DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 12/10 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0654z - - 0956z - - 1001z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 32.3 - - 42.4 - - 48.8 - - 41.4 - - 37.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -32 - - 35 - - 58 - - -38 - - -44 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 36 - - 2437 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 6583 - - 6583 - - 6584 - - 6583 - - 6583 Hcrit BL Top 6601 - - 7536 - - 9937 - - 6601 - - 6601 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 248 - - 1852 - - 1208 - - 2071 - - 354 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 47 - - 225 - - 6 - - 5 W* B/S 0 - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 6 - - 17 - - 21 - - 13 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 207 - - 247 - - 274 - - 236 - - 201 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 12 - - 23 - - 11 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -9 - - -47 - - -33 - - -35 - - -17 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 1 - - 936 - - 1924 - - -499 - - -625 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 6600 - - 6600 - - 8014 - - 7100 - - 7226 sfcLCL ODpotential -5840 - - -1976 - - -2509 - - -7173 - - -9156 ODpotential blCL 12441 - - 9512 - - 12446 - - 13774 - - 15757 blCL maxRH 90 - - 89 - - 78 - - 69 - - 75 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 32.3 - - 42.4 - - 48.8 - - 41.4 - - 37.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 31.4 - - 37.5 - - 36.6 - - 33.4 - - 28.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 38.8 - - 44.9 - - 51.2 - - 47.2 - - 44.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 34.3 - - 37.0 - - 36.1 - - 33.2 - - 29.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -32 - - 35 - - 58 - - -38 - - -44 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 36 - - 2437 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 59 - - 57 - - 12 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 6 - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 96197 44 011 50 011 34 005 36 000 35 351 96197 89284 36 014 43 009 42 016 32 006 26 351 89284 83807 37 014 31 008 39 013 34 018 27 006 83807 79183 36 016 14 018 26 356 31 358 32 005 79183 75199 23 326 12 009 16 351 21 349 28 356 75199 71691 19 336 21 355 17 347 21 347 19 357 71691 68494 29 343 26 341 20 348 18 351 17 349 68494 65526 25 345 24 334 20 338 19 351 26 338 65526 62773 16 331 21 330 25 312 28 330 29 327 62773 60131 12 332 16 335 26 304 27 314 24 304 60131 57393 21 337 7 079 10 295 16 304 15 319 57393 54541 43 323 28 009 7 348 29 340 28 353 54541 51822 59 315 66 324 54 329 57 333 55 326 51822 49403 65 316 74 318 70 320 64 325 67 321 49403 47266 65 316 71 319 70 321 69 320 69 318 47266 45341 70 321 71 318 73 319 73 315 69 316 45341 43586 82 325 74 319 75 316 73 309 68 312 43586 41970 91 326 78 322 75 314 72 304 70 309 41970 40465 92 326 82 325 75 314 71 302 72 305 40465 39050 86 322 82 324 73 314 71 303 73 302 39050 37717 72 321 80 320 71 313 73 304 73 298 37717 36439 56 326 76 314 67 312 75 302 72 296 36439 35156 57 317 69 309 64 309 74 301 70 295 35156 33842 59 313 61 306 62 308 71 300 66 293 33842 32503 63 311 62 306 62 308 66 299 63 292 32503 31130 67 310 61 308 61 308 61 300 62 291 31130 29714 69 310 60 311 60 309 60 302 61 293 29714 28259 69 312 60 313 59 309 62 305 61 296 28259 26767 67 316 60 312 57 309 63 306 61 299 26767 25242 67 319 59 311 56 311 62 306 62 302 25242 23688 66 321 59 311 55 313 60 305 61 302 23688 22098 66 321 58 312 56 315 58 307 59 301 22098 20468 66 320 57 314 57 316 58 309 57 300 20468 18826 65 319 58 315 59 316 58 310 55 299 18826 17254 61 319 58 315 59 316 57 310 52 300 17254 15824 56 318 56 315 59 315 55 310 49 301 15824 14547 54 318 53 315 57 314 53 310 47 301 14547 13399 53 319 50 316 55 312 51 310 45 301 13399 12362 53 317 48 315 50 310 49 308 43 302 12362 11425 53 315 47 312 43 306 47 307 43 302 11425 10578 51 311 43 307 36*302 45 305 42 302 10578 9817 46 308 38 302 29*296 40 302 42 302 9817 9133 38 304 31 295 25 288 34 299 41 302 9133 8509 30 299 25 286 22 278 27 293 37 301 8509 7948 23 290 22*274 20 266 22 281 30 299 7948 7473 18 273 20*258 19 260 19 263 22 293 7473 7103 17 250 18 246 18 257 19 246 16 278 7103 6846 17 235 17 243 17 255 18 237 14 255 6846 6690 14*229 15 241 15 254 14*234 12*243 6690 6600 6*207 9 239 10 252 7*236 5*201 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