DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 01/25 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 11.7 - - 18.4 - - 22.7 - - 21.3 - - 16.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -4 - - 64 - - 102 - - -4 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1122 - - 1755 - - 2647 - - 1593 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 6582 - - 6582 - - 8702 - - 6582 - - 6582 Hcrit BL Top 8622 - - 9255 - - 10147 - - 9093 - - 6600 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1748 - - 1191 - - 1335 - - 1676 - - 2178 Hgt.Variab. W* 25 - - 205 - - 275 - - 0 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 3 - - 11 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 20 - - 14 - - 5 - - 5 - - 6 BL Wind Direction 343 - - 353 - - 323 - - 279 - - 239 Direction Wind Shear 32 - - 17 - - 8 - - 9 - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg -9 - - 14 - - 5 - - -11 - - -21 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 178 - - -254 - - -909 - - -1098 - - -2547 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 8444 - - 9509 - - 11057 - - 10191 - - 9147 sfcLCL ODpotential -3215 - - -5788 - - -5633 - - -7558 - - -9827 ODpotential blCL 11837 - - 15043 - - 15780 - - 16651 - - 16427 blCL maxRH 69 - - 51 - - 45 - - 40 - - 69 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 11.7 - - 18.4 - - 22.7 - - 21.3 - - 16.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m -1.4 - - 0.4 - - -2.2 - - 0.4 - - -0.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 19.5 - - 20.6 - - 24.7 - - 25.2 - - 24.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 3.4 - - 0.0 - - -2.7 - - -0.3 - - -0.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -4 - - 64 - - 102 - - -4 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1122 - - 1755 - - 2647 - - 1593 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 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] 93746 82 284 78 282 72 281 66 283 87 282 93746 87269 68 294 68 289 64 290 60 293 72 285 87269 82171 62 297 62 294 68 298 61 302 62 297 82171 77885 50 296 54 294 64 297 62 301 54 300 77885 74148 37 293 41 290 55 292 56 300 44 298 74148 70788 26 284 29 281 45 286 48 301 35 302 70788 67684 22 290 27 272 38 282 45 300 34 310 67684 64783 37 311 32 289 36 287 44 297 37 314 64783 62060 50 312 44 307 39 291 41 297 42 312 62060 59399 46 305 45 308 40 294 40 302 45 308 59399 56595 39 296 40 302 39 304 42 304 46 309 56595 53661 35 293 35 292 41 305 43 306 49 311 53661 50849 35 304 32 292 41 304 47 312 52 313 50849 48324 41 318 37 312 43 309 48 315 54 317 48324 46071 59 329 49 325 45 314 48 319 53 320 46071 44035 70 330 56 330 45 321 46 324 51 325 44035 42178 70 328 59 332 46 330 46 330 51 331 42178 40472 67 328 60 333 51 334 50 335 52 336 40472 38897 65 332 60 339 53 336 57 339 55 338 38897 37440 66 335 61 347 55 340 62 338 59 337 37440 36095 65 336 68 346 60 342 63 337 64 337 36095 34832 62 337 71 344 63 344 63 337 70 337 34832 33583 62 344 70 346 63 346 62 338 72 336 33583 32315 69 350 73 351 60 349 55 339 70 335 32315 31029 74 350 76 354 59 354 46 340 66 336 31029 29717 74 348 78 353 59 357 40 343 58 335 29717 28373 74 347 79 351 59 358 38 343 47 328 28373 27000 74 347 79 351 59 358 38 342 43 321 27000 25597 74 346 76 352 58 359 40 341 42 320 25597 24163 73 345 72 355 57 358 42 342 40 324 24163 22704 71 343 65 360 56 356 43 344 39 326 22704 21213 70 341 57 001 53 356 44 347 37 327 21213 19683 69 341 49 359 48 356 42 347 36 330 19683 18139 66 342 44 357 43 356 40 346 35 334 18139 16658 61 345 39 358 38 355 36 346 33 337 16658 15310 55 347 35 002 34 356 32 347 31 338 15310 14104 50 349 32 007 29 355 27 346 28 336 14104 13021 46 349 31 010 24 355 23 344 25 334 13021 12043 44 348 30 010 20 355 20 342 22 332 12043 11160 41 347 29 007 17 354 16 339 19 331 11160 10362 39 346 27 003 14*351 13 337 16 328 10362 9645 36 346 24*358 10*343 11*333 14 324 9645 8999 33*346 22*355 6 331 9*322 11 320 8999 8410 30*345 19 353 5 320 6 301 8 315 8410 7878 27 343 15 352 4 312 5 279 6 299 7878 7428 23 343 12 352 4 310 5 258 7 273 7428 7077 18 344 10 352 3 308 5 248 8 255 7077 6833 12 345 8 353 3 308 5 242 8 246 6833 6684 9 340 7 353 3 306 4 237 7*238 6684 6599 2 219 5 353 2 307 3 235 4*229 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