DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/16 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1555z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 61.9 - - 67.7 - - 66.9 - - 57.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 361 - - 407 - - 186 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6416 - - 9024 - - 7904 - - 2586 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 12195 - - 14358 - - 13021 - - 6585 Hcrit BL Top - - - 13916 - - 16524 - - 15404 - - 10086 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1868 - - 1238 - - 2040 - - 3344 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 567 - - 661 - - 489 - - 46 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 7 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 18 - - 22 - - 22 BL Wind Direction - - - 264 - - 272 - - 282 - - 286 Direction Wind Shear - - - 18 - - 11 - - 13 - - 23 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -19 - - -25 - - -37 - - -52 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1538 - - 2484 - - 1595 - - -1673 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12379 - - 14041 - - 13810 - - 11760 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1332 - - 148 - - -2591 - - -6849 ODpotential blCL - - - 15248 - - 16376 - - 17995 - - 16935 blCL maxRH - - - 63 - - 65 - - 47 - - 46 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 61.9 - - 67.7 - - 66.9 - - 57.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 30.3 - - 28.6 - - 28.9 - - 28.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 62.4 - - 68.0 - - 68.4 - - 62.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 29.2 - - 27.5 - - 28.0 - - 28.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 361 - - 407 - - 186 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6416 - - 9024 - - 7904 - - 2586 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 98662 22 100 31 111 22 097 19 084 98662 91232 15 112 21 111 14 100 26 090 91232 85447 16 131 10 125 8 144 16 084 85447 80606 16 131 11 178 6 151 6 142 80606 76440 5 118 13 167 4 200 10 166 76440 72762 7 195 1 090 1 130 9 181 72762 69433 5 243 8 287 2 220 5 169 69433 66365 7 249 8 270 4 277 2 333 66365 63506 14 297 5 287 2 032 4 248 63506 60734 25 272 14 273 9 360 3 324 60734 57872 22 278 22 263 22 288 21 290 57872 54940 27 308 16 299 23 308 19 313 54940 52157 39 321 30 317 42 325 19 339 52157 49661 46 320 42 321 48 311 41 311 49661 47432 48 319 49 327 44 318 42 317 47432 45427 45 326 51 326 48 326 44 324 45427 43613 46 336 52 323 55 326 57 332 43613 41957 54 333 53 322 60 327 61 330 41957 40419 56 331 55 323 63 326 57 327 40419 38976 57 332 57 325 60 326 53 325 38976 37621 56 333 58 327 56 325 49 322 37621 36326 54 333 58 327 54 325 47 319 36326 35030 52 333 57 328 52 325 47 318 35030 33709 51 333 55 328 49 324 47 316 33709 32367 50 332 50 328 47 325 45 312 32367 30994 49 331 46 326 45 325 41 306 30994 29579 46 330 45 322 43 325 38 302 29579 28128 39 327 42 318 40 324 35 301 28128 26640 28 323 37 310 36 322 31 300 26640 25122 22 315 34 299 33 316 29 295 25122 23577 24 311 33 293 33 310 29 292 23577 22004 26 310 32 295 33 306 29 291 22004 20394 27 310 30 297 31 304 29 292 20394 18776 28 308 28 298 29 304 27 291 18776 17228 27 304 25*295 28 303 27 291 17228 15820 25 303 19*287 26*300 27 292 15820 14559 23*302 18 281 24*293 27 293 14559 13425 19*301 18 278 23 285 28 294 13425 12400 15 293 18 276 23 283 28 294 12400 11469 13 281 18 273 23 282 28 293 11469 10626 13 271 18 270 23 281 28*293 10626 9866 12 259 18 267 23 280 27*292 9866 9178 12 244 18 266 23 279 27 291 9178 8548 12 240 18 264 22 278 26 289 8548 7980 12 237 18 262 22 278 24 286 7980 7496 12 234 17 261 21 277 22 284 7496 7118 11 232 17 261 21 277 19 279 7118 6855 11 230 16 260 19 276 16 273 6855 6694 10 230 15 259 17 276 12 268 6694 6601 8 229 11 259 12 276 6 260 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