DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 03/04 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 36.2 - - 43.4 - - 44.5 - - 35.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 117 - - 156 - - -3 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 825 - - 4597 - - 6001 - - 3503 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6583 - - 10399 - - 6583 - - 6583 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8325 - - 12097 - - 13501 - - 11003 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1303 - - 986 - - 3061 - - 2502 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 199 - - 389 - - 86 - - 28 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 4 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 17 - - 17 - - 14 BL Wind Direction - - - 177 - - 189 - - 210 - - 224 Direction Wind Shear - - - 12 - - 14 - - 21 - - 12 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 5 - - -14 - - -19 - - -21 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1451 - - 3479 - - 4414 - - 3532 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6874 - - 8618 - - 9087 - - 7472 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2683 - - 1335 - - 1657 - - -80 ODpotential blCL - - - 11008 - - 10762 - - 11844 - - 11083 blCL maxRH - - - 91 - - 83 - - 100 - - 86 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 90 - - 50 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 36.2 - - 43.4 - - 44.5 - - 35.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 29.2 - - 28.5 - - 27.5 - - 26.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 38.1 - - 45.2 - - 47.7 - - 43.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 28.0 - - 27.3 - - 26.7 - - 24.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 117 - - 156 - - -3 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 825 - - 4597 - - 6001 - - 3503 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 63 - - 31 - - 102 - - 45 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 96064 14 286 20 296 17 302 16 335 96064 88991 10 347 12 288 18 307 17 320 88991 83573 16 346 14 310 17 314 15 324 83573 79060 9 340 9 307 11 345 15 325 79060 75152 24 322 26 310 20 317 16 312 75152 71685 30 289 28 293 33 316 30 313 71685 68527 29 298 38 298 43 307 36 299 68527 65579 36 293 45 287 44 293 42 292 65579 62810 43 286 46 283 45 289 49 279 62810 60118 49 281 48 280 47 280 48 278 60118 57301 52 276 47 277 48 275 44 279 57301 54360 52 273 52 277 49 278 43 278 54360 51534 51 277 57 275 55 275 48 275 51534 48975 52 279 59 271 56 270 54 270 48975 46675 54 276 60 269 56 269 55 266 46675 44587 55 274 60 268 56 267 53 264 44587 42679 57 270 61 264 61 264 53 261 42679 40923 61 261 62 256 68 257 51 256 40923 39300 62 255 60 250 61 247 50 250 39300 37795 64 249 62 246 55 241 49 234 37795 36409 60 239 68 235 63 238 43 225 36409 35110 57 235 70 227 74 230 49 233 35110 33829 56 236 69 228 79 223 68 230 33829 32538 57 237 67 229 78 221 78 221 32538 31236 59 240 65 229 75 220 78 212 31236 29905 59 241 62 229 72 220 73 210 29905 28538 55 239 58 230 69 223 67 214 28538 27144 51 234 57 230 66 226 64 221 27144 25728 48 232 57 228 61 228 61 225 25728 24287 44 234 55 225 55 228 53 230 24287 22823 41 235 52 223 49 227 43 237 22823 21329 39 232 49 224 46 224 38 239 21329 19799 37 230 47 225 45 224 38 234 19799 18258 35 232 44 228 43 228 39 233 18258 16782 32 236 40 232 37 226 40 231 16782 15438 31 239 38 233 30 221 39 229 15438 14234 30 240 36 231 27*217 39 227 14234 13148 29 238 34 225 24*214 36 226 13148 12165 27 230 28*211 22 211 27 226 12165 11274 25 217 22*200 20 209 18*225 11274 10466 24 206 20 193 19 209 15*222 10466 9737 22 202 19 190 17 208 15 221 9737 9077 20 203 18 188 16 208 16 225 9077 8472 18*201 17 186 14 209 16 229 8472 7925 14*194 16 185 13 209 16 229 7925 7460 10 180 15 184 11 210 15 225 7460 7097 7 169 14 183 9 211 13 218 7097 6844 6 162 13 183 8 212 10 211 6844 6689 5 158 12 182 6 213 7 208 6689 6600 4 151 9 181 3 218 3 212 6600 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