DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/27 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 63.9 - - 67.5 - - - - - 63.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 314 - - 113 - - - - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4053 - - 11641 - - - - - 9764 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 10283 - - 15546 - - - - - 6585 Hcrit BL Top - - - 11553 - - 19141 - - - - - 17264 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 5901 - - 1210 - - - - - 2573 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 467 - - 475 - - - - - 0 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 4 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 21 - - - - - 15 BL Wind Direction - - - 103 - - 133 - - - - - 136 Direction Wind Shear - - - 14 - - 21 - - - - - 25 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 16 - - 22 - - - - - 18 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 816 - - 6756 - - - - - 4596 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10737 - - 12386 - - - - - 12669 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2295 - - 3851 - - - - - 1050 ODpotential blCL - - - 13848 - - 15290 - - - - - 16214 blCL maxRH - - - 66 - - 101 - - - - - 76 maxRH CAPE - - - 430 - - 470 - - - - - 120 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 63.9 - - 67.5 - - - - - 63.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 39.3 - - 35.7 - - - - - 30.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 64.4 - - 69.3 - - - - - 70.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 38.2 - - 34.9 - - - - - 30.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 314 - - 113 - - - - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4053 - - 11641 - - - - - 9764 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 103 - - - - - 3 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - - - - 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] 98671 23 123 10 104 11 055 98671 91273 10 105 11 099 10 080 91273 85553 9 119 11 094 14 089 85553 80795 19 123 13 087 19 070 80795 76706 20 108 13 097 17 067 76706 73096 10 133 10 132 9 064 73096 69816 9 124 12 152 1 097 69816 66782 8 135 5 170 4 131 66782 63948 12 172 9 198 4 093 63948 61188 15 162 15 171 4 168 61188 58306 12 152 13 151 9 152 58306 55321 10 147 7 137 7 138 55321 52471 10 153 10 157 7 158 52471 49916 12 155 14 132 17 171 49916 47658 23 169 16 173 16 174 47658 45636 25 168 18 178 24 181 45636 43789 23 169 27 189 20 151 43789 42073 23 179 41 183 13 181 42073 40489 37 185 51 180 52 191 40489 39042 50 175 58 171 52 172 39042 37697 53 169 55 165 38 165 37697 36410 49 167 43 166 36 178 36410 35122 45 168 36 176 38 182 35122 33808 41 172 35 183 40 177 33808 32470 41 177 39 185 44 173 32470 31097 40 177 40 182 46 172 31097 29680 38 171 40 179 47 178 29680 28226 35 163 40 177 44 184 28226 26740 32 157 40 178 38 187 26740 25226 29 154 38 177 32 185 25226 23687 28 152 35 171 28 173 23687 22114 28 153 34 167 29 170 22114 20505 28 157 32*161 32 159 20505 18888 27 160 27*152 32 149 18888 17340 26 160 26 147 31*147 17340 15929 25 154 25 144 26*149 15929 14663 26 147 24 141 20 147 14663 13520 24 142 23 138 18 144 13520 12484 22*135 22 132 16 142 12484 11543 19*128 20 126 15 138 11543 10689 18 120 19 122 15 134 10689 9917 16 109 19 119 14 130 9917 9219 15 100 18 116 14 125 9219 8579 14 092 17 114 13 121 8579 8002 14 088 17 112 13 116 8002 7510 14 087 16 111 12 113 7510 7126 13 087 16 110 10 111 7126 6859 12 086 15 110 7 107 6859 6696 11 086 13 109 6 105 6696 6602 9 086 10 108 2 071 6602 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