DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/25 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 1000z - - 1338z - - 1604z - - 1902z - - 2202z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 50.5 - - 60.6 - - 67.5 - - 67.2 - - 57.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 45 - - 365 - - 425 - - 181 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1664 - - 5811 - - 7084 - - 6664 - - 895 BL Depth Hcrit 6584 - - 11716 - - 12801 - - 12037 - - 6585 Hcrit BL Top 9164 - - 13311 - - 14584 - - 14164 - - 8395 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1623 - - 1448 - - 1550 - - 2093 - - 3361 Hgt.Variab. W* 191 - - 550 - - 618 - - 457 - - 28 W* B/S 4 - - 9 - - 7 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 9 - - 11 - - 17 - - 19 - - 17 BL Wind Direction 326 - - 277 - - 280 - - 283 - - 288 Direction Wind Shear 16 - - 11 - - 9 - - 12 - - 17 Wind Shear Max.Converg -2 - - -9 - - -26 - - -39 - - -45 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 362 - - 2272 - - -683 - - -2097 - - -5835 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 8803 - - 11039 - - 15267 - - 16262 - - 14230 sfcLCL ODpotential -5146 - - -1004 - - -5292 - - -7296 - - -12340 ODpotential blCL 14310 - - 14315 - - 19876 - - 21460 - - 20735 blCL maxRH 59 - - 69 - - 63 - - 67 - - 68 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 50.5 - - 60.6 - - 67.5 - - 67.2 - - 57.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 34.8 - - 35.0 - - 23.1 - - 18.6 - - 18.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 52.8 - - 61.2 - - 67.7 - - 68.6 - - 63.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 33.6 - - 34.1 - - 21.9 - - 17.4 - - 17.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 45 - - 365 - - 425 - - 181 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1664 - - 5811 - - 7084 - - 6664 - - 895 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 4 - - 3 - - 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] 98432 16 136 12 103 16 088 12 110 5 112 98432 90950 10 138 2 178 4 105 4 118 4 148 90950 85189 10 113 12 198 7 257 5 027 5 077 85189 80412 6 048 10 176 14 208 9 275 9 063 80412 76284 4 279 5 223 8 196 7 243 5 352 76284 72646 4 227 8 230 7 257 3 270 5 271 72646 69356 9 252 8 237 11 250 7 257 6 229 69356 66324 10 263 7 246 8 264 9 278 3 262 66324 63511 12 287 9 286 13 279 12 287 5 292 63511 60796 9 254 10 274 11 272 14 281 11 283 60796 57985 18 311 10 289 9 296 13 292 21 287 57985 55087 34 311 27 305 25 298 23 291 23 286 55087 52329 34 310 32 307 28 301 27 288 29 284 52329 49848 37 311 39 306 37 296 36 290 34 273 49848 47625 43 308 47 300 45 293 44 289 37 274 47625 45614 50 308 49 297 50 291 51 287 42 284 45614 43790 56 309 50 295 50 291 52 288 45 292 43790 42130 59 307 48 292 47 290 46 289 47 296 42130 40598 57 305 46 289 45 289 40 292 46 294 40598 39167 53 304 43 289 43 291 38 295 44 291 39167 37824 50 308 40 290 41 294 36 295 40 288 37824 36536 48 312 37 292 40 296 35 297 36 286 36536 35246 47 315 35 295 39 297 36 298 35 289 35246 33925 46 315 34 298 37 298 37 299 35 292 33925 32579 43 312 34 296 37 298 37 301 36 294 32579 31197 40 309 34 292 39 301 39 302 37 296 31197 29773 39 306 34 291 44 305 42 302 41 297 29773 28312 41 306 36 295 48 306 46 302 44 297 28312 26816 42 309 43 302 50 304 50 301 47 296 26816 25290 42 314 50 303 51 301 52 301 49 295 25290 23736 42 317 51 303 51 300 51 301 47 294 23736 22150 41 317 48 302 49 299 47 298 43 292 22150 20524 38 315 45 302 45 298 43 296 39 290 20524 18887 35 311 41 302 42 297 39 297 37 288 18887 17319 32 308 36 303 38 296 34 297 35 289 17319 15893 28 306 32 303 33 296 30 298 33 290 15893 14617 24 305 27 301 26*295 26*298 30 292 14617 13470 21 306 23*297 18*289 22*293 28 295 13470 12432 20 309 17*291 17 285 19 286 26 298 12432 11493 18 314 13 281 17 283 19 283 24 301 11493 10642 18 320 12 277 17 281 19 282 22 303 10642 9876 18*326 11 275 17 280 20 282 22 303 9876 9184 17*330 11 274 17 279 20 282 22 301 9184 8551 15 330 10 273 17 277 20 282 22*298 8551 7980 11 328 10 271 17 276 19 282 22*295 7980 7495 7 321 9 270 16 275 19 281 20 291 7495 7118 4 305 8 269 16 275 18 281 18 287 7118 6855 2 289 8 268 15 274 17 281 15 281 6855 6694 2 286 7 269 14 274 15 281 11 276 6694 6601 2 278 6 268 11 273 11 280 6 267 6601 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