DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 03/11 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 17.4 - - 29.1 - - 36.2 - - 36.6 - - 32.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -13 - - 210 - - 303 - - 76 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1481 - - 2965 - - 2735 - - 273 BL Depth Hcrit 6582 - - 8224 - - 9425 - - 8551 - - 6583 Hcrit BL Top 6600 - - 8981 - - 10465 - - 10235 - - 7773 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 2404 - - 1406 - - 1449 - - 1195 - - 1332 Hgt.Variab. W* 6 - - 289 - - 411 - - 254 - - 26 W* B/S 0 - - 3 - - 4 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 9 - - 16 - - 18 - - 25 - - 19 BL Wind Direction 241 - - 258 - - 257 - - 246 - - 240 Direction Wind Shear 9 - - 14 - - 17 - - 20 - - 19 Wind Shear Max.Converg -30 - - -45 - - -48 - - -67 - - -61 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -3493 - - -1076 - - 625 - - 1345 - - 346 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 10093 - - 10058 - - 9841 - - 8891 - - 7427 sfcLCL ODpotential -13569 - - -6434 - - -2970 - - -2560 - - -5048 ODpotential blCL 20169 - - 15415 - - 13435 - - 12795 - - 12821 blCL maxRH 73 - - 73 - - 76 - - 79 - - 76 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 17.4 - - 29.1 - - 36.2 - - 36.6 - - 32.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m -2.7 - - 8.7 - - 16.6 - - 21.0 - - 22.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 22.8 - - 30.5 - - 37.3 - - 38.9 - - 36.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot -3.6 - - 7.8 - - 15.9 - - 20.5 - - 22.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -13 - - 210 - - 303 - - 76 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1481 - - 2965 - - 2735 - - 273 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 4 - - 18 - - 2 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 96346 9 073 5 149 3 278 4 049 5 066 96346 89239 7 066 6 097 2 070 5 316 6 004 89239 83765 2 229 10 355 8 087 6 244 6 285 83765 79182 4 198 5 302 7 344 2 092 3 237 79182 75191 4 325 5 316 8 317 11 327 8 002 75191 71636 6 326 10 290 16 290 13 343 14 335 71636 68404 11 004 4 292 12 291 22 326 20 322 68404 65443 20 332 13 339 19 307 30 313 25 308 65443 62684 29 300 24 308 26 301 24 295 23 305 62684 59997 27 289 23 305 30 300 28 310 20 326 59997 57183 35 295 30 307 34 305 45 309 38 324 57183 54258 46 297 42 302 44 303 59 303 59 302 54258 51472 54 297 53 304 59 299 65 296 63 299 51472 48970 64 296 62 299 66 298 68 297 67 299 48970 46736 69 294 68 299 71 301 72 299 72 300 46736 44726 71 296 75 300 78 301 76 301 74 304 44726 42900 79 302 81 301 82 303 82 305 82 312 42900 41228 97 305 90 305 89 307 94 307 98 314 41228 39686 114 305 103 304 103 307 106 305 112 310 39686 38257 127 303 111 301 114 304 111 302 111 305 38257 36930 131 301 113 300 118 302 112 299 106 304 36930 35668 126 301 115 300 120 305 115 301 104 306 35668 34407 123 303 116 302 119 307 117 304 106 307 34407 33117 123 304 117 305 118 307 117 308 107 309 33117 31801 119 306 115 308 116 308 115 311 108 312 31801 30454 110 308 108 310 112 310 108 311 107 312 30454 29069 99 309 99 309 109 313 100 309 100 311 29069 27649 89 308 93 306 102 315 96 309 91 308 27649 26194 83 307 87 305 91 313 90 309 84 305 26194 24708 81 309 80 306 79 308 81 307 77 302 24708 23195 81 313 77 308 70 305 72 305 71 300 23195 21649 78 316 73 310 64 305 66 305 65 299 21649 20066 70 316 67 311 58 304 60 304 61 299 20066 18471 62 313 60 312 54 301 55 301 58 299 18471 16945 54 310 53 312 50 300 52 297 56 299 16945 15556 46 307 49 311 47 299 51 294 54 298 15556 14316 37 306 45 312 43 299 49 291 52 297 14316 13201 31 307 41 313 39 299 47 287 51 295 13201 12195 28 306 37 313 34 298 43 281 51 291 12195 11285 25 304 33 310 28*296 39 274 52 287 11285 10464 23 299 30 306 22*289 34*265 51 281 10464 9726 21 294 26 300 20 276 31*256 48 276 9726 9061 19 287 23*292 19 262 29 250 43 270 9061 8456 17 277 20*280 19 250 27 246 37 264 8456 7911 15 265 17 266 19 245 26 243 31*257 7911 7449 14 251 16 252 19 242 24 241 26*249 7449 7090 14 243 15 247 19 241 23 241 22 241 7090 6840 13 242 14 246 18 241 21 240 19 234 6840 6688 10*244 13 245 16 241 18 240 15 230 6688 6599 4*230 9 244 11 240 11 240 7 231 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