DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 05/17 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 - - - 39.9 - - 39.4 - - 41.4 - - 36.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 516 - - 454 - - 273 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 9662 - - 8345 - - 10774 - - 3202 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 14988 - - 13846 - - 15537 - - 6583 Hcrit BL Top - - - 17162 - - 15845 - - 18274 - - 10702 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1421 - - 4210 - - 1782 - - 5572 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 727 - - 663 - - 610 - - 33 W* B/S - - - 15 - - 11 - - 10 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 11 - - 11 - - 23 BL Wind Direction - - - 010 - - 354 - - 009 - - 009 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 4 - - 14 - - 13 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -13 - - 22 - - -29 - - -22 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 5150 - - 5527 - - 6909 - - 1375 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12013 - - 10319 - - 11365 - - 9328 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 3266 - - 3566 - - 4280 - - -2115 ODpotential blCL - - - 13896 - - 12279 - - 13994 - - 12817 blCL maxRH - - - 85 - - 85 - - 85 - - 74 maxRH CAPE - - - 70 - - 190 - - 140 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 39.9 - - 39.4 - - 41.4 - - 36.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 10.1 - - 17.2 - - 14.6 - - 18.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 39.8 - - 39.6 - - 42.5 - - 39.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 9.8 - - 17.1 - - 14.5 - - 18.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 516 - - 454 - - 273 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 9662 - - 8345 - - 10774 - - 3202 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 41 - - 42 - - 40 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 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] 98042 15 129 3 172 12 044 9 095 98042 90603 6 059 4 074 3 354 5 046 90603 84874 3 042 1 229 2 053 8 053 84874 80117 5 067 4 227 6 002 6 041 80117 76035 4 312 4 018 3 303 10 005 76035 72434 3 222 5 344 5 322 8 344 72434 69168 3 092 6 305 7 346 2 030 69168 66142 4 234 11 256 15 297 9 008 66142 63307 2 182 8 211 16 253 10 303 63307 60543 6 032 5 067 8 227 8 277 60543 57648 16 288 10 317 8 303 9 315 57648 54629 13 263 13 301 12 300 14 298 54629 51736 7 276 17 296 17 303 17 296 51736 49130 9 271 19 285 19 299 17 298 49130 46801 11 271 18 283 20 287 20 303 46801 44699 17 281 18 289 19 289 22 308 44699 42780 22 278 19 292 19 299 22 308 42780 41011 23 269 20 290 20 306 22 305 41011 39372 22 263 20 287 21 307 22 302 39372 37849 21 262 21 276 21 304 20 294 37849 36436 22 262 20 265 20 298 16 291 36436 35105 25 256 18 267 18 292 13 289 35105 33790 24 244 18 265 15 285 13 281 33790 32463 26 239 19 251 15 273 16 273 32463 31128 35 234 23 235 18 254 17 240 31128 29780 45 223 28 231 23 244 26 230 29780 28415 50 216 35 234 33 226 37 216 28415 27032 53 220 45 235 39 221 38 222 27032 25625 56 226 53 238 42 226 49 227 25625 24190 51 232 53 241 40 229 50 232 24190 22728 41 239 46 248 36 229 41 234 22728 21237 29 252 31 252 29 236 31 236 21237 19709 16 261 11 272 14*250 20 224 19709 18172 6*310 7 292 4*284 7 174 18172 16705 8*356 5*316 4 315 6 082 16705 15371 9 005 5*342 5 321 7 038 15371 14176 9 008 7 359 8 337 10 028 14176 13099 9 012 8 003 11 352 12 031 13099 12123 9 013 9 002 13 001 15 028 12123 11237 9 013 11 359 15 008 18*022 11237 10434 9 013 12 356 17 016 20*016 10434 9709 9 012 14 352 18 022 22 012 9709 9054 9 012 14 351 19 024 25 010 9054 8454 9 011 14 349 19 026 26 009 8454 7912 9 011 14 348 19 028 26 008 7912 7451 9 011 14 347 18 029 24 007 7451 7092 9 011 13 346 18 030 22 006 7092 6841 8 012 12 345 17 031 19 005 6841 6688 8 011 11 344 16 031 15 004 6688 6599 7 012 9 344 12 032 8 003 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