DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/07 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 - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 60.2 - - 64.9 - - 65.1 - - 56.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 351 - - 426 - - 178 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7625 - - 9922 - - 10113 - - 6303 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 13150 - - 15112 - - 14721 - - 6584 Hcrit BL Top - - - 15125 - - 17422 - - 17613 - - 13803 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2113 - - 1208 - - 1029 - - 1904 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 594 - - 691 - - 522 - - 37 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 10 - - 8 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 13 - - 12 - - 16 BL Wind Direction - - - 299 - - 307 - - 323 - - 336 Direction Wind Shear - - - 15 - - 12 - - 4 - - 8 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -12 - - -9 - - 15 - - -7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1520 - - 1905 - - 2078 - - 943 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13606 - - 15518 - - 15536 - - 12861 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2616 - - -1077 - - -890 - - -4532 ODpotential blCL - - - 17741 - - 18499 - - 18503 - - 18335 blCL maxRH - - - 88 - - 69 - - 73 - - 55 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 60.2 - - 64.9 - - 65.1 - - 56.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 23.2 - - 19.3 - - 19.5 - - 22.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 60.7 - - 65.1 - - 66.5 - - 62.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 22.1 - - 18.1 - - 18.6 - - 22.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 351 - - 426 - - 178 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7625 - - 9922 - - 10113 - - 6303 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 52 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 97843 14 240 13 302 6 277 13 288 97843 90420 10 235 8 269 8 292 4 333 90420 84709 9 219 8 229 7 304 3 060 84709 79975 6 171 9 241 9 309 5 012 79975 75887 3 208 5 262 8 296 7 325 75887 72268 6 205 6 292 5 337 5 347 72268 68991 1 219 9 294 9 296 11 347 68991 65977 1 358 5 302 7 261 7 334 65977 63169 10 345 9 319 8 313 7 343 63169 60439 3 319 8 282 13 292 12 321 60439 57596 14 332 3 002 8 303 11 323 57596 54663 22 313 19 322 19 318 24 321 54663 51889 13 299 16 307 17 301 19 303 51889 49401 4 282 15 323 25 324 24 322 49401 47181 32 319 41 319 41 323 38 324 47181 45191 50 321 52 320 51 321 49 325 45191 43398 63 327 60 327 60 329 55 334 43398 41772 75 329 74 331 75 337 71 343 41772 40272 82 328 85 328 82 337 74 339 40272 38863 79 324 85 324 81 336 71 338 38863 37535 73 320 80 321 80 336 70 337 37535 36261 68 318 74 319 80 336 69 336 36261 34981 67 320 71 322 78 334 67 337 34981 33672 67 321 70 324 76 333 65 336 33672 32340 67 323 68 326 74 335 61 332 32340 30973 66 324 65 325 70 340 57 330 30973 29566 64 325 62 326 63 344 54 332 29566 28119 61 324 55 328 57 345 51 335 28119 26637 55 324 47 330 52 343 48 340 26637 25123 47 324 44 332 47 340 46 348 25123 23579 41 321 42 330 40 340 40 348 23579 22003 37 318 39 326 33 337 33 338 22003 20388 33 315 35 322 30 332 31 326 20388 18761 29 313 29*318 22*330 29 321 18761 17206 27 311 19*311 13*322 22 322 17206 15797 25*310 13 305 12 322 12 320 15797 14541 22*307 13 305 12 322 10*326 14541 13412 17 301 13 305 12 323 12*335 13412 12390 14 297 13 305 12 323 14 336 12390 11462 13 297 13 306 13 324 16 336 11462 10622 13 297 12 306 13 323 17 337 10622 9862 12 297 12 307 13 323 18 337 9862 9175 12 297 12 307 13 323 18 338 9175 8546 12 297 11 308 12 323 18 337 8546 7978 11 297 11 308 12 323 18 337 7978 7494 11 297 11 308 12 323 17 337 7494 7118 10 297 10 309 12 323 15 335 7118 6855 9 297 9 309 11 323 12 332 6855 6694 9 297 9 309 10 324 9 328 6694 6601 7 298 7 310 8 324 4 313 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