DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 01/26 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 - - 1001z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 11.9 - - 21.0 - - 27.1 - - 22.2 - - 18.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -11 - - 79 - - 156 - - -5 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 226 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 6582 - - 6582 - - 6582 - - 6582 - - 6582 Hcrit BL Top 6599 - - 6599 - - 7726 - - 6600 - - 6600 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 354 - - 799 - - 490 - - 995 - - 699 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 46 - - 140 - - 0 - - 5 W* B/S 0 - - 1 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 5 - - 7 - - 8 - - 6 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 182 - - 203 - - 200 - - 192 - - 195 Direction Wind Shear 2 - - 6 - - 5 - - 6 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg -8 - - -12 - - -9 - - -11 - - -10 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -2588 - - -3941 - - -3313 - - -2965 - - -1799 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 9188 - - 10541 - - 11039 - - 9565 - - 8399 sfcLCL ODpotential -11716 - - -12368 - - -10034 - - -9409 - - -8798 ODpotential blCL 18315 - - 18967 - - 17760 - - 16009 - - 15398 blCL maxRH 59 - - 44 - - 86 - - 83 - - 85 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 11.9 - - 21.0 - - 27.1 - - 22.2 - - 18.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m -4.0 - - -1.0 - - 2.7 - - 4.4 - - 5.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 20.4 - - 23.3 - - 28.8 - - 26.7 - - 25.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot -2.2 - - -1.4 - - 2.2 - - 3.9 - - 5.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -11 - - 79 - - 156 - - -5 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 226 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 44 - - 30 - - 39 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 1 - - 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] 93842 76 292 90 300 79 313 66 308 88 297 93842 87176 84 298 85 299 84 308 83 309 93 303 87176 82014 72 303 74 300 81 307 77 307 83 309 82014 77698 65 304 65 293 73 303 69 306 79 306 77698 73930 59 302 59 291 65 296 66 301 68 303 73930 70560 49 301 50 294 56 297 61 297 60 305 70560 67476 41 308 39 296 46 297 58 300 57 306 67476 64613 37 310 33 297 41 296 56 302 55 310 64613 61937 38 305 31 302 43 297 56 302 57 316 61937 59327 42 302 36 307 45 296 55 303 59 318 59327 56583 46 303 40 308 46 295 55 305 60 313 56583 53718 51 304 45 310 47 297 56 306 58 310 53718 50977 52 305 47 308 48 299 53 306 54 312 50977 48507 47 310 47 305 46 300 49 305 51 315 48507 46290 43 313 43 305 41 304 42 308 48 317 46290 44279 38 319 38 311 39 311 42 316 46 319 44279 42447 38 326 36 317 45 312 49 321 45 321 42447 40765 43 326 40 316 46 309 51 319 45 322 40765 39211 49 322 44 310 43 306 49 314 45 320 39211 37770 50 324 44 310 40 297 45 307 46 317 37770 36432 51 331 44 315 35 287 40 298 46 310 36432 35162 55 334 43 319 31 288 35 286 46 307 35162 33899 58 334 42 323 31 294 32 277 46 304 33899 32617 59 334 41 325 33 298 33 275 45 295 32617 31322 60 337 41 326 34 300 34 276 45 283 31322 30007 60 340 42 326 34 301 35 280 47 267 30007 28660 59 342 43 328 33 301 35 284 50 263 28660 27282 58 343 42 329 32 302 35 287 53 267 27282 25867 56 343 41 330 32 303 36 290 52 275 25867 24418 52 340 39 329 33 300 38 292 48 281 24418 22940 49 338 37 327 34 296 38 293 42 283 22940 21426 45 336 36 324 34 294 37 291 40 287 21426 19871 41 333 33 322 32 294 35 287 38 292 19871 18304 38 329 30 320 31 294 32 284 35 295 18304 16804 35 327 27 318 30 295 29 285 32 299 16804 15440 31 323 25 314 29 297 28 292 32 301 15440 14221 28 318 24 309 27 298 27 297 31 302 14221 13124 27 314 23 305 25 298 26 300 30 302 13124 12132 27 315 21 304 23 296 25 301 29 302 12132 11234 28 317 20 305 21 294 24 302 28 303 11234 10422 28 317 18 306 18 291 22 301 26 303 10422 9691 28 315 16 306 16 283 20 299 24 304 9691 9033 24 312 13 298 15 271 16 295 20 303 9033 8431 19 308 11 279 14 254 12 284 15 298 8431 7890 13 298 11 254 14*237 10 255 10 275 7890 7433 8 266 12 233 10*212 9 226 9 240 7433 7079 6 224 9 217 9 199 9 203 8 215 7079 6834 6 201 7 199 8 196 7 191 7 202 6834 6685 6*182 6*195 7 194 5*182 5*190 6685 6599 4*182 4*191 6 190 3*178 2*188 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