DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 05/23 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 62.4 - - 65.6 - - 65.9 - - 60.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 361 - - 182 - - 70 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7628 - - 11796 - - 11717 - - 8367 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 13167 - - 16076 - - 15061 - - 6585 Hcrit BL Top - - - 15128 - - 19296 - - 19217 - - 15867 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2214 - - 1390 - - 1207 - - 2872 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 600 - - 554 - - 406 - - 41 W* B/S - - - 11 - - 7 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 15 - - 16 - - 16 BL Wind Direction - - - 287 - - 283 - - 279 - - 282 Direction Wind Shear - - - 13 - - 14 - - 14 - - 19 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 7 - - 23 - - -19 - - -28 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 816 - - 4557 - - 4926 - - 2379 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14313 - - 14739 - - 14292 - - 13489 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3209 - - 2838 - - 2910 - - -1947 ODpotential blCL - - - 18337 - - 16458 - - 16307 - - 17814 blCL maxRH - - - 79 - - 100 - - 100 - - 82 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 70 - - 80 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 62.4 - - 65.6 - - 65.9 - - 60.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 22.3 - - 23.6 - - 26.0 - - 24.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 62.8 - - 67.0 - - 68.0 - - 66.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 21.1 - - 22.8 - - 25.1 - - 23.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 361 - - 182 - - 70 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7628 - - 11796 - - 11717 - - 8367 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 16 - - 101 - - 101 - - 30 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 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] 98467 15 129 12 106 9 110 8 080 98467 91006 9 103 9 118 5 102 9 056 91006 85263 10 118 2 229 6 112 6 115 85263 80483 8 131 5 215 5 130 4 109 80483 76365 7 107 7 210 3 132 5 186 76365 72720 5 140 13 213 9 236 4 208 72720 69404 6 180 9 187 11 214 6 234 69404 66353 4 258 10 181 8 220 6 235 66353 63525 11 246 9 213 8 206 7 223 63525 60781 10 237 16 223 11 246 10 237 60781 57914 6 224 9 223 11 263 11 234 57914 54947 9 303 3 241 13 261 15 267 54947 52142 14 289 8 286 13 267 17 287 52142 49641 14 313 17 278 18 282 23 289 49641 47409 24 309 21 295 25 291 27 286 47409 45398 37 309 36 303 39 296 36 288 45398 43572 47 307 50 299 51 296 51 292 43572 41904 52 310 56 298 62 298 63 294 41904 40360 57 310 58 299 65 298 64 294 40360 38921 56 308 57 297 61 294 60 293 38921 37578 54 308 54 297 60 292 58 289 37578 36295 51 309 51 297 58 293 56 288 36295 35012 50 307 49 299 55 295 53 291 35012 33702 49 306 47 299 53 295 49 292 33702 32370 48 306 44 299 49 295 44 291 32370 31003 46 307 43 299 45 294 41 290 31003 29595 42 308 41 298 41 294 38 288 29595 28148 39 308 39 296 38 295 37 287 28148 26667 36 305 36 295 36 295 35 287 26667 25153 32 299 33 293 35 292 34 288 25153 23613 29 288 32 290 33 289 33 288 23613 22041 26 279 31 293 30 290 32 287 22041 20434 25 280 28*296 26*292 29 284 20434 18818 25 287 21*294 21*289 27 281 18818 17271 24 292 19 291 20 288 26*278 17271 15864 21*296 17 288 18 285 23*276 15864 14603 18*298 16 286 18 284 19 276 14603 13466 13 293 15 283 17 282 16 277 13466 12437 11 288 14 282 16 279 16 281 12437 11501 10 286 13 280 16 275 16 284 11501 10653 10 284 13 278 16 272 16 285 10653 9888 9 284 12 276 15 270 16 287 9888 9195 9 282 12 275 15 268 16 288 9195 8560 8 282 11 273 15 266 15 289 8560 7988 8 281 11 272 14 265 15 289 7988 7501 7 280 11 272 14 263 14 288 7501 7121 7 281 10 271 13 262 12 286 7121 6857 6 281 10 271 12 262 9 281 6857 6695 6 281 9 271 11 261 7 275 6695 6601 5 281 7 271 8 261 4 267 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