DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 02/12 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 - - - 31.6 - - 35.2 - - 33.1 - - 27.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -3 - - 112 - - 12 - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 588 - - 2661 - - 2723 - - 335 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6582 - - 8795 - - 6583 - - 6583 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8088 - - 10161 - - 10223 - - 7835 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2032 - - 1495 - - 1874 - - 2327 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 39 - - 288 - - 141 - - 40 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 19 - - 10 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 128 - - 173 - - 207 - - 134 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 4 - - 4 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - 4 - - 6 - - -5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1072 - - 3194 - - 3624 - - 1236 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7017 - - 6968 - - 6600 - - 6600 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2988 - - 1214 - - 1747 - - 896 ODpotential blCL - - - 11076 - - 8947 - - 8476 - - 6939 blCL maxRH - - - 81 - - 89 - - 98 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 40 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 31.6 - - 35.2 - - 33.1 - - 27.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 24.3 - - 28.0 - - 29.4 - - 27.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 34.4 - - 37.1 - - 36.2 - - 33.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 23.5 - - 27.0 - - 29.0 - - 30.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -3 - - 112 - - 12 - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 588 - - 2661 - - 2723 - - 335 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 25 - - 55 - - 90 - - 99 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 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] 96777 28 077 38 075 30 098 28 072 96777 89673 24 093 25 070 28 090 25 074 89673 84116 25 093 18 073 16 075 23 071 84116 79475 16 081 15 065 9 061 17 050 79475 75457 10 063 11 045 7 056 9 029 75457 71891 6 067 6 015 4 033 5 012 71891 68654 7 033 3 310 3 288 4 325 68654 65669 5 325 6 290 9 293 7 314 65669 62885 10 296 12 290 16 294 13 291 62885 60172 18 280 17 280 21 289 17 277 60172 57326 22 269 21 274 23 280 18 277 57326 54362 24 269 25 274 23 273 23 283 54362 51532 23 271 28 274 24 276 24 280 51532 48988 22 272 28 269 26 282 20 278 48988 46714 20 277 26 267 26 280 19 282 46714 44659 19 282 20 274 24 267 20 273 44659 42782 17 276 19 282 20 262 17 274 42782 41051 15 273 18 275 16 264 17 282 41051 39452 15 271 14 274 10 266 11 275 39452 37973 11 253 12 323 8 315 5 322 37973 36611 1 343 10 354 13 008 10 034 36611 35334 12 060 16 077 21 027 19 055 35334 34077 17 066 25 081 22 038 25 055 34077 32802 23 070 27 074 22 050 26 053 32802 31507 29 071 28 066 24 058 26 059 31507 30180 32 073 28 062 27 063 27 066 30180 28812 31 085 29 058 29 062 27 068 28812 27409 21 087 29 060 29 061 27 068 27409 25971 9 067 22 063 27 064 25 071 25971 24501 4 014 12 073 19 072 20 073 24501 23003 3 310 5 085 7 077 10 056 23003 21476 3 260 1 335 1 359 4 316 21476 19913 5 245 4 291 5 304 6 293 19913 18340 5 262 7 289 8 293 12 295 18340 16834 3 299 8 290 8 282 16 292 16834 15465 4 320 7 295 7 277 15 289 15465 14241 4 316 7 303 6 292 13 291 14241 13140 3 313 6 311 6 315 11 298 13140 12146 2 312 5 318 6 326 9 311 12146 11247 1 318 4 322 5 312 5 327 11247 10436 0 060 2*314 4*289 2 339 10436 9706 1 139 1*292 3*266 0 075 9706 9048 1 131 2 187 3 237 2 150 9048 8446 0*069 3 171 3 213 3 161 8446 7904 0*050 4 169 3 199 4*166 7904 7445 1 095 4 169 3 188 3*159 7445 7088 2 129 4 170 3 180 3 133 7088 6839 2 141 4 169 3 175 3 125 6839 6687 2 146 3 169 2 170 3 121 6687 6600 2 147 3 168 2 169 1 116 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