DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 03/08 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 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 36.2 - - 43.1 - - 46.5 - - 45.1 - - 38.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -14 - - 61 - - 151 - - 44 - - -40 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 357 - - 2572 - - 2458 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 6583 - - 6583 - - 8884 - - 6584 - - 6583 Hcrit BL Top 6601 - - 7857 - - 10072 - - 9958 - - 6601 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 669 - - 1647 - - 1557 - - 1659 - - 2264 Hgt.Variab. W* 8 - - 125 - - 314 - - 206 - - 11 W* B/S 0 - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 14 - - 20 - - 18 - - 11 BL Wind Direction 180 - - 239 - - 270 - - 273 - - 244 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 9 - - 24 - - 22 - - 9 Wind Shear Max.Converg -7 - - -32 - - -51 - - -50 - - -35 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1489 - - 434 - - 1274 - - 394 - - -1418 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 8091 - - 7423 - - 8798 - - 9564 - - 8019 sfcLCL ODpotential -8868 - - -5021 - - -4352 - - -5415 - - -7360 ODpotential blCL 15469 - - 12878 - - 14424 - - 15373 - - 13961 blCL maxRH 51 - - 73 - - 64 - - 78 - - 59 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 36.2 - - 43.1 - - 46.5 - - 45.1 - - 38.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 24.1 - - 33.5 - - 30.9 - - 26.2 - - 26.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 43.6 - - 46.1 - - 49.3 - - 48.9 - - 44.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 23.6 - - 32.4 - - 29.7 - - 25.4 - - 25.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -14 - - 61 - - 151 - - 44 - - -40 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 357 - - 2572 - - 2458 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 12 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 4 - - 4 - - 3 - - 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] 96107 16 048 12 028 9 071 11 092 9 042 96107 89019 14 014 9 025 5 055 8 046 11 023 89019 83522 12 014 7 059 4 029 9 028 12 011 83522 78942 9 354 4 356 10 322 10 351 9 017 78942 74977 5 028 6 327 8 293 11 351 7 003 74977 71427 7 336 7 331 10 294 16 328 5 344 71427 68190 16 326 18 321 19 285 14 323 19 303 68190 65231 18 317 10 317 12 266 27 295 28 299 65231 62505 15 305 12 325 13 294 31 286 40 303 62505 59877 23 300 23 311 20 296 32 297 47 299 59877 57154 34 301 31 302 36 307 37 301 48 291 57154 54327 32 296 30 303 41 304 38 300 45 285 54327 51616 31 309 38 298 34 293 41 292 47 285 51616 49160 37 309 38 287 35 285 46 290 54 287 49160 46942 36 302 37 285 46 286 53 286 62 286 46942 44917 37 293 42 288 54 283 61 282 69 282 44917 43062 43 300 50 290 59 279 65 282 71 279 43062 41367 52 305 56 292 61 281 67 288 69 282 41367 39812 57 307 62 297 65 287 70 295 79 293 39812 38372 59 308 67 300 72 289 77 295 93 294 38372 37036 60 310 69 300 73 286 82 285 97 287 37036 35766 61 311 67 298 71 285 81 278 92 283 35766 34499 61 312 66 298 67 288 77 282 85 285 34499 33209 62 314 64 298 66 293 78 287 78 289 33209 31896 61 315 63 299 67 295 84 293 73 289 31896 30548 61 314 62 299 66 295 86 298 69 290 30548 29155 61 312 63 298 62 292 81 296 73 292 29155 27723 61 310 64 296 59 289 74 289 74 292 27723 26259 60 309 61 294 60 287 73 285 72 290 26259 24767 55 308 56 291 62 286 68 281 71 287 24767 23249 47 304 52 289 63 286 64 280 69 286 23249 21701 43 296 50 288 60 286 61 282 64 285 21701 20118 44 291 50 288 56 286 57 285 56 285 20118 18527 45 293 50 289 52 287 53 286 49 286 18527 17004 44 296 50 291 50 288 50 285 45 287 17004 15619 40 298 49 291 48 289 47 285 42 287 15619 14380 36 298 48 291 47 291 44 287 41 288 14380 13264 32 296 46 290 47 291 42 289 39 289 13264 12256 31 294 45 288 45 291 39 291 38 290 12256 11342 30 292 43 287 42 291 36 292 37 292 11342 10517 31 290 40 286 36*290 32*291 36 293 10517 9773 32 289 36 285 30*287 27*288 34 293 9773 9102 32 290 30 283 25 281 23 283 32 292 9102 8489 31 290 24 277 22 273 20 276 29 289 8489 7935 27 292 19*266 20 263 17 268 25 283 7935 7466 21 294 16*249 18 257 16 262 21 274 7466 7100 14 293 15 238 17 253 15 257 18 261 7100 6845 10 281 14 234 16 250 14 253 15 249 6845 6690 4*235 13 233 14 249 12 252 12*243 6690 6600 4*180 8 235 9 250 8 252 6*237 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