DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 02/02 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 - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 26.1 - - 34.1 - - 38.0 - - 34.4 - - 30.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -5 - - 57 - - 99 - - -3 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 209 - - 854 - - 2065 - - 257 - - 189 BL Depth Hcrit 6582 - - 6583 - - 8285 - - 6583 - - 6583 Hcrit BL Top 7709 - - 8354 - - 9565 - - 7757 - - 7689 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1732 - - 1505 - - 1897 - - 2352 - - 2401 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 159 - - 253 - - 15 - - 16 W* B/S 0 - - 7 - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 7 - - 4 - - 11 - - 9 - - 9 BL Wind Direction 354 - - 304 - - 275 - - 272 - - 282 Direction Wind Shear 12 - - 4 - - 8 - - 10 - - 8 Wind Shear Max.Converg -11 - - -8 - - -24 - - -26 - - -27 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1455 - - -1009 - - -1283 - - -1968 - - -1105 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 9165 - - 9364 - - 10848 - - 9725 - - 8794 sfcLCL ODpotential -6176 - - -6434 - - -8122 - - -8285 - - -7675 ODpotential blCL 13885 - - 14788 - - 17687 - - 16042 - - 15364 blCL maxRH 66 - - 82 - - 66 - - 76 - - 76 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 26.1 - - 34.1 - - 38.0 - - 34.4 - - 30.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 9.9 - - 16.7 - - 14.0 - - 15.5 - - 15.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 35.2 - - 36.9 - - 40.2 - - 39.5 - - 38.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 13.8 - - 15.5 - - 12.9 - - 14.4 - - 14.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -5 - - 57 - - 99 - - -3 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 209 - - 854 - - 2065 - - 257 - - 189 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 29 - - 0 - - 3 - - 4 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 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] 95358 68 293 60 297 64 307 50 309 47 300 95358 88629 30 305 36 304 42 311 34 320 35 337 88629 83306 23 304 24 294 30 296 38 305 31 324 83306 78800 28 313 21 310 27 284 35 299 29 299 78800 74902 37 300 22 309 25 286 35 302 29 317 74902 71430 29 299 15 289 20 278 33 292 34 312 71430 68266 21 322 13 298 17 290 28 289 35 302 68266 65351 31 314 24 302 24 294 24 297 31 298 65351 62624 34 292 32 291 29 292 26 302 29 304 62624 59956 32 287 34 288 33 295 33 299 37 305 59956 57170 31 294 38 285 36 291 34 296 39 300 57170 54281 34 301 43 291 36 290 32 297 34 300 54281 51509 55 295 57 285 41 290 37 300 35 308 51509 48999 61 281 59 275 52 287 47 296 40 302 48999 46741 49 271 49 276 57 284 47 290 39 297 46741 44693 35 265 47 285 54 285 42 293 47 311 44693 42838 38 300 52 293 47 285 42 314 52 311 42838 41156 60 304 55 296 41 305 49 330 42 319 41156 39626 62 304 52 299 54 315 55 337 63 343 39626 38221 61 311 52 311 52 322 69 345 87 340 38221 36915 64 315 58 326 61 341 68 340 85 336 36915 35671 64 323 68 321 68 342 66 338 76 334 35671 34428 54 336 60 331 71 334 66 339 71 333 34428 33158 63 352 61 344 66 329 65 341 67 332 33158 31864 74 351 63 336 58 326 62 338 65 333 31864 30536 76 348 65 334 54 324 62 335 63 336 30536 29164 73 346 64 336 51 325 58 334 61 338 29164 27752 72 344 61 342 44 325 50 326 62 340 27752 26300 65 339 55 349 41 328 50 317 63 342 26300 24813 50 325 48 348 41 333 48 315 60 340 24813 23295 42 312 42 334 39 336 45 317 51 333 23295 21740 41 308 45 320 37 330 41 320 41 326 21740 20141 41 308 45 315 36 318 39 322 47 323 20141 18529 39 308 40 314 37 316 39 324 46 326 18529 16986 34 307 34 315 35 318 38 324 40 331 16986 15585 28 303 27 316 31 319 36 322 33 335 15585 14337 22 299 22 314 27 317 32 321 29 336 14337 13217 18 297 17 310 23 314 26 319 27 333 13217 12209 15 300 14 307 20 311 22 317 26 329 12209 11298 14 308 12 303 17 308 20 315 24 325 11298 10476 13 319 10 301 15 303 19 312 22 323 10476 9737 14 330 9 299 14*295 18 309 20 321 9737 9072 14 337 7 301 13*285 16 306 17 319 9072 8464 14 344 5*305 13 278 14 302 15 317 8464 7917 13*350 5*311 12 274 13*295 13*312 7917 7453 11*352 6 308 11 271 11*284 11*301 7453 7092 9 355 5 300 11 269 10 274 10 286 7092 6841 6 358 3 299 10 268 9 266 10 273 6841 6688 3 000 2 297 8 268 6 257 8 269 6688 6600 1 215 1 292 6 267 2 232 5 261 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