DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/08 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 0655z - - 0703z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 42.6 - - 51.1 - - 57.0 - - 56.0 - - 46.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 12 - - 360 - - 417 - - 160 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 2091 - - 4866 - - 6872 - - 6506 - - 1342 BL Depth Hcrit 6583 - - 10957 - - 12616 - - 11825 - - 6584 Hcrit BL Top 9591 - - 12366 - - 14372 - - 14006 - - 8842 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1603 - - 1636 - - 2273 - - 2676 - - 3377 Hgt.Variab. W* 126 - - 514 - - 605 - - 432 - - 20 W* B/S 7 - - 11 - - 7 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 8 - - 15 - - 17 - - 18 BL Wind Direction 008 - - 263 - - 279 - - 287 - - 300 Direction Wind Shear 7 - - 18 - - 12 - - 10 - - 18 Wind Shear Max.Converg -6 - - -6 - - -24 - - -29 - - -40 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -2970 - - -1929 - - 620 - - 1016 - - -1073 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 12561 - - 14296 - - 13753 - - 12991 - - 9915 sfcLCL ODpotential -8709 - - -6363 - - -2123 - - -1909 - - -5326 ODpotential blCL 18300 - - 18729 - - 16495 - - 15915 - - 14168 blCL maxRH 67 - - 56 - - 78 - - 69 - - 79 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 42.6 - - 51.1 - - 57.0 - - 56.0 - - 46.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 10.9 - - 11.3 - - 19.4 - - 21.9 - - 26.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 45.2 - - 51.6 - - 57.3 - - 57.5 - - 51.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 10.3 - - 10.4 - - 18.9 - - 21.5 - - 26.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 12 - - 360 - - 417 - - 160 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 2091 - - 4866 - - 6872 - - 6506 - - 1342 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 12 - - 0 - - 15 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 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] 96234 17 286 13 229 24 241 9 294 17 281 96234 89077 16 311 15 295 17 273 17 303 13 309 89077 83596 15 329 18 318 13 310 16 295 17 294 83596 79039 25 321 24 312 16 317 17 294 20 287 79039 75091 21 308 19 302 9 310 18 306 24 302 75091 71593 10 282 16 288 14 318 25 305 30 305 71593 68424 16 306 20 286 28 299 27 296 30 303 68424 65497 27 312 23 306 24 298 25 294 23 297 65497 62757 33 302 34 313 23 302 27 298 23 296 62757 60078 33 289 35 301 27 299 31 302 25 292 60078 57278 28 289 30 290 34 291 33 300 27 296 57278 54372 25 315 24 290 35 287 34 295 30 302 54372 51592 34 321 26 302 32 284 35 291 33 296 51592 49085 41 309 32 306 30 285 37 289 37 288 49085 46839 45 300 38 300 33 287 38 288 37 285 46839 44805 50 298 43 297 39 288 39 287 36 283 44805 42957 54 299 47 295 44 291 40 288 37 281 42957 41277 59 298 52 293 48 293 44 289 42 283 41277 39744 65 295 57 293 52 291 51 289 51 280 39744 38327 71 294 65 289 55 289 51 287 53 278 38327 37005 75 294 68 288 56 289 50 286 54 278 37005 35743 76 295 67 289 56 288 50 285 52 276 35743 34480 74 296 65 291 56 288 50 284 51 275 34480 33192 72 297 66 292 57 287 49 282 49 275 33192 31880 70 298 66 292 57 286 49 280 47 275 31880 30535 69 300 63 293 57 286 48 279 47 276 30535 29150 64 302 60 296 55 287 45 279 44 277 29150 27731 56 301 59 299 52 289 44 278 40 279 27731 26280 50 298 54 299 50 292 43 277 36 280 26280 24799 46 299 48 296 48 293 42 277 34 279 24799 23289 43 299 43 295 47 293 41 278 35 276 23289 21747 41 298 41 296 44 293 40 281 35 276 21747 20165 39 297 39 296 41 293 39 284 34 280 20165 18572 38 298 36 298 38 295 35 289 29 284 18572 17047 37 301 34 300 34 298 30 294 25 287 17047 15661 36 306 32 303 31 302 26 296 22 289 15661 14419 35 311 29 306 26*304 22*296 21 291 14419 13303 33 316 25*309 19*299 19*294 20 295 13303 12292 28 321 18*308 15 287 17 290 20 298 12292 11376 21 327 11 291 15 281 17 288 20 302 11376 10547 15 334 9 263 15 279 18 287 20 304 10547 9799 10*342 9 251 15 277 18 286 21 305 9799 9124 7*350 8 246 15 275 18 285 21*305 9124 8506 5 001 8 243 15 274 18 285 22*304 8506 7949 3 022 8 241 14 273 18 284 22 303 7949 7475 3 032 8 239 14 272 17 283 20 302 7475 7106 2 028 7 237 13 271 17 283 17 298 7106 6849 2 019 7 236 12 271 16 283 14 291 6849 6691 1 332 6 235 12 271 14 282 10 285 6691 6600 1 274 5 235 9 270 10 282 5 274 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