DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/20 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 - - - 51.9 - - 57.2 - - 49.8 - - 48.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 237 - - 399 - - 207 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8778 - - 10944 - - 3636 - - 4432 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 13848 - - 15911 - - 9793 - - 6584 Hcrit BL Top - - - 16278 - - 18444 - - 11136 - - 11932 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1407 - - 1182 - - 2918 - - 2931 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 544 - - 697 - - 389 - - 67 W* B/S - - - 12 - - 13 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 9 - - 13 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 285 - - 289 - - 268 - - 309 Direction Wind Shear - - - 13 - - 13 - - 7 - - 20 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 18 - - 34 - - -85 - - -12 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 4687 - - 5260 - - 2435 - - 3672 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11591 - - 13185 - - 8702 - - 8260 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 3139 - - 3641 - - -31 - - 833 ODpotential blCL - - - 13139 - - 14803 - - 11167 - - 11099 blCL maxRH - - - 98 - - 100 - - 91 - - 94 maxRH CAPE - - - 70 - - 90 - - 150 - - 270 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 51.9 - - 57.2 - - 49.8 - - 48.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 24.1 - - 22.1 - - 34.5 - - 35.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 53.0 - - 57.5 - - 51.1 - - 52.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 23.5 - - 21.3 - - 34.1 - - 34.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 237 - - 399 - - 207 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8778 - - 10944 - - 3636 - - 4432 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 93 - - 101 - - 63 - - 76 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 5 - - 5 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] 98253 6 126 10 098 12 078 8 102 98253 90809 10 144 9 137 11 119 5 101 90809 85096 9 127 7 143 6 138 6 106 85096 80352 8 129 4 133 7 154 9 097 80352 76253 8 131 8 156 5 167 9 093 76253 72618 8 118 8 142 2 096 8 103 72618 69312 6 120 4 160 3 312 7 054 69312 66254 4 148 5 209 4 271 5 350 66254 63404 3 241 4 225 7 259 7 312 63404 60637 7 249 7 277 8 277 9 300 60637 57747 4 279 8 250 10 283 8 287 57747 54743 15 310 10 304 12 318 5 285 54743 51872 19 298 18 300 19 313 19 328 51872 49306 15 292 15 291 20 306 23 324 49306 47030 16 313 19 317 20 319 25 334 47030 44977 29 316 30 320 25 325 35 330 44977 43106 31 311 34 319 29 316 35 323 43106 41383 28 323 33 320 31 329 33 331 41383 39790 32 328 35 322 44 340 41 343 39790 38315 35 329 38 321 53 337 52 344 38315 36953 41 325 39 316 48 329 61 341 36953 35671 47 316 41 309 42 326 59 337 35671 34398 46 313 41 310 42 327 50 332 34398 33109 42 318 42 315 43 326 43 331 33109 31804 40 322 40 319 41 322 37 331 31804 30468 40 321 37 321 40 318 32 322 30468 29093 41 319 35 318 38 315 29 301 29093 27681 39 318 38 317 35 313 34 301 27681 26234 35 319 39 317 31 309 37 308 26234 24757 31 323 35 315 27 296 35 312 24757 23251 27 331 29 312 24 282 31 311 23251 21713 25 338 26 311 23 276 29 305 21713 20139 24 339 22 309 20 280 26 298 20139 18554 22 336 18*301 16 294 22 286 18554 17035 16*324 16*298 14 306 22 281 17035 15653 14*317 15 298 13 309 22 284 15653 14414 12 304 12 298 13 311 22 288 14414 13300 10 290 11 297 12 311 21 292 13300 12292 9 283 9 293 11 308 20*295 12292 11377 9 280 8 287 10*301 18*299 11377 10550 8 276 8 282 11*292 16 301 10550 9803 8 272 7 278 11 283 13 305 9803 9128 7 269 7 274 13 275 11 308 9128 8510 7 266 6 270 14 267 9 314 8510 7952 7 263 6 265 15 261 7 320 7952 7477 6 261 6 264 15 257 5 329 7477 7107 6 259 5 262 15 256 3 343 7107 6850 6 258 5 261 14 255 2 007 6850 6692 5 258 5 261 13 254 2 049 6692 6601 4 258 4 260 10 252 2 089 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