DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 03/03 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 33.1 - - 40.1 - - 43.6 - - 43.5 - - 33.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -4 - - 98 - - 172 - - 31 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 387 - - 1964 - - 2830 - - 3100 - - 753 BL Depth Hcrit 6583 - - 8271 - - 9140 - - 6584 - - 6583 Hcrit BL Top 7887 - - 9464 - - 10330 - - 10600 - - 8253 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 3036 - - 1835 - - 1502 - - 1323 - - 1078 Hgt.Variab. W* 16 - - 256 - - 342 - - 202 - - 8 W* B/S 0 - - 9 - - 8 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 7 - - 5 - - 8 - - 10 - - 8 BL Wind Direction 343 - - 205 - - 207 - - 216 - - 219 Direction Wind Shear 5 - - 3 - - 6 - - 7 - - 8 Wind Shear Max.Converg -10 - - -9 - - -11 - - -15 - - -17 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -2042 - - 404 - - 1419 - - 1500 - - 1654 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 9930 - - 9060 - - 8912 - - 9101 - - 6600 sfcLCL ODpotential -8459 - - -6437 - - -2846 - - -4603 - - -2942 ODpotential blCL 16346 - - 15901 - - 13176 - - 15203 - - 11195 blCL maxRH 40 - - 50 - - 65 - - 64 - - 85 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 33.1 - - 40.1 - - 43.6 - - 43.5 - - 33.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 13.3 - - 23.7 - - 27.7 - - 26.7 - - 30.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 41.0 - - 42.0 - - 45.0 - - 45.9 - - 39.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 12.2 - - 22.6 - - 26.5 - - 25.8 - - 30.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -4 - - 98 - - 172 - - 31 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 387 - - 1964 - - 2830 - - 3100 - - 753 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 41 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 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] 95958 20 269 22 273 31 283 21 302 17 313 95958 88869 22 294 21 267 32 276 28 296 24 322 88869 83418 33 294 32 291 27 290 28 325 22 332 83418 78902 33 290 37 301 30 296 37 316 28 328 78902 75023 42 299 35 298 29 292 36 309 32 316 75023 71579 42 299 32 286 39 296 41 293 34 311 71579 68434 42 292 40 290 51 290 47 287 43 296 68434 65523 37 273 50 289 54 287 51 292 40 295 65523 62793 49 287 48 284 57 282 58 291 45 294 62793 60123 57 291 46 278 57 277 61 284 55 287 60123 57318 58 290 52 278 56 276 59 278 58 279 57318 54389 59 285 57 280 55 278 58 278 63 277 54389 51588 60 281 63 279 61 280 62 277 68 275 51588 49075 62 277 68 278 67 280 63 276 64 273 49075 46829 60 280 66 283 61 285 58 279 52 277 46829 44801 62 293 64 293 59 293 54 283 46 286 44801 42959 67 302 60 298 56 291 51 285 45 295 42959 41288 60 309 42 302 44 286 50 285 42 300 41288 39771 47 331 40 340 28 303 41 291 33 304 39771 38373 43 341 54 350 36 328 39 306 33 313 38373 37068 39 346 55 352 44 334 42 309 35 317 37068 35821 38 360 47 354 40 334 39 308 36 316 35821 34572 37 014 44 354 36 333 32 310 32 311 34572 33293 39 024 44 354 39 334 28 312 27 306 33293 31988 41 029 44 355 39 334 28 315 25 302 31988 30646 42 029 41 006 37 329 27 320 25 303 30646 29261 39 027 35 022 25 337 20 321 26 308 29261 27835 33 024 29 039 12 002 18 305 20 306 27835 26371 28 021 23 049 8 045 20 299 14 295 26371 24873 24 020 19 049 6 047 21 304 16 289 24873 23345 22 024 17 043 5 013 15 309 19 285 23345 21780 19 030 17 043 7 004 8 311 18 281 21780 20174 16 033 13 052 6 023 4 282 15 275 20174 18556 13 026 7 055 1 103 5 240 13 263 18556 17010 13 010 4 036 4 231 8 252 12 264 17010 15607 12 005 4 001 7 246 10 258 12 275 15607 14357 11 007 3 343 7 242 10 244 12 275 14357 13236 10 007 2 315 7 230 12 234 13 263 13236 12226 8 009 2 220 9 219 14 231 14 253 12226 11312 7 018 4 187 11 217 14*228 15 245 11312 10487 6 033 6 185 12*220 12*222 14 237 10487 9745 6 049 6*192 10*217 11 216 11 226 9745 9077 6 057 6*200 9 212 11 214 9 219 9077 8468 5 053 6 209 9 209 10 214 9*217 8468 7920 5*031 6 213 8 205 10 216 9*220 7920 7456 6*359 5 209 8 202 9 217 9 221 7456 7094 8 345 5 201 7 199 9 217 9 218 7094 6843 8 339 4 196 7 197 8 218 7 217 6843 6688 6 334 4 191 6 196 7 219 5 210 6688 6600 3 313 3 188 5 194 6 219 1 210 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