DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 05/21 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 = 21Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 1001z - - 1334z - - 1601z - - 1901z - - 2200z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 51.9 - - 58.1 - - 59.8 - - 62.1 - - 54.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 6 - - 114 - - 94 - - 52 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1048 - - 4622 - - 4957 - - 5990 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 6394 - - 10295 - - 10417 - - 10638 - - 6394 Hcrit BL Top 8548 - - 12122 - - 12457 - - 13490 - - 6412 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 3130 - - 2521 - - 2694 - - 3249 - - 4564 Hgt.Variab. W* 93 - - 363 - - 349 - - 306 - - 12 W* B/S 6 - - 11 - - 8 - - 18 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 6 - - 8 - - 3 - - 9 BL Wind Direction 176 - - 192 - - 216 - - 243 - - 351 Direction Wind Shear 5 - - 10 - - 2 - - 8 - - 6 Wind Shear Max.Converg -5 - - 7 - - -15 - - 4 - - -5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 1648 - - 4142 - - 4227 - - 4075 - - 2 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 6901 - - 7980 - - 8231 - - 9416 - - 6411 sfcLCL ODpotential -2463 - - 689 - - 1014 - - 607 - - -3223 ODpotential blCL 11011 - - 11433 - - 11443 - - 12883 - - 9635 blCL maxRH 91 - - 79 - - 82 - - 74 - - 69 maxRH CAPE 100 - - 750 - - 920 - - 810 - - 1050 CAPE Temp@2m 51.9 - - 58.1 - - 59.8 - - 62.1 - - 54.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 43.5 - - 45.0 - - 45.5 - - 42.7 - - 49.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 55.1 - - 59.9 - - 61.7 - - 64.4 - - 58.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 41.8 - - 43.1 - - 43.6 - - 41.5 - - 48.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 6 - - 114 - - 94 - - 52 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1048 - - 4622 - - 4957 - - 5990 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 63 - - 16 - - 27 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 6 - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 - - 9 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] 98773 8 097 4 144 6 087 8 078 3 099 98773 92447 8 104 8 149 2 065 5 064 4 109 92447 87386 7 110 9 132 3 125 4 048 7 079 87386 83084 7 112 7 115 5 130 4 042 7 069 83084 79312 6 128 5 127 5 144 3 043 5 087 79312 75938 6 119 5 136 4 150 2 055 4 086 75938 72852 5 105 6 132 4 158 2 061 5 074 72852 69987 5 105 6 125 4 160 1 063 4 054 69987 67308 4 119 4 125 4 168 0 011 3 035 67308 64697 2 166 2 142 4 175 1 273 1 022 64697 61957 4 218 1 194 3 201 3 270 1 301 61957 59104 6 227 2 213 4 220 5 259 2 261 59104 56374 6 231 4 222 5 222 5 251 4 257 56374 53919 6 235 6 231 5 234 5 247 4 261 53919 51722 6 242 7 236 6 251 4 252 3 284 51722 49733 7 252 8 239 8 258 3 273 3 309 49733 47912 8 252 8 239 9 256 4 288 4 320 47912 46236 8 247 6 240 8 252 4 294 5 320 46236 44684 7 239 6 241 8 243 4 290 5 314 44684 43242 8 221 8 233 9 226 7 264 7 295 43242 41898 10 210 9 224 10 214 8 237 7 284 41898 40613 11 206 9 211 11 206 11 223 8 271 40613 39323 10 208 9 200 11 199 14 228 9 253 39323 37995 8 211 7 199 10 205 17 235 14 238 37995 36627 10 211 8 209 12 215 20 239 17 230 36627 35197 12 207 12 209 13 210 21 240 18 230 35197 33693 13 201 14 201 13 201 19 233 17 230 33693 32111 14 194 14 194 12 202 15 216 14 225 32111 30450 13 189 14 191 13 219 12 201 10 228 30450 28708 13 184 13 197 14 232 11 204 7 203 28708 26889 14 185 13 206 13 241 9 215 6 197 26889 24988 13 197 13 214 11 246 6 222 5 202 24988 22998 14 207 12 220 9 236 6 218 7 216 22998 20962 15 212 11 215 9 216 7 217 9 218 20962 18994 14 208 12 206 9 207 8 213 9 223 18994 17198 13 196 13 204 10 206 7 203 8 231 17198 15600 12 193 14 207 10 211 8 201 7 226 15600 14179 11 201 13 210 11 217 8*204 6 216 14179 12915 10 209 12*214 10*224 7*209 5 209 12915 11792 10 216 11*223 9*222 5 213 4 200 11792 10797 9 218 8 225 8 216 4 230 2 178 10797 9919 9 211 6 204 7 213 3 254 2 093 9919 9144 8*200 6 179 8 213 3 267 3 045 9144 8451 6*193 6 172 8 214 3 274 6 025 8451 7838 4 189 6 168 8 216 3 282 8 010 7838 7328 2 182 6 164 8 216 3 288 11 002 7328 6936 2 144 6 162 8 215 3 293 13 357 6936 6667 2 138 6 161 8 216 3 296 12 355 6667 6504 2 141 6 160 7 216 2 297 9*351 6504 6411 2 140 5 158 6 217 2 297 5*343 6411 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