DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 03/10 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 - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 25.2 - - 25.9 - - 27.4 - - 26.1 - - 19.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -9 - - 252 - - 315 - - 131 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 4098 - - 4832 - - 6542 - - 6341 - - 3277 BL Depth Hcrit 6582 - - 10790 - - 12228 - - 11566 - - 6582 Hcrit BL Top 11598 - - 12332 - - 14042 - - 13841 - - 10777 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1705 - - 1369 - - 1527 - - 1630 - - 2296 Hgt.Variab. W* 78 - - 457 - - 543 - - 401 - - 34 W* B/S 1 - - 4 - - 5 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 23 - - 20 - - 19 - - 21 - - 21 BL Wind Direction 296 - - 293 - - 298 - - 305 - - 314 Direction Wind Shear 27 - - 20 - - 18 - - 19 - - 21 Wind Shear Max.Converg -34 - - -33 - - -27 - - -22 - - -33 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 3121 - - 3267 - - 5086 - - 4281 - - 3164 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 8478 - - 9066 - - 8956 - - 9561 - - 7613 sfcLCL ODpotential -237 - - 506 - - 2207 - - 2018 - - -1665 ODpotential blCL 11835 - - 11826 - - 11835 - - 11823 - - 12442 blCL maxRH 68 - - 98 - - 92 - - 77 - - 56 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 25.2 - - 25.9 - - 27.4 - - 26.1 - - 19.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 11.4 - - 9.5 - - 11.4 - - 7.7 - - 10.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 28.8 - - 27.2 - - 28.3 - - 28.0 - - 24.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 10.3 - - 8.5 - - 10.9 - - 7.1 - - 9.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -9 - - 252 - - 315 - - 131 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 4098 - - 4832 - - 6542 - - 6341 - - 3277 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 92 - - 70 - - 9 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 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] 96445 11 144 3 297 7 242 3 025 4 052 96445 89300 5 156 3 261 1 169 2 110 5 309 89300 83789 6 140 5 202 3 241 3 188 4 300 83789 79173 5 276 4 234 6 254 5 265 9 273 79173 75165 6 291 6 222 13 238 15 273 6 321 75165 71594 10 300 2 195 7 203 14 249 11 296 71594 68349 28 271 23 283 24 298 19 298 10 282 68349 65367 37 274 43 267 43 270 34 271 17 300 65367 62594 34 270 35 255 41 257 39 263 29 284 62594 59889 31 270 34 269 38 257 36 266 29 278 59889 57038 36 280 37 279 41 277 39 286 29 285 57038 54060 51 279 45 280 50 280 52 288 45 289 54060 51222 61 272 56 276 60 277 56 287 54 289 51222 48683 63 267 62 274 62 279 59 289 55 296 48683 46419 64 277 63 276 62 282 59 296 62 307 46419 44378 69 283 66 280 66 287 67 300 76 307 44378 42529 73 280 70 283 70 290 81 300 90 305 42529 40850 74 277 75 290 78 296 100 303 105 308 40850 39307 76 282 93 297 110 302 126 304 119 309 39307 37870 87 287 120 297 141 298 138 301 127 307 37870 36525 98 288 125 293 139 292 135 298 130 305 36525 35241 106 289 120 296 118 293 128 298 132 307 35241 33958 115 290 129 300 124 306 122 302 136 311 33958 32652 126 290 139 302 140 309 123 308 138 313 32652 31325 135 288 142 301 143 306 130 311 135 312 31325 29964 140 285 142 299 143 304 133 310 132 311 29964 28562 139 283 144 296 146 304 135 308 128 312 28562 27124 132 282 145 294 147 304 137 309 126 314 27124 25653 118 281 136 293 143 304 142 312 127 316 25653 24151 102 279 113 289 130 302 136 314 129 316 24151 22624 95 274 97 279 109 297 117 313 122 317 22624 21079 96 270 96 274 92 286 93 307 99 317 21079 19518 97 269 95 277 89 276 74 299 73 315 19518 17967 94 271 85 283 84 279 62 292 55 309 17967 16496 85 275 72 289 60 287 50 293 43 305 16496 15170 74 280 59 292 35*291 35 294 33 306 15170 13989 60 284 48 292 26*288 27*293 25 310 13989 12930 45 288 38*291 25 289 28*295 22 314 12930 11974 34*292 30*291 24 293 27 298 23 315 11974 11108 31*296 25 291 22 297 25 301 25*315 11108 10325 30 299 22 292 20 301 23 304 26*315 10325 9619 27 301 20 294 18 305 20 309 26 315 9619 8982 26 300 19 294 17 307 19 311 26 314 8982 8399 24 298 18 295 16 308 17 312 24 314 8399 7873 21 294 17 295 15 309 16 312 22 314 7873 7425 18 288 16 295 14 308 16 312 19 314 7425 7076 15 280 15 294 13 307 15 311 15 312 7076 6833 13 273 14 293 12 307 14 311 12 309 6833 6684 10 267 13 293 11 307 12 310 9 309 6684 6599 5 263 9 293 9 307 9 310 5 310 6599 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