DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/14 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 38.2 - - 43.4 - - 45.0 - - 37.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 231 - - 315 - - 142 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3776 - - 6579 - - 6130 - - 1242 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9943 - - 12258 - - 11461 - - 6583 Hcrit BL Top - - - 11276 - - 14079 - - 13630 - - 8742 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2499 - - 1428 - - 1341 - - 2160 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 408 - - 544 - - 407 - - 19 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 8 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 12 - - 14 - - 17 BL Wind Direction - - - 215 - - 241 - - 262 - - 262 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 11 - - 8 - - 14 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -8 - - -14 - - -25 - - -51 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 3461 - - 4681 - - 2980 - - 250 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7816 - - 9399 - - 10650 - - 8492 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 1494 - - 2602 - - 1229 - - -3757 ODpotential blCL - - - 9782 - - 11477 - - 12401 - - 12499 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 87 - - 82 - - 71 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 38.2 - - 43.4 - - 45.0 - - 37.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 27.0 - - 25.2 - - 21.3 - - 23.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 39.3 - - 44.2 - - 46.8 - - 41.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 26.4 - - 24.7 - - 21.1 - - 22.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 231 - - 315 - - 142 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3776 - - 6579 - - 6130 - - 1242 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 99 - - 48 - - 26 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 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] 96764 44 261 40 286 33 291 26 301 96764 89461 32 261 35 279 39 282 29 300 89461 83858 28 265 32 272 27 276 28 280 83858 79203 27 255 30 266 23 275 24 266 79203 75184 23 242 28 259 24 272 22 268 75184 71618 17 249 23 248 22 263 21 259 71618 68361 22 250 25 248 24 261 22 252 68361 65350 26 247 29 247 28 257 26 250 65350 62557 28 252 29 244 29 247 28 244 62557 59843 27 257 26 243 28 254 27 245 59843 57000 28 256 26 253 31 256 28 257 57000 54051 26 253 26 254 30 262 28 260 54051 51249 26 262 27 264 31 266 28 266 51249 48741 29 267 29 276 29 272 28 276 48741 46505 28 265 30 276 29 276 29 279 46505 44479 23 268 27 274 28 271 32 279 44479 42635 22 270 24 279 29 283 34 279 42635 40955 19 281 26 296 28 294 36 309 40955 39427 26 310 26 316 34 322 43 319 39427 38022 30 321 34 336 41 330 43 325 38022 36714 30 332 39 340 43 335 43 331 36714 35462 28 340 39 344 42 332 40 333 35462 34208 29 343 38 346 37 331 32 334 34208 32926 32 335 37 345 33 329 30 325 32926 31623 34 330 35 341 29 328 30 323 31623 30289 30 328 33 342 28 328 31 324 30289 28915 26 328 34 343 28 330 30 323 28915 27503 24 328 33 343 25 334 29 322 27503 26055 24 329 28 343 22 333 26 320 26055 24575 23 328 24 341 22 323 25 316 24575 23068 19 324 21 328 24 316 26 315 23068 21531 16 313 21 314 26 314 28 318 21531 19961 14 288 21 307 27 314 28 321 19961 18383 14 269 21 306 28 313 28 320 18383 16873 14 259 21 308 27 311 26 315 16873 15502 15 249 16 301 22 310 25 309 15502 14277 16 245 11*289 15*307 23 306 14277 13177 14 247 12*276 12*293 20 304 13177 12184 14*243 13 265 13 278 17 299 12184 11284 12*237 14 253 14 267 16 292 11284 10470 10 228 14 247 15 263 15 282 10470 9736 9 219 14 241 16 259 17 273 9736 9074 9 214 14 233 16 257 18*266 9074 8468 8 210 14 227 16 254 20*264 8468 7922 8 205 13 224 16 253 20 263 7922 7458 8 203 13 221 16 251 19 263 7458 7096 8 199 13 219 15 250 17 261 7096 6843 7 197 12 217 14 249 14 258 6843 6689 7 196 11 217 13 249 11 255 6689 6600 6 194 9 215 9 248 6 252 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