DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 04/11 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 - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 45.2 - - 50.5 - - 48.2 - - 38.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 178 - - 336 - - 127 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2918 - - 7959 - - 5856 - - 305 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9214 - - 13402 - - 11204 - - 6583 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10418 - - 15459 - - 13356 - - 7805 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2450 - - 2218 - - 2483 - - 2806 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 348 - - 596 - - 391 - - 31 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 17 - - 25 - - 20 - - 14 BL Wind Direction - - - 215 - - 226 - - 248 - - 262 Direction Wind Shear - - - 12 - - 19 - - 13 - - 15 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -14 - - -33 - - -30 - - -47 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 3818 - - 6169 - - 4437 - - 1205 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6600 - - 9291 - - 8920 - - 6600 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 1910 - - 2967 - - 1668 - - -2202 ODpotential blCL - - - 8508 - - 12492 - - 11688 - - 10007 blCL maxRH - - - 95 - - 79 - - 82 - - 99 maxRH CAPE - - - 590 - - 580 - - 260 - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 45.2 - - 50.5 - - 48.2 - - 38.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 39.3 - - 32.4 - - 31.8 - - 34.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 46.6 - - 51.4 - - 50.1 - - 43.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 38.4 - - 31.8 - - 31.2 - - 33.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 178 - - 336 - - 127 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2918 - - 7959 - - 5856 - - 305 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 79 - - 16 - - 27 - - 97 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 3 - - 4 - - 5 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] 96682 33 270 35 265 41 289 34 284 96682 89339 31 268 39 278 45 283 38 292 89339 83760 33 269 36 283 35 268 33 283 83760 79170 34 274 38 272 30 272 33 265 79170 75216 34 276 34 272 32 280 30 263 75216 71706 30 272 27 278 35 282 30 265 71706 68507 29 266 30 267 38 271 31 259 68507 65548 31 264 34 259 38 264 31 261 65548 62781 32 266 33 261 37 262 37 259 62781 60082 32 265 30 262 38 257 37 250 60082 57255 32 256 33 258 34 248 34 244 57255 54322 28 251 35 246 31 252 27 239 54322 51518 30 252 30 247 33 250 24 236 51518 48978 32 252 30 254 34 248 30 237 48978 46693 36 248 33 251 38 243 39 236 46693 44622 39 241 37 247 41 236 45 229 44622 42739 40 232 42 241 41 236 42 224 42739 41018 39 220 42 236 41 235 36 231 41018 39440 31 209 39 228 37 240 41 244 39440 37990 28 212 36 225 36 256 50 254 37990 36655 35 208 34 226 43 265 52 258 36655 35390 44 198 34 222 45 268 54 260 35390 34131 46 187 36 215 46 270 54 259 34131 32850 47 189 37 204 47 273 53 257 32850 31550 53 193 36 198 47 278 52 259 31550 30219 54 191 36 194 47 284 48 262 30219 28848 51 192 35 196 43 289 42 263 28848 27440 45 194 35 201 30 259 37 264 27440 25997 41 195 34 205 28 216 34 264 25997 24523 37 195 32 207 30 206 33 263 24523 23022 36 197 30 205 29 217 32 262 23022 21493 37 201 31 204 27 231 28 248 21493 19932 41 203 31 205 25 243 27 228 19932 18365 43 207 32 213 25 251 22 227 18365 16869 44 215 30 222 23 252 17 243 16869 15511 40 222 29*226 22 251 17 251 15511 14294 34 228 30*225 22*253 18 252 14294 13198 29 232 31 223 21*255 19 254 13198 12206 26 233 31 223 21 255 19 257 12206 11306 24 233 30 224 21 253 20 261 11306 10490 22*230 28 225 21 251 20 266 10490 9754 20*226 25 227 21 249 21 272 9754 9089 19 221 23 229 20 247 21 276 9089 8480 18 217 20 230 20 244 21 277 8480 7930 18 213 19 230 19 241 21*276 7930 7463 17 210 18 230 19 238 19*271 7463 7098 16 208 17 230 18 237 17 264 7098 6845 15 207 16 230 17 235 14 256 6845 6689 14 206 15 230 15 234 11 250 6689 6600 9 205 11 230 10 232 5 245 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