DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 10/24 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 - - 1556z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 34.3 - - 39.3 - - 42.7 - - 38.8 - - 34.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -1 - - 72 - - 80 - - -3 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 545 - - 1088 - - 1336 - - 584 - - 97 BL Depth Hcrit 6583 - - 6583 - - 6583 - - 6583 - - 6583 Hcrit BL Top 8045 - - 8588 - - 8836 - - 8084 - - 7597 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1271 - - 914 - - 1126 - - 933 - - 958 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 194 - - 213 - - 37 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 6 - - 9 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 6 - - 6 - - 4 - - 3 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 058 - - 086 - - 107 - - 112 - - 123 Direction Wind Shear 11 - - 8 - - 4 - - 3 - - 8 Wind Shear Max.Converg -4 - - -2 - - 5 - - -4 - - -8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -315 - - -50 - - 1174 - - 1485 - - 998 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 8360 - - 8639 - - 7662 - - 6600 - - 6600 sfcLCL ODpotential -8801 - - -8637 - - -5599 - - -5720 - - -5982 ODpotential blCL 16846 - - 17225 - - 14435 - - 13804 - - 13579 blCL maxRH 49 - - 53 - - 68 - - 81 - - 75 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 34.3 - - 39.3 - - 42.7 - - 38.8 - - 34.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 21.2 - - 24.8 - - 32.3 - - 34.9 - - 30.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 39.7 - - 41.4 - - 44.7 - - 41.9 - - 41.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 20.0 - - 23.6 - - 31.1 - - 33.8 - - 30.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -1 - - 72 - - 80 - - -3 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 545 - - 1088 - - 1336 - - 584 - - 97 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 24 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 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] 97341 10 134 4 230 6 316 2 243 5 298 97341 90075 10 106 7 126 2 351 3 114 2 088 90075 84486 8 081 10 089 6 131 11 122 3 055 84486 79872 4 094 10 087 8 108 11 108 6 090 79872 75895 4 104 6 094 5 117 7 045 9 116 75895 72372 2 198 3 094 8 172 5 286 2 091 72372 69169 8 227 2 315 4 196 6 239 9 167 69169 66200 15 221 10 260 9 256 9 239 7 203 66200 63424 16 214 17 242 14 250 12 227 12 244 63424 60728 16 220 19 237 19 238 15 248 22 249 60728 57906 18 236 22 233 24 244 19 253 21 231 57906 54956 23 236 27 229 31 237 27 264 24 255 54956 52130 24 236 30 233 36 230 38 254 34 262 52130 49593 24 240 29 234 37 224 40 244 33 261 49593 47329 26 249 28 237 30 236 36 246 36 261 47329 45292 32 248 31 245 27 237 32 245 35 253 45292 43447 31 236 26 244 17 248 25 243 29 245 43447 41760 23 256 21 264 24 277 21 270 24 278 41760 40209 25 275 24 259 30 267 23 271 23 277 40209 38769 11 269 23 236 20 250 15 242 15 250 38769 37423 1 327 10 274 10 282 8 286 9 239 37423 36135 41 352 37 351 26 348 23 339 12 333 36135 34850 67 351 56 353 48 353 36 340 26 343 34850 33542 64 348 60 355 55 358 39 339 31 340 33542 32215 42 342 48 356 49 357 37 339 30 338 32215 30856 25 008 32 345 32 349 33 346 28 335 30856 29456 25 026 19 334 15 347 24 353 22 339 29456 28018 26 024 14 355 10 002 16 331 14 344 28018 26544 24 024 14 358 11 017 10 306 14 322 26544 25036 23 026 13 359 10 021 7 283 14 306 25036 23498 21 030 9 017 6 016 6 248 9 278 23498 21926 18 027 8 016 3 348 7 244 8 258 21926 20312 16 017 11 351 5 328 6 252 9 261 20312 18684 14 014 12 341 7 324 6 275 8 277 18684 17125 13 023 9 352 5 318 6 284 8 292 17125 15708 11 041 5 038 1 266 6 282 7 297 15708 14441 11 056 7 086 2 179 5 281 6 301 14441 13303 11 059 8 095 2 150 4 293 4 309 13303 12277 10 052 9 091 2 113 3 321 1 004 12277 11350 10 038 9 081 3 090 4 350 3 087 11350 10516 10 034 8 064 4 076 4 010 4 099 10516 9767 10 041 7 050 5 069 4 028 5 108 9767 9093 10 050 8*058 5*069 5 045 6 119 9093 8479 11*059 9*069 5*075 5*060 7 126 8479 7927 10*065 8 074 4 096 4*076 7*121 7927 7459 8 065 5 089 5 114 3 104 7*114 7459 7096 5 054 4 110 5 120 3 122 6 115 7096 6843 3 034 4 115 5 121 3 128 3 134 6843 6689 2 014 4 120 5 123 3 130 2 185 6689 6600 1 258 3 120 4 124 2 134 2 234 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