DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 04/06 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 43.4 - - 53.5 - - 58.8 - - 57.4 - - 47.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -1 - - 286 - - 351 - - 141 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 5946 - - 9820 - - 9011 - - 211 BL Depth Hcrit 6584 - - 11714 - - 14917 - - 13662 - - 6584 Hcrit BL Top 6601 - - 13446 - - 17320 - - 16511 - - 7711 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 3948 - - 2238 - - 2066 - - 2990 - - 6085 Hgt.Variab. W* 8 - - 510 - - 643 - - 462 - - 9 W* B/S 1 - - 10 - - 10 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 2 - - 9 - - 11 - - 13 - - 13 BL Wind Direction 206 - - 295 - - 281 - - 288 - - 307 Direction Wind Shear 1 - - 17 - - 11 - - 5 - - 13 Wind Shear Max.Converg -7 - - 9 - - 23 - - -30 - - -31 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -4471 - - 1181 - - 3861 - - 2871 - - -2449 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 11072 - - 12266 - - 13460 - - 13641 - - 10160 sfcLCL ODpotential -9539 - - -1728 - - 1725 - - -20 - - -6385 ODpotential blCL 16140 - - 15174 - - 15595 - - 16531 - - 14096 blCL maxRH 65 - - 64 - - 73 - - 72 - - 64 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 70 - - 10 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 43.4 - - 53.5 - - 58.8 - - 57.4 - - 47.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 18.4 - - 22.7 - - 22.5 - - 20.5 - - 25.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 47.9 - - 54.5 - - 59.2 - - 59.0 - - 53.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 17.4 - - 21.8 - - 21.9 - - 20.0 - - 25.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -1 - - 286 - - 351 - - 141 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 5946 - - 9820 - - 9011 - - 211 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 - - 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] 96242 21 304 12 290 20 265 20 290 16 294 96242 89081 13 270 16 284 16 288 21 302 15 324 89081 83626 15 296 11 292 17 306 19 316 15 318 83626 79096 20 313 16 302 19 295 25 308 20 311 79096 75185 20 316 22 310 24 305 25 306 26 308 75185 71711 24 307 27 302 32 303 32 305 29 311 71711 68538 30 307 30 300 35 299 36 305 35 309 68538 65593 37 307 34 300 37 295 37 301 38 303 65593 62843 41 307 38 299 39 294 40 296 40 300 62843 60158 44 299 42 297 43 293 41 295 42 298 60158 57338 45 290 47 295 46 293 43 296 43 296 57338 54399 43 287 47 289 49 293 46 297 44 296 54399 51594 42 289 44 285 47 292 49 296 44 294 51594 49079 43 291 39 288 44 291 48 293 42 292 49079 46838 43 289 39 291 42 291 47 289 42 294 46838 44817 40 287 40 291 41 290 45 286 44 294 44817 42977 38 286 39 287 39 288 41 283 44 291 42977 41294 39 286 36 281 37 290 38 286 41 288 41294 39751 40 284 38 280 39 292 38 292 37 288 39751 38331 39 286 42 279 42 288 38 295 35 292 38331 37016 39 287 44 276 45 283 37 296 32 296 37016 35765 39 284 42 279 47 282 38 297 29 306 35765 34513 39 283 39 283 46 284 39 295 30 314 34513 33234 39 283 37 286 43 286 38 292 32 316 33234 31930 39 283 36 285 39 286 36 292 33 312 31930 30591 38 280 35 286 35 286 35 292 29 309 30591 29212 36 276 36 285 33 286 34 294 25 309 29212 27794 35 273 37 285 32 290 31 296 24 312 27794 26340 35 270 36 282 31 293 26 295 24 310 26340 24854 35 269 34 281 28 294 22 296 24 306 24854 23341 31 277 32 283 27 296 22 301 22 301 23341 21799 26 288 26 286 28 298 25 302 22 300 21799 20219 22 294 22 287 27 299 25 303 23 300 20219 18627 19 288 20 288 23*301 21 305 21 299 18627 17102 18 284 19 291 17*297 16*303 19 298 17102 15712 17 287 19 293 14 290 14*295 16 299 15712 14468 15 294 18*295 12 282 13 291 14 301 14468 13347 13 298 17*299 11 280 13 288 11 305 13347 12332 12 298 16 302 11 278 13 287 10 313 12332 11411 11 295 13 304 11 277 13 287 9 322 11411 10577 10 286 10 305 11 276 14 287 10 328 10577 9824 9 271 9 302 11 276 14 287 11 329 9824 9143 7 253 7 293 11 276 14 287 13 327 9143 8520 6 241 6 278 10 275 14 287 15 322 8520 7958 5 235 5 261 10 275 14 287 17*317 7958 7481 4 233 4 248 10 275 13 287 18*312 7481 7109 2 222 3 236 9 275 13 288 16 309 7109 6850 2 200 3 228 9 275 12 288 13 303 6850 6692 1*194 3 222 8 275 11 288 9 299 6692 6601 1*205 2 218 7 276 9 287 5 288 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