DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/22 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 53.6 - - 58.9 - - 58.4 - - 52.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 446 - - 471 - - 229 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6023 - - 11120 - - 8385 - - 6374 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 11961 - - 16148 - - 13523 - - 6584 Hcrit BL Top - - - 13523 - - 18620 - - 15885 - - 13874 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1844 - - 1943 - - 3615 - - 3147 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 593 - - 741 - - 532 - - 28 W* B/S - - - 16 - - 16 - - 13 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 8 - - 7 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 238 - - 285 - - 258 - - 274 Direction Wind Shear - - - 13 - - 21 - - 8 - - 7 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 5 - - -11 - - -12 - - 5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 620 - - 4522 - - 3157 - - 2975 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12903 - - 14099 - - 12729 - - 10900 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2159 - - 3027 - - 1410 - - 62 ODpotential blCL - - - 15682 - - 15593 - - 14475 - - 13812 blCL maxRH - - - 61 - - 95 - - 87 - - 94 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 60 - - 90 - - 40 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 53.6 - - 58.9 - - 58.4 - - 52.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 19.9 - - 19.7 - - 25.4 - - 27.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 53.7 - - 58.9 - - 59.6 - - 57.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 19.1 - - 18.8 - - 24.8 - - 27.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 446 - - 471 - - 229 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6023 - - 11120 - - 8385 - - 6374 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 80 - - 48 - - 75 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 2 - - 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] 98303 16 116 14 105 16 117 9 093 98303 90849 9 090 12 099 11 078 9 110 90849 85121 8 113 4 092 7 071 10 090 85121 80361 10 140 5 179 1 100 12 074 80361 76253 9 134 6 173 5 116 5 099 76253 72611 6 144 10 163 1 128 7 119 72611 69299 5 141 5 125 3 144 5 079 69299 66249 3 270 5 029 2 113 4 311 66249 63420 8 247 3 293 2 336 7 265 63420 60674 7 287 1 357 1 011 4 217 60674 57808 10 316 8 318 8 341 6 011 57808 54853 10 315 10 314 12 326 15 334 54853 52047 15 339 13 318 19 323 18 326 52047 49511 23 336 17 324 20 313 22 323 49511 47237 24 332 22 324 26 318 30 319 47237 45191 28 333 28 329 31 323 35 325 45191 43324 31 335 34 330 40 325 40 331 43324 41611 34 341 37 330 46 331 51 327 41611 40039 39 343 42 332 49 327 59 332 40039 38586 42 344 49 334 52 334 71 337 38586 37235 43 346 51 338 65 338 79 339 37235 35948 46 348 50 341 67 336 79 339 35948 34663 49 350 53 341 66 335 75 337 34663 33355 50 349 51 342 64 335 68 332 33355 32029 45 345 48 343 61 335 65 328 32029 30670 36 340 47 342 51 334 62 328 30670 29272 26 334 44 344 42 329 57 330 29272 27839 18 323 37 341 40 327 47 329 27839 26374 16 311 24 333 37 328 39 325 26374 24880 17 306 13 324 30 327 35 318 24880 23360 17 308 10 326 21 317 32 317 23360 21808 17 314 11 336 17 294 27 315 21808 20222 17 319 15*332 15 302 19 310 20222 18631 16 320 17*323 13 315 15 307 18631 17106 14 316 16 321 10*319 15 310 17106 15717 12 312 14 315 7*308 13 308 15717 14474 12*309 10 301 4 283 9*303 14474 13354 10*300 9 296 4 270 7*293 13354 12340 8 276 8 284 4 254 6 282 12340 11420 8 260 8 257 5 250 6 277 11420 10586 8 243 8 243 7 250 7 275 10586 9832 8 232 8 235 8 251 8 272 9832 9151 8 220 9 230 10 251 8 268 9151 8527 8 215 9 225 12 252 8 265 8527 7964 8 210 9 221 12 252 7 264 7964 7485 8 205 9 219 13 253 6 265 7485 7112 8 202 9 217 12 252 4 272 7112 6852 8 200 8 216 12 253 3 289 6852 6693 7 198 8 215 11 252 2 299 6693 6601 6 198 7 214 9 252 0 342 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