DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 01/29 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1853z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 27.3 - - 31.5 - - 30.5 - - 23.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 92 - - 114 - - -1 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 20 - - 945 - - 679 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6582 - - 6583 - - 6583 - - 6582 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7520 - - 8445 - - 8179 - - 6600 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 837 - - 1819 - - 2345 - - 1322 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 52 - - 203 - - 24 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 4 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 9 - - 4 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 200 - - 228 - - 204 - - 111 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 9 - - 2 - - 9 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - -17 - - -4 - - 12 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 296 - - 576 - - 997 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7224 - - 7870 - - 7183 - - 6599 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3543 - - -2724 - - -2334 - - -3704 ODpotential blCL - - - 11063 - - 11169 - - 10513 - - 10304 blCL maxRH - - - 81 - - 93 - - 86 - - 89 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 27.3 - - 31.5 - - 30.5 - - 23.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 19.3 - - 20.6 - - 22.6 - - 20.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 29.2 - - 33.3 - - 33.9 - - 28.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 19.0 - - 20.1 - - 21.9 - - 21.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 92 - - 114 - - -1 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 20 - - 945 - - 679 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 26 - - 71 - - 44 - - 56 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 94881 76 290 104 296 82 298 77 285 94881 88185 65 301 81 305 79 307 60 301 88185 82902 60 306 74 300 78 306 52 329 82902 78410 55 305 64 292 68 307 52 335 78410 74482 49 306 47 303 54 311 50 319 74482 71008 44 311 42 324 52 316 47 309 71008 67852 46 309 50 314 55 309 51 309 67852 64930 53 299 54 301 53 299 61 298 64930 62232 52 294 48 303 46 299 58 288 62232 59633 49 301 43 316 39 313 47 290 59633 56910 47 310 46 316 41 324 48 309 56910 54065 51 304 50 307 54 320 58 314 54065 51335 56 301 52 303 67 308 61 314 51335 48865 58 301 53 304 67 303 61 315 48865 46646 53 304 52 307 58 304 61 317 46646 44645 50 315 50 316 51 316 64 321 44645 42833 54 327 52 327 57 330 62 331 42833 41194 64 328 58 335 71 343 73 356 41194 39700 69 323 66 338 109 354 102 356 39700 38310 66 320 74 339 128 346 96 344 38310 37008 58 319 83 339 128 347 90 338 37008 35758 52 317 83 340 125 349 91 341 35758 34502 50 314 81 341 114 353 88 346 34502 33216 45 311 81 341 98 347 88 348 33216 31905 38 311 65 338 92 340 84 346 31905 30555 33 316 34 322 91 342 80 343 30555 29161 34 321 34 315 87 343 80 338 29161 27726 36 319 34 322 64 344 76 336 27726 26256 37 319 32 328 41 329 67 339 26256 24754 36 324 29 330 40 316 58 347 24754 23224 36 326 26 330 38 312 44 342 23224 21662 35 329 25 331 35 314 36 324 21662 20063 33 330 25 330 32 318 39 314 20063 18455 30 327 26 323 32 319 36 311 18455 16917 27 323 27 313 32 320 31 314 16917 15521 23 319 26 308 31 321 29 319 15521 14275 19 311 24 306 28 321 27 323 14275 13159 17 298 21 303 25 322 24 327 13159 12155 16 287 20 299 22 323 21 330 12155 11249 15 279 19 295 19 322 18 331 11249 10433 13 277 17 291 16 322 16 330 10433 9699 11 284 16 284 11 325 12 329 9699 9039 10 293 14*273 7 327 7 330 9039 8436 8 291 12*257 3*311 1 336 8436 7894 7*269 10 238 3*235 5 137 7894 7437 6*232 9 220 4 207 10 123 7437 7082 6 199 9 214 4 197 13 111 7082 6836 6 190 8 213 4 194 11 108 6836 6686 6 187 8 213 4 196 8*111 6686 6599 5 185 6 211 3 198 4*131 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