DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 05/26 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 - - - 59.2 - - 57.9 - - 57.9 - - 51.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 127 - - 173 - - 120 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5288 - - 3590 - - 1963 - - 233 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 10840 - - 9716 - - 8375 - - 6584 Hcrit BL Top - - - 12788 - - 11090 - - 9463 - - 7733 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1837 - - 2028 - - 3017 - - 1164 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 390 - - 375 - - 272 - - 18 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 16 - - 13 - - 9 - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - 151 - - 112 - - 095 - - 080 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 13 - - 8 - - 14 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -14 - - 23 - - 11 - - 14 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 3296 - - 3500 - - 1953 - - 1132 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9492 - - 7590 - - 7510 - - 6601 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 1265 - - 24 - - -1982 - - -3016 ODpotential blCL - - - 11523 - - 11066 - - 11445 - - 10749 blCL maxRH - - - 99 - - 83 - - 76 - - 78 maxRH CAPE - - - 150 - - 840 - - 950 - - 680 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 59.2 - - 57.9 - - 57.9 - - 51.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 40.0 - - 46.8 - - 47.1 - - 47.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 60.9 - - 59.5 - - 59.6 - - 55.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 38.9 - - 45.7 - - 46.0 - - 47.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 127 - - 173 - - 120 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5288 - - 3590 - - 1963 - - 233 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 97 - - 31 - - 5 - - 11 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 7 - - 7 - - 8 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] 98808 18 117 4 103 17 088 24 076 98808 91285 12 106 9 112 12 066 16 073 91285 85514 12 102 14 109 11 091 15 091 85514 80750 12 094 13 110 8 110 15 084 80750 76631 5 111 15 103 11 123 12 098 76631 72975 10 166 9 107 14 114 7 111 72975 69651 14 168 3 105 12 105 10 148 69651 66586 14 158 8 210 5 091 9 136 66586 63735 10 143 13 205 5 201 7 137 63735 60963 5 146 14 189 8 192 6 146 60963 58070 5 196 13 175 9 192 9 174 58070 55081 9 202 14 173 11 196 11 163 55081 52238 12 181 14 171 15 198 15 169 52238 49681 13 195 17 185 22 181 19 169 49681 47392 22 195 22 190 24 170 21 173 47392 45334 28 184 29 191 24 174 26 174 45334 43474 32 181 33 190 25 183 25 170 43474 41773 32 178 34 180 30 185 23 179 41773 40199 28 182 26 175 35 176 31 181 40199 38740 28 173 23 184 31 162 34 175 38740 37388 32 168 28 178 27 164 30 169 37388 36103 32 169 31 170 29 164 27 172 36103 34822 30 169 31 163 28 160 26 176 34822 33516 32 163 30 167 24 160 27 180 33516 32187 33 159 31 180 24 164 26 181 32187 30825 34 160 33 178 27 159 25 177 30825 29422 34 163 32 182 33 161 25 171 29422 27982 35 162 30 182 31 168 28 168 27982 26509 36 155 24 163 26 171 30 169 26509 25006 36 150 23 152 25 172 28 170 25006 23476 36 152 25 157 25 171 25 172 23476 21914 35 158 25 162 21 175 21 177 21914 20318 34 165 21 165 20 192 20 182 20318 18715 30 172 19 182 23 200 22 186 18715 17182 25 172 21 205 26 199 24 189 17182 15787 19 164 24 214 26 197 26 190 15787 14536 18 160 24 214 26 196 27 189 14536 13408 17*157 21 206 25 193 27 185 13408 12385 16*155 18 191 23 189 27 180 12385 11456 16 154 16*173 21 183 27 173 11456 10614 16 153 15*153 17 172 27 166 10614 9853 16 151 15 135 13*155 25 158 9853 9165 16 150 15 122 11*132 22 147 9165 8536 16 150 15 105 10 105 17 132 8536 7969 16 149 15 096 10 088 14*106 7969 7488 15 149 15 094 10 085 15*087 7488 7114 15 149 14 093 10 084 15 079 7114 6853 14 149 14 093 10 085 13 078 6853 6693 13 148 13 093 9 085 8 078 6693 6601 10 148 10 093 7 086 1 084 6601 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