DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 03/05 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 29.4 - - 32.1 - - 29.2 - - 23.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 16 - - 5 - - -23 - - -48 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1904 - - 3014 - - 1967 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6583 - - 6583 - - 6583 - - 6582 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9404 - - 10514 - - 9467 - - 6600 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1457 - - 1648 - - 2474 - - 2850 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 147 - - 144 - - 78 - - 10 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 26 - - 27 - - 27 - - 16 BL Wind Direction - - - 345 - - 349 - - 342 - - 338 Direction Wind Shear - - - 27 - - 19 - - 24 - - 16 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -10 - - -15 - - -42 - - -24 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 2794 - - 3609 - - 2868 - - 2 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6611 - - 6905 - - 6599 - - 6599 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -715 - - -8 - - -882 - - -3455 ODpotential blCL - - - 10119 - - 10522 - - 10349 - - 10055 blCL maxRH - - - 95 - - 90 - - 86 - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 29.4 - - 32.1 - - 29.2 - - 23.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 23.5 - - 25.0 - - 24.2 - - 19.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 32.1 - - 34.9 - - 33.0 - - 28.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 22.3 - - 23.8 - - 23.1 - - 18.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 16 - - 5 - - -23 - - -48 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1904 - - 3014 - - 1967 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 78 - - 60 - - 44 - - 36 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] 95860 22 257 26 264 33 278 38 274 95860 88935 29 280 30 283 23 267 18 272 88935 83555 13 266 20 270 26 289 21 305 83555 79043 5 275 12 215 26 281 32 288 79043 75159 23 278 16 256 20 234 26 264 75159 71696 33 268 34 272 16 260 21 253 71696 68510 31 245 36 254 25 278 25 287 68510 65548 30 236 32 241 32 271 28 280 65548 62769 32 254 29 249 31 256 25 263 62769 60044 35 274 34 259 32 270 28 269 60044 57192 39 272 38 264 37 267 31 264 57192 54228 41 273 36 270 37 269 32 265 54228 51393 41 274 38 269 41 273 32 274 51393 48841 39 271 40 269 43 271 30 277 48841 46548 38 267 38 267 37 265 27 274 46548 44455 36 263 32 265 29 268 24 276 44455 42529 30 265 29 268 28 280 22 284 42529 40754 26 272 28 270 31 287 27 304 40754 39118 23 272 27 278 27 291 29 302 39118 37609 19 268 25 288 21 303 19 305 37609 36218 20 277 22 308 19 320 14 332 36218 34906 20 285 23 324 21 326 16 352 34906 33608 18 308 22 332 22 327 21 354 33608 32303 17 321 25 342 24 333 27 351 32303 30997 21 349 24 357 28 344 27 349 30997 29678 30 347 33 360 30 353 24 357 29678 28335 20 356 31 354 23 357 23 001 28335 26963 22 005 26 358 23 343 23 349 26963 25561 16 332 26 343 22 328 22 330 25561 24131 20 344 26 334 19 336 17 321 24131 22675 24 347 23 336 16 330 10 327 22675 21189 25 349 18 342 13 317 8 339 21189 19666 25 354 14 351 11 310 8 338 19666 18130 25 000 14 011 7 320 8 338 18130 16657 25 006 15 027 6 342 7 339 16657 15318 25 011 16 036 6 354 6 343 15318 14119 26 013 17 038 6 356 7 346 14119 13041 29 013 19 031 8 349 9 348 13041 12066 33 009 22 019 12 345 13 350 12066 11183 38 003 26*004 17 346 19 351 11183 10384 40 357 29*355 24 347 27 351 10384 9666 39*353 30 351 29*347 33 351 9666 9017 36*350 30 349 32*346 36 350 9017 8424 33 346 29 348 32 344 42 347 8424 7889 29 344 27 347 30 342 42 345 7889 7436 25 343 25 346 27 340 38 344 7436 7082 21 342 23 345 23 338 32 342 7082 6836 17 341 20 346 19 337 24 341 6836 6686 15 340 17 346 16 337 17*339 6686 6599 9 339 10 346 8 335 8*332 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