DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/22 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 - - - 40.4 - - 43.1 - - - - - 37.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 320 - - 419 - - - - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4702 - - 5714 - - - - - 3402 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 10789 - - 11688 - - - - - 6583 Hcrit BL Top - - - 12202 - - 13214 - - - - - 10902 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1487 - - 2736 - - - - - 1941 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 491 - - 570 - - - - - 51 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 3 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 25 - - 30 - - - - - 28 BL Wind Direction - - - 264 - - 275 - - - - - 286 Direction Wind Shear - - - 17 - - 18 - - - - - 29 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -42 - - -43 - - - - - -59 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 3773 - - 4141 - - - - - 2128 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8429 - - 9074 - - - - - 8775 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 1561 - - 2571 - - - - - -860 ODpotential blCL - - - 10641 - - 10643 - - - - - 11762 blCL maxRH - - - 94 - - 95 - - - - - 94 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 110 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 40.4 - - 43.1 - - - - - 37.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 26.2 - - 26.1 - - - - - 22.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 41.3 - - 43.6 - - - - - 40.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 25.4 - - 25.9 - - - - - 21.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 320 - - 419 - - - - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4702 - - 5714 - - - - - 3402 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 77 - - 79 - - - - - 76 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 3 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] 97158 30 282 25 296 14 305 97158 89818 26 283 23 289 14 309 89818 84215 16 306 17 291 16 306 84215 79587 14 326 16 301 17 319 79587 75605 16 292 17 293 23 322 75605 72082 12 260 14 302 14 312 72082 68875 6 306 17 274 6 346 68875 65885 8 299 18 236 3 028 65885 63086 15 293 14 212 26 276 63086 60368 23 254 21 240 35 244 60368 57513 30 245 28 252 27 245 57513 54523 30 251 31 256 27 254 54523 51658 33 253 32 254 29 255 51658 49079 35 245 33 254 26 249 49079 46769 35 236 35 249 21 256 46769 44673 30 231 34 242 25 266 44673 42754 26 233 30 237 26 265 42754 40988 29 230 25 235 23 269 40988 39353 32 222 23 236 24 280 39353 37836 31 224 23 243 24 282 37836 36433 31 228 23 247 21 288 36433 35112 30 223 22 250 18 296 35112 33807 28 213 21 254 20 329 33807 32500 29 208 18 263 22 324 32500 31194 31 210 17 301 25 354 31194 29876 22 230 18 314 29 351 29876 28529 18 272 27 316 21 358 28529 27147 16 278 22 299 22 004 27147 25731 16 286 17 287 21 000 25731 24284 17 280 22 291 22 354 24284 22810 21 266 27 286 21 344 22810 21304 25 262 27 285 18 333 21304 19764 28 263 26 286 18 335 19764 18215 31 265 25 294 21 338 18215 16733 32 266 26 298 23 331 16733 15387 31 269 27 294 27 323 15387 14184 30 275 28*289 31 315 14184 13101 27*279 30*284 35 307 13101 12122 26*279 32 281 37 302 12122 11235 26 277 32 278 38*297 11235 10432 26 274 32 276 37*294 10432 9709 27 270 32 274 35 292 9709 9055 27 262 31 272 33 289 9055 8455 27 256 30 270 30 287 8455 7913 27 252 29 269 27 283 7913 7452 26 250 28 268 24 280 7452 7092 25 248 26 267 22 277 7092 6842 23 247 24 266 19 274 6842 6688 21 246 21 266 16 273 6688 6600 13 245 14 266 9 271 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