DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 05/19 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 - - - 48.6 - - 52.7 - - 49.1 - - 43.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 488 - - 505 - - 263 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8772 - - 10842 - - 5717 - - 1638 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 14228 - - 15951 - - 11488 - - 6583 Hcrit BL Top - - - 16272 - - 18342 - - 13217 - - 9138 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1153 - - 1579 - - 3683 - - 3992 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 690 - - 750 - - 487 - - 29 W* B/S - - - 16 - - 16 - - 9 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 9 - - 10 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 269 - - 247 - - 266 - - 270 Direction Wind Shear - - - 14 - - 9 - - 5 - - 9 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 6 - - 15 - - -54 - - -37 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 2564 - - 5006 - - 2886 - - 1071 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13708 - - 13336 - - 10332 - - 8067 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 1557 - - 3573 - - 547 - - -2044 ODpotential blCL - - - 14715 - - 14769 - - 12670 - - 11182 blCL maxRH - - - 91 - - 97 - - 86 - - 93 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 60 - - 120 - - 30 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 48.6 - - 52.7 - - 49.1 - - 43.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 11.5 - - 17.1 - - 26.9 - - 30.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 48.7 - - 52.6 - - 50.0 - - 46.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 10.8 - - 16.6 - - 26.7 - - 30.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 488 - - 505 - - 263 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8772 - - 10842 - - 5717 - - 1638 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 64 - - 87 - - 43 - - 73 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 - - 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] 98168 14 111 14 114 10 120 3 068 98168 90747 12 092 8 089 9 059 8 072 90747 85046 17 115 7 112 6 039 15 088 85046 80300 13 141 2 167 8 116 7 104 80300 76209 11 118 6 217 3 163 6 086 76209 72587 3 118 6 178 8 199 4 006 72587 69294 7 216 6 215 6 210 2 258 69294 66240 11 213 13 213 8 230 6 225 66240 63395 8 237 10 220 10 239 7 224 63395 60632 18 250 14 261 14 250 6 262 60632 57751 16 243 16 254 19 249 13 263 57751 54765 12 276 15 254 19 250 15 253 54765 51914 16 292 15 263 17 265 15 267 51914 49347 22 287 21 281 19 274 17 265 49347 47046 24 279 25 273 22 285 21 285 47046 44967 22 272 22 267 25 280 23 288 44967 43081 21 268 21 278 21 285 21 302 43081 41354 22 278 21 291 25 305 24 313 41354 39763 23 284 24 295 31 306 25 319 39763 38296 22 286 27 292 31 312 23 334 38296 36939 20 296 28 302 30 325 26 343 36939 35657 20 308 31 323 30 337 28 343 35657 34384 23 311 35 338 34 345 31 343 34384 33092 24 312 39 346 37 345 33 342 33092 31784 24 309 40 348 36 345 31 337 31784 30447 24 299 37 347 36 343 28 329 30447 29071 22 290 30 338 35 340 29 326 29071 27655 22 290 25 322 35 336 29 326 27655 26203 22 297 22 311 33 331 29 322 26203 24719 22 305 19 309 30 322 28 318 24719 23209 20 312 18 310 26 315 26 317 23209 21669 17 314 17 313 21 304 20 315 21669 20093 16 315 17 308 19 289 14 287 20093 18508 15 318 14*294 16 299 14 286 18508 16990 14*317 12*290 13 308 14 297 16990 15609 13*308 10 273 12 312 13 306 15609 14373 12 301 9 245 10 308 13 315 14373 13261 11 297 9 239 9*300 13 320 13261 12256 10 289 9 237 8*292 12 323 12256 11344 8 266 9 234 8 279 11 319 11344 10519 8 253 9 235 9 270 10 310 10519 9775 8 242 9 235 10 263 10*298 9775 9103 8 236 9 236 11 261 11*288 9103 8489 8 230 9 237 12 260 11 280 8489 7936 8 225 9 239 12 260 11 272 7936 7466 8 221 8 240 12 260 11 264 7466 7100 8 218 8 240 12 260 9 256 7100 6846 7 216 8 241 12 260 7 249 6846 6690 7 216 7 241 11 260 6 246 6690 6600 6 214 6 241 9 259 4 234 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