DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/16 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 28.7 - - 29.8 - - 26.1 - - 15.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 444 - - 418 - - 121 - - -33 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8732 - - 10847 - - 7117 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 14160 - - 15856 - - 12093 - - 6582 Hcrit BL Top - - - 16232 - - 18347 - - 14617 - - 6599 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 829 - - 1135 - - 5153 - - 3767 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 672 - - 705 - - 406 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 10 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 12 - - 15 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 295 - - 306 - - 327 - - 297 Direction Wind Shear - - - 11 - - 3 - - 12 - - 8 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -20 - - 14 - - -40 - - -21 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 5404 - - 7586 - - 6397 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10828 - - 10761 - - 8221 - - 6598 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 3322 - - 5038 - - 2229 - - -2830 ODpotential blCL - - - 12910 - - 13309 - - 12388 - - 9429 blCL maxRH - - - 86 - - 81 - - 69 - - 78 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 120 - - 160 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 28.7 - - 29.8 - - 26.1 - - 15.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 4.3 - - 5.7 - - 13.4 - - 11.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 29.2 - - 30.3 - - 28.0 - - 21.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 3.3 - - 5.4 - - 12.8 - - 12.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 444 - - 418 - - 121 - - -33 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8732 - - 10847 - - 7117 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 44 - - 23 - - 0 - - 12 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 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] 96812 54 255 48 260 48 255 48 254 96812 89443 42 248 41 258 41 260 35 260 89443 83809 33 240 40 256 34 265 33 271 83809 79159 24 242 34 258 28 262 33 271 79159 75167 20 243 22 264 25 268 23 270 75167 71629 19 233 14 261 17 273 13 275 71629 68396 12 242 15 247 18 272 17 292 68396 65408 8 250 18 237 24 266 23 289 65408 62635 10 222 17 227 21 252 21 271 62635 59936 22 264 21 281 18 268 12 261 59936 57093 36 270 29 288 25 288 15 276 57093 54117 35 255 34 271 28 270 23 272 54117 51268 22 250 31 252 27 268 31 262 51268 48710 23 284 25 259 25 272 30 267 48710 46424 28 276 30 267 28 275 30 269 46424 44347 32 276 31 268 29 271 29 274 44347 42439 41 273 33 269 28 269 29 278 42439 40674 47 262 35 267 33 274 29 281 40674 39036 45 255 36 265 38 273 31 285 39036 37512 49 258 43 264 40 271 31 285 37512 36097 57 255 51 257 41 266 31 282 36097 34760 64 250 55 251 41 259 29 278 34760 33432 69 245 58 246 41 255 26 276 33432 32090 73 242 60 241 41 252 24 282 32090 30737 76 240 61 239 40 250 26 290 30737 29369 81 240 62 239 38 250 28 285 29369 27977 87 240 63 238 36 252 24 284 27977 26564 91 238 64 238 34 256 21 289 26564 25141 93 236 64 239 29 265 13 312 25141 23722 90 236 61 241 24 279 11 353 23722 22301 84 237 51 249 19 298 17 019 22301 20858 76 240 33 257 16 312 23 008 20858 19380 64 246 14*273 14 321 24 347 19380 17889 48 253 6*315 13 321 21 337 17889 16458 26*265 7 307 14 320 19 341 16458 15154 18*276 9 305 14*318 19 350 15154 13985 16 281 12 302 16*315 19 356 13985 12932 15 288 14 301 17 315 19 358 12932 11978 15 293 15 302 18 319 20 356 11978 11114 15 299 15 303 18 322 21 353 11114 10330 15 301 15 304 18 325 22 350 10330 9624 16 302 15 305 17 328 22 348 9624 8985 16 302 15 306 16 331 22 345 8985 8401 16 303 15 308 14 336 22 341 8401 7873 16 303 15 310 13 344 21 336 7873 7425 15 303 14 313 11 350 20 330 7425 7075 15 303 14 314 10 353 18 324 7075 6833 14 302 13 315 10 355 16 317 6833 6684 13 302 12 316 9 356 13*308 6684 6598 10 302 9 318 6 358 6*284 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