DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/30 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - 1333z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 45.7 - - 50.7 - - 51.3 - - 44.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 399 - - 426 - - 182 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6142 - - 9497 - - 10065 - - 6942 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 12012 - - 14757 - - 14687 - - 6583 Hcrit BL Top - - - 13642 - - 16997 - - 17565 - - 14442 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1306 - - 889 - - 1781 - - 3658 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 575 - - 678 - - 522 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 13 - - 15 - - 13 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 8 - - 7 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 060 - - 029 - - 034 - - 064 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 18 - - 23 - - 17 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 14 - - 11 - - -10 - - 9 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 2096 - - 3695 - - 3644 - - 2576 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11546 - - 13302 - - 13922 - - 11867 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -264 - - 1890 - - 1832 - - -402 ODpotential blCL - - - 13906 - - 15107 - - 15733 - - 14844 blCL maxRH - - - 70 - - 84 - - 89 - - 79 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 20 - - 10 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 45.7 - - 50.7 - - 51.3 - - 44.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 18.2 - - 15.3 - - 13.2 - - 15.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 46.1 - - 50.9 - - 52.7 - - 50.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 17.2 - - 14.5 - - 12.6 - - 14.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 399 - - 426 - - 182 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6142 - - 9497 - - 10065 - - 6942 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 36 - - 58 - - 17 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 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] 97353 4 090 6 278 6 347 4 343 97353 89928 8 323 3 289 6 308 7 332 89928 84305 4 324 8 293 11 299 8 336 84305 79652 4 286 16 285 10 302 4 312 79652 75616 9 272 17 278 11 299 7 329 75616 72027 10 261 15 269 12 281 13 326 72027 68771 11 300 11 283 11 277 13 317 68771 65776 13 307 13 298 13 308 12 326 65776 62995 12 318 14 308 16 307 15 330 62995 60297 14 328 15 309 17 308 18 321 60297 57478 18 321 16 313 18 316 18 316 57478 54550 22 323 20 315 21 316 18 316 54550 51748 25 321 23 314 23 310 20 326 51748 49218 24 315 26 310 27 308 26 327 49218 46945 24 317 29 311 26 310 29 317 46945 44877 29 333 26 310 27 319 26 321 44877 42987 33 329 26 329 25 329 22 332 42987 41261 28 336 31 326 34 318 27 323 41261 39662 30 337 28 320 22 338 19 322 39662 38173 31 339 26 334 29 353 21 005 38173 36798 32 341 27 345 30 359 27 023 36798 35500 33 342 27 349 30 015 27 036 35500 34220 32 338 25 357 29 024 33 058 34220 32931 29 337 25 359 30 034 41 070 32931 31633 29 342 25 351 32 048 47 073 31633 30309 29 345 24 341 34 057 50 075 30309 28948 27 349 22 341 34 059 53 077 28948 27551 24 352 20 348 31 057 52 078 27551 26118 21 001 19 356 28 056 43 075 26118 24653 20 012 18 006 27 055 35 069 24653 23160 21 021 18 017 27 053 30 067 23160 21633 21 025 19 026 28 046 29 070 21633 20068 19 024 20 030 27 030 28 065 20068 18491 17 023 20*026 22*014 22 037 18491 16982 17 024 17*012 20*011 20 016 16982 15609 16 023 16 010 19 010 19*018 15609 14378 13*019 14 010 14 011 17*023 14378 13269 10*025 11 012 10 015 13 029 13269 12265 8 040 9 018 7 026 10 040 12265 11354 8 046 7 025 5 043 8 057 11354 10529 8 054 6 047 5 076 8 076 10529 9785 8 062 5 069 5 100 8 088 9785 9113 8 069 6 083 6 109 8 095 9113 8498 8 073 6 091 7 114 9 099 8498 7943 8 079 6 098 7 116 9 102 7943 7471 8 082 7 101 7 116 9 105 7471 7103 8 085 7 104 7 116 8 106 7103 6847 8 086 7 104 7 117 7 106 6847 6691 7 087 7 105 7 118 5 109 6691 6600 7 088 6 105 6 117 3 116 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