DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 03/01 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 - - 1332z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 40.9 - - 43.3 - - 41.2 - - 37.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 73 - - 125 - - 12 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1381 - - 3341 - - 3214 - - 1171 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6583 - - 9367 - - 6583 - - 6583 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8881 - - 10841 - - 10714 - - 8671 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2650 - - 1653 - - 1393 - - 1552 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 207 - - 327 - - 154 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 12 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 196 - - 207 - - 184 - - 141 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 6 - - 4 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - -6 - - 5 - - -8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 241 - - 2759 - - 4033 - - 2072 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8640 - - 8082 - - 6681 - - 6600 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4869 - - -739 - - 1604 - - 1270 ODpotential blCL - - - 13750 - - 11580 - - 9110 - - 7401 blCL maxRH - - - 90 - - 84 - - 98 - - 99 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 40.9 - - 43.3 - - 41.2 - - 37.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 26.2 - - 30.9 - - 34.8 - - 36.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 43.0 - - 45.0 - - 43.7 - - 40.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 25.2 - - 29.8 - - 33.9 - - 37.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 73 - - 125 - - 12 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1381 - - 3341 - - 3214 - - 1171 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 61 - - 37 - - 92 - - 95 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 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] 96414 7 194 7 219 7 327 8 025 96414 89217 4 206 7 244 10 270 10 308 89217 83643 5 302 14 282 14 304 14 327 83643 79017 24 315 27 294 25 310 26 308 79017 75051 24 320 26 308 25 313 30 300 75051 71557 32 319 33 307 31 310 37 297 71557 68391 38 308 39 301 39 306 41 294 68391 65475 41 301 45 298 46 303 41 297 65475 62753 45 300 50 298 51 301 44 299 62753 60100 49 298 52 293 56 299 49 295 60100 57328 52 297 55 288 60 289 54 293 57328 54456 59 296 59 291 63 287 60 290 54456 51714 66 295 66 292 65 287 61 286 51714 49239 73 294 72 290 68 287 65 286 49239 47017 74 294 72 289 74 284 70 281 47017 44998 77 292 74 288 73 281 71 280 44998 43146 78 288 75 288 73 281 72 281 43146 41438 81 289 81 284 77 278 72 277 41438 39859 88 284 84 279 77 273 74 269 39859 38403 93 283 91 274 84 268 79 262 38403 37057 98 283 92 272 93 263 82 259 37057 35782 100 283 89 274 91 264 80 260 35782 34510 97 283 87 274 86 266 80 262 34510 33211 93 283 84 276 83 268 80 262 33211 31888 91 284 83 278 81 269 75 262 31888 30529 89 285 82 277 75 270 70 263 30529 29126 82 286 78 278 68 271 65 264 29126 27688 75 288 70 279 60 269 58 265 27688 26220 64 289 62 279 52 269 53 264 26220 24720 53 287 54 281 45 272 46 262 24720 23196 41 283 40 281 39 277 34 272 23196 21646 33 278 30 274 33 280 31 285 21646 20061 29 274 26 269 29 280 28 278 20061 18468 26 276 22 269 24 280 26 275 18468 16944 24 279 19 269 20 278 25 279 16944 15559 22 282 19 271 18 278 23 284 15559 14321 19 284 17 275 17 280 19 283 14321 13210 16 282 14 279 15 281 16 281 13210 12207 13 272 11 278 11 281 13 283 12207 11300 11 258 9*271 7*270 11 285 11300 10480 9 247 6*252 4*229 8 282 10480 9743 7 236 5 226 4 202 4 274 9743 9077 6*227 5 210 5 188 2*245 9077 8470 6*220 5 202 5 181 1*183 8470 7922 5 212 5 195 5 174 2 160 7922 7458 5 197 5 191 5 172 2 149 7458 7095 4 175 5 186 5 170 3 135 7095 6843 4 170 5 183 5 170 3 122 6843 6689 4 163 5 181 5 169 2 100 6689 6600 3 161 4 180 4 168 2 085 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