DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 05/30 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 - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 52.3 - - 50.7 - - 50.0 - - 47.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 108 - - 57 - - 46 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3139 - - 2837 - - 2906 - - 2304 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9184 - - 8489 - - 8271 - - 6584 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10639 - - 10337 - - 10406 - - 9804 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1911 - - 1566 - - 1474 - - 1397 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 313 - - 246 - - 233 - - 74 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 4 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 11 - - 12 - - 14 BL Wind Direction - - - 314 - - 333 - - 318 - - 338 Direction Wind Shear - - - 12 - - 8 - - 10 - - 17 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -23 - - 11 - - -10 - - -33 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 4039 - - 3737 - - 3806 - - 3204 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6601 - - 6600 - - 6601 - - 6600 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 1125 - - 1960 - - 1875 - - 900 ODpotential blCL - - - 9514 - - 8377 - - 8531 - - 8904 blCL maxRH - - - 95 - - 101 - - 100 - - 93 maxRH CAPE - - - 340 - - 310 - - 190 - - 120 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 52.3 - - 50.7 - - 50.0 - - 47.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 45.9 - - 47.3 - - 46.0 - - 44.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 54.1 - - 52.8 - - 52.3 - - 50.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 44.7 - - 46.1 - - 44.8 - - 43.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 108 - - 57 - - 46 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3139 - - 2837 - - 2906 - - 2304 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 80 - - 102 - - 102 - - 72 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 7 - - 7 - - 7 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] 98485 15 108 11 104 13 095 20 095 98485 91050 18 115 15 094 17 093 18 089 91050 85345 20 121 17 106 14 078 16 098 85345 80622 20 116 15 113 12 084 18 101 80622 76555 17 107 11 110 14 104 13 102 76555 72966 15 122 12 122 10 130 10 088 72966 69714 14 125 14 135 14 137 11 117 69714 66707 9 131 13 158 9 127 9 131 66707 63906 12 171 13 168 12 196 11 182 63906 61177 14 169 17 183 17 197 13 192 61177 58307 16 183 18 195 19 199 17 191 58307 55315 19 202 21 204 21 206 18 194 55315 52457 23 211 23 203 26 201 23 211 52457 49891 25 212 21 197 24 193 26 201 49891 47598 25 210 22 197 21 192 27 190 47598 45525 24 201 25 199 21 195 24 186 45525 43633 24 181 28 196 22 191 23 184 43633 41892 27 164 31 177 26 186 22 175 41892 40282 28 158 37 164 30 167 23 166 40282 38795 40 139 43 143 37 152 27 148 38795 37425 38 138 45 123 42 131 40 128 37425 36130 33 137 33 114 47 121 48 125 36130 34839 30 130 29 095 49 114 46 119 34839 33528 25 127 32 094 44 104 49 114 33528 32201 22 125 28 093 28 091 47 111 32201 30842 21 119 23 091 17 089 32 108 30842 29442 22 112 18 089 12 102 16 105 29442 28002 23 107 14 090 10 118 16 101 28002 26524 22 102 12 094 9 130 12 083 26524 25013 22 097 11 098 8 130 8 061 25013 23472 20 090 10 096 6 112 6 040 23472 21899 19 081 8 075 5 074 5 024 21899 20289 17 069 7 038 6 037 6 360 20289 18669 16 062 9 010 7 016 8 330 18669 17121 14 050 10 005 8 003 12 314 17121 15715 14 037 9 007 8 004 15 309 15715 14460 14 019 11 341 10 001 17 307 14460 13332 14 006 13 333 13 357 18 311 13332 12312 14 355 14 330 15 348 19 318 12312 11389 13*347 14 330 15 340 19 326 11389 10556 13*337 14*331 15*334 20 334 10556 9806 13 329 13*332 15*330 20*338 9806 9130 13 324 13 333 14 324 20*340 9130 8511 11 316 12 333 14 321 19 340 8511 7952 10 305 11 333 12 316 16 340 7952 7477 8 285 10 333 11 309 13 339 7477 7107 8 279 9 333 10 305 10 335 7107 6849 7 276 8 332 9 303 7 330 6849 6691 7 273 7 333 8 302 5 323 6691 6600 6 273 6 333 6 301 3 315 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