DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 04/27 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 - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 56.2 - - 45.8 - - 45.7 - - 40.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 256 - - 137 - - 94 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 9820 - - 3655 - - 4227 - - 3118 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 14747 - - 9651 - - 9823 - - 6583 Hcrit BL Top - - - 17320 - - 11155 - - 11727 - - 10618 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2536 - - 2587 - - 2741 - - 1930 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 585 - - 349 - - 321 - - 58 W* B/S - - - 10 - - 6 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 10 - - 16 - - 16 BL Wind Direction - - - 079 - - 203 - - 223 - - 239 Direction Wind Shear - - - 15 - - 19 - - 15 - - 17 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 59 - - -15 - - -31 - - -45 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 5166 - - 4076 - - 3819 - - 4018 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12155 - - 7079 - - 7908 - - 6600 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 2922 - - 1052 - - 1297 - - -885 ODpotential blCL - - - 14398 - - 10103 - - 10430 - - 11503 blCL maxRH - - - 98 - - 95 - - 82 - - 90 maxRH CAPE - - - 240 - - 340 - - 140 - - 70 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 56.2 - - 45.8 - - 45.7 - - 40.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 25.4 - - 37.3 - - 33.7 - - 35.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 57.2 - - 47.6 - - 47.7 - - 44.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 24.2 - - 36.1 - - 32.7 - - 34.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 256 - - 137 - - 94 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 9820 - - 3655 - - 4227 - - 3118 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 91 - - 80 - - 26 - - 60 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 5 - - 4 - - 4 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] 97490 5 109 11 081 3 323 5 072 97490 90230 8 105 9 116 7 337 11 081 90230 84605 5 125 4 113 6 360 6 067 84605 79933 11 124 4 215 6 302 9 034 79933 75894 4 099 4 247 3 282 3 351 75894 72320 2 245 6 269 5 090 7 201 72320 69081 13 236 8 259 5 297 6 172 69081 66079 21 198 15 234 19 252 12 264 66079 63274 12 231 19 225 24 246 19 252 63274 60531 22 255 21 235 25 247 21 245 60531 57645 34 255 22 242 25 239 25 248 57645 54635 35 244 21 248 22 239 26 247 54635 51751 31 230 22 244 20 243 20 243 51751 49159 27 213 21 247 17 251 13 233 49159 46852 21 220 22 215 19 242 8 257 46852 44771 22 230 16 219 16 227 13 258 44771 42872 25 218 19 218 14 227 11 248 42872 41123 33 203 16 216 9 226 8 233 41123 39507 32 184 23 205 7 220 3 160 39507 38014 25 187 25 190 7 187 2 056 38014 36634 31 188 26 179 12 162 3 030 36634 35332 38 176 27 161 20 128 11 088 35332 34060 41 171 27 146 26 101 27 058 34060 32791 43 169 26 138 28 085 35 051 32791 31506 42 170 24 138 26 072 37 049 31506 30187 41 170 21 137 29 060 36 048 30187 28826 38 171 16 130 32 045 34 046 28826 27426 34 172 11 108 31 038 31 044 27426 25990 26 171 11 069 28 033 29 042 25990 24522 14 153 15 042 25 032 26 043 24522 23027 15 132 18 047 20 036 22 046 23027 21500 22 125 18 060 16 052 18 047 21500 19937 25 117 18 080 13 084 14 054 19937 18366 22*098 19 103 13 124 8 074 18366 16865 20*079 20 122 17 144 5 138 16865 15502 17 072 23 139 20 154 7 174 15502 14285 14 070 24 152 19 162 9 173 14285 13189 12 069 24 164 19 176 10 192 13189 12198 11 070 23 174 19*193 14 216 12198 11299 9 075 22*178 20*204 18*224 11299 10486 8 082 20*181 20 210 20*226 10486 9752 8 087 17 184 19 215 20 228 9752 9089 8 092 13 192 17 222 18 232 9089 8481 8 096 10 205 15 232 17 238 8481 7932 8 100 8 223 14 237 16 247 7932 7464 7 102 7 239 13 240 14 256 7464 7100 7 104 7 246 12 242 13 261 7100 6846 7 104 7 249 12 243 10 263 6846 6690 7 105 6 252 10 245 8 264 6690 6600 6 104 5 256 8 246 4 264 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