DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/02 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 = 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 - - - 34.7 - - 28.1 - - 29.5 - - 23.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 176 - - 77 - - 44 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8854 - - 2663 - - 3743 - - 274 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 13750 - - 8555 - - 8785 - - 6582 Hcrit BL Top - - - 16354 - - 10163 - - 11243 - - 7774 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1869 - - 2990 - - 4759 - - 3340 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 504 - - 257 - - 245 - - 14 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 18 - - 22 - - 28 - - 16 BL Wind Direction - - - 270 - - 274 - - 338 - - 319 Direction Wind Shear - - - 14 - - 15 - - 14 - - 20 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -29 - - -41 - - -33 - - -19 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 6446 - - 3564 - - 3381 - - 435 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9908 - - 6599 - - 7863 - - 7340 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 3171 - - 1794 - - -981 - - -2642 ODpotential blCL - - - 13183 - - 8369 - - 12224 - - 10416 blCL maxRH - - - 80 - - 92 - - 79 - - 64 maxRH CAPE - - - 100 - - 210 - - 30 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 34.7 - - 28.1 - - 29.5 - - 23.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 14.1 - - 25.7 - - 18.2 - - 15.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 36.2 - - 30.2 - - 32.1 - - 28.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 12.9 - - 24.6 - - 17.0 - - 14.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 176 - - 77 - - 44 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8854 - - 2663 - - 3743 - - 274 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 18 - - 69 - - 15 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 3 - - 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] 96372 14 217 14 263 14 274 14 274 96372 89209 5 191 7 218 7 259 11 292 89209 83756 3 239 6 232 5 246 8 291 83756 79248 5 263 9 255 4 190 9 228 79248 75320 8 237 14 259 13 280 9 275 75320 71824 8 254 14 253 20 223 19 240 71824 68642 1 309 11 250 10 254 14 213 68642 65678 20 271 19 265 22 298 6 250 65678 62894 30 261 25 274 31 278 17 290 62894 60180 32 270 30 275 33 275 26 266 60180 57331 31 279 42 278 36 262 37 251 57331 54347 36 282 43 269 38 263 34 260 54347 51480 41 278 40 271 38 269 35 275 51480 48898 45 273 42 277 38 280 36 279 48898 46589 46 272 45 277 39 282 34 284 46589 44493 45 271 42 275 39 283 33 289 44493 42574 44 273 42 277 39 285 36 294 42574 40803 47 274 44 277 42 285 37 295 40803 39160 52 270 45 276 42 284 37 296 39160 37633 56 264 46 276 42 284 37 295 37633 36214 57 258 48 275 40 280 36 295 36214 34871 56 256 48 271 35 282 34 293 34871 33538 56 254 44 266 34 288 31 301 33538 32194 57 251 39 266 34 287 32 306 32194 30848 57 246 38 269 30 280 25 296 30848 29490 53 240 38 263 20 296 16 341 29490 28109 49 236 36 254 25 299 26 001 28109 26713 47 232 31 245 22 283 25 000 26713 25309 49 226 20 228 2 304 17 008 25309 23893 50 219 3 004 19 070 10 060 23893 22458 49 217 13 019 17 073 10 088 22458 20996 45 221 12 001 9 074 9 094 20996 19498 41 229 15 345 2 040 2 214 19498 17988 35 240 17 331 3 329 8 281 17988 16541 28*251 20 321 8 330 11 283 16541 15223 24*260 21 314 13 336 9 319 15223 14043 21 269 22 308 19 337 15 340 14043 12981 18 275 23 302 22 337 23 349 12981 12020 18 276 24 296 23*336 29 349 12020 11149 18 276 24 291 25*335 32 346 11149 10361 18 274 24*286 26 336 35 346 10361 9649 18 273 25*283 29 337 36 346 9649 9006 18 270 25 279 31 339 35 344 9006 8417 18 268 24 275 32 339 33 340 8417 7885 18 267 24 272 31 339 29*336 7885 7433 18 266 23 269 29 340 24*330 7433 7081 17 266 21 267 27 340 19 322 7081 6836 17 265 19 266 23 340 14 311 6836 6685 15 264 17 266 20 340 10 302 6685 6599 11 265 10 265 11 340 6 290 6599 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