DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 01/24 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 - - - 18.7 - - 22.7 - - 20.3 - - 14.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 50 - - 117 - - -5 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1504 - - 3485 - - 3745 - - 2025 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6582 - - 9393 - - 6582 - - 6582 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9004 - - 10985 - - 11245 - - 9525 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1523 - - 1936 - - 1940 - - 1857 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 181 - - 317 - - 26 - - 36 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 18 - - 19 - - 19 BL Wind Direction - - - 339 - - 348 - - 341 - - 345 Direction Wind Shear - - - 18 - - 17 - - 26 - - 32 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 6 - - 3 - - 13 - - -7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1076 - - 783 - - 1992 - - 1845 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10080 - - 10202 - - 9253 - - 7680 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5377 - - -2788 - - -632 - - -1789 ODpotential blCL - - - 14381 - - 13773 - - 11877 - - 11314 blCL maxRH - - - 54 - - 53 - - 77 - - 72 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 18.7 - - 22.7 - - 20.3 - - 14.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - -1.8 - - 1.5 - - 3.3 - - 4.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 21.0 - - 24.6 - - 23.9 - - 22.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - -2.6 - - 0.6 - - 2.7 - - 4.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 50 - - 117 - - -5 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1504 - - 3485 - - 3745 - - 2025 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 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] 93895 88 291 74 292 77 280 87 288 93895 87443 67 296 67 299 65 303 72 299 87443 82366 44 291 52 300 59 304 55 299 82366 78068 30 296 44 298 54 304 43 306 78068 74300 27 309 39 297 49 308 40 307 74300 70912 30 313 37 300 45 306 38 299 70912 67786 34 308 39 294 41 304 37 299 67786 64870 38 302 38 293 41 309 39 307 64870 62146 39 306 37 305 44 312 43 311 62146 59502 41 314 43 310 46 312 46 310 59502 56729 44 315 45 309 45 308 43 303 56729 53816 44 308 44 305 42 300 40 299 53816 50996 44 303 44 300 43 298 40 302 50996 48429 46 305 45 304 46 300 44 310 48429 46116 48 306 49 309 49 308 50 321 46116 44017 50 310 54 310 54 315 60 328 44017 42104 52 313 57 312 58 317 68 327 42104 40347 54 316 56 313 57 320 68 323 40347 38722 53 324 51 320 56 326 63 322 38722 37217 54 333 53 328 58 332 58 330 37217 35829 56 335 55 331 59 335 60 335 35829 34525 52 337 52 335 59 339 62 339 34525 33245 54 347 55 344 61 342 64 344 33245 31964 63 350 61 346 62 345 67 350 31964 30684 67 351 64 348 64 353 70 352 30684 29388 70 354 67 352 70 357 70 353 29388 28060 72 356 69 354 71 357 68 354 28060 26697 71 356 68 355 67 356 63 354 26697 25302 69 355 66 356 64 357 59 353 25302 23878 65 355 63 357 61 358 56 350 23878 22430 62 356 60 357 58 358 54 348 22430 20953 58 355 57 357 56 357 51 347 20953 19442 53 354 54 356 54 355 49 346 19442 17922 46 353 51 356 53 355 46 347 17922 16468 38 352 47 356 51 355 45 349 16468 15148 33 350 42 356 48 356 43 350 15148 13969 31 348 38 355 43 355 41 350 13969 12910 30 348 35 353 38 353 40 350 12910 11954 30 348 32 352 33*349 38 348 11954 11090 29 348 29*352 28*346 35 347 11090 10308 27 348 25*351 25 344 33 347 10308 9605 25*346 21 350 23 343 30*346 9605 8970 23*344 19 349 21 341 29*347 8970 8389 20 342 18 348 19 340 26 346 8389 7865 17 339 17 347 16 338 23 345 7865 7420 13 337 16 347 13 336 19 346 7420 7073 10 333 15 347 10 333 13 346 7073 6832 8 330 14 347 8 330 9 345 6832 6684 7 329 12 347 6 326 6 336 6684 6598 5 326 8 347 3 317 4 195 6598 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