DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 01/23 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 - - 1853z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 12.0 - - 19.9 - - 25.0 - - 22.6 - - 14.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -3 - - 56 - - 72 - - -1 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 2206 - - 3001 - - 1662 BL Depth Hcrit 6581 - - 6582 - - 8066 - - 6582 - - 6582 Hcrit BL Top 6599 - - 6599 - - 9706 - - 10501 - - 9162 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 818 - - 2078 - - 1815 - - 1762 - - 1898 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 41 - - 232 - - 0 - - 13 W* B/S 0 - - 4 - - 6 - - 0 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 2 - - 2 - - 7 - - 8 - - 2 BL Wind Direction 174 - - 110 - - 002 - - 017 - - 031 Direction Wind Shear 2 - - 5 - - 13 - - 14 - - 9 Wind Shear Max.Converg -8 - - -3 - - 8 - - 22 - - 8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 1 - - -450 - - 1175 - - 2985 - - 2564 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 6598 - - 7049 - - 8532 - - 7517 - - 6598 sfcLCL ODpotential -5768 - - -4774 - - -2517 - - -683 - - -88 ODpotential blCL 12367 - - 11373 - - 12223 - - 11184 - - 9250 blCL maxRH 90 - - 75 - - 61 - - 74 - - 85 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 12.0 - - 19.9 - - 25.0 - - 22.6 - - 14.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 7.9 - - 12.6 - - 11.1 - - 13.2 - - 10.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 18.9 - - 22.2 - - 27.1 - - 26.6 - - 22.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 11.3 - - 12.2 - - 10.4 - - 12.5 - - 13.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -3 - - 56 - - 72 - - -1 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 2206 - - 3001 - - 1662 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 60 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 41 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 2 - - 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] 94446 44 313 49 298 48 285 55 290 64 289 94446 87958 34 331 30 304 39 296 41 305 47 300 87958 82844 29 340 25 327 34 317 41 319 33 313 82844 78501 27 338 23 332 28 322 35 322 32 322 78501 74678 25 329 23 331 23 327 26 318 30 326 74678 71252 25 328 26 333 26 334 29 323 33 327 71252 68125 26 325 31 331 30 325 33 320 34 321 68125 65224 29 322 33 320 33 320 36 317 34 312 65224 62506 35 321 35 317 34 317 39 317 33 308 62506 59851 38 313 38 312 36 312 43 310 36 309 59851 57061 41 315 39 311 40 308 44 301 41 310 57061 54148 46 317 44 312 45 310 44 303 47 311 54148 51354 50 314 49 313 51 311 48 308 51 309 51354 48826 52 316 51 314 53 311 51 308 50 306 48826 46543 54 318 53 315 54 308 52 309 49 304 46543 44456 57 318 55 314 55 306 54 309 48 306 44456 42534 58 318 55 312 52 310 51 309 47 310 42534 40758 58 316 52 312 48 313 47 312 47 315 40758 39112 56 313 51 314 47 315 49 318 49 318 39112 37586 53 314 51 313 49 318 50 317 50 318 37586 36172 51 317 49 312 50 319 49 316 51 318 36172 34835 50 319 47 311 48 316 48 318 52 321 34835 33516 49 316 47 310 45 313 44 319 54 324 33516 32192 47 308 48 310 42 313 42 323 54 323 32192 30870 46 301 50 308 40 314 43 326 53 321 30870 29536 47 301 52 302 38 312 43 323 52 321 29536 28175 48 300 53 297 36 312 41 318 52 322 28175 26787 46 299 53 296 34 311 38 316 52 324 26787 25371 45 300 52 297 33 312 37 319 50 326 25371 23932 44 301 50 299 32 312 36 322 46 326 23932 22472 43 301 46 301 31 312 35 324 42 327 22472 20987 39 301 39 304 30 311 33 325 39 330 20987 19470 35 301 34 306 29 313 30 326 37 333 19470 17945 32 307 31 309 29 316 28 328 34 335 17945 16488 29 316 29 313 29 321 26 332 31 338 16488 15164 24 322 26 319 26 327 24 336 27 341 15164 13982 20 327 21 329 22 333 22 340 23 342 13982 12921 17 333 16 339 19 337 20 343 20 340 12921 11964 14 342 13 344 16 342 17 348 17 340 11964 11097 13 352 12 347 15 346 15*354 15 346 11097 10315 11 000 10 350 14*354 13*001 13 352 10315 9610 10 006 9 355 13*360 12 007 10*357 9610 8974 8 012 7 003 12 358 11 012 7*002 8974 8391 7 022 6 016 9 356 9 018 4 008 8391 7867 6 039 5 031 6 360 8 025 2 038 7867 7420 5 060 4 052 3 012 6 036 2 074 7420 7073 4 091 2 105 2 029 4 050 2 104 7073 6832 3 126 2 142 2 046 3 072 2 133 6832 6684 3*157 2*151 2 051 3 099 2 183 6684 6598 2*186 2*152 2 060 2 125 2 206 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