182 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