DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 03/16 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 - - - 45.2 - - 50.6 - - 49.1 - - 42.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 179 - - 253 - - 42 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1948 - - 3499 - - 1994 - - 925 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8510 - - 9766 - - 6584 - - 6583 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9448 - - 10999 - - 9494 - - 8425 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1032 - - 1258 - - 1479 - - 1627 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 303 - - 409 - - 188 - - 18 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 5 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 14 - - 15 - - 13 BL Wind Direction - - - 334 - - 313 - - 302 - - 298 Direction Wind Shear - - - 16 - - 16 - - 15 - - 21 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 17 - - -15 - - -25 - - -31 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1235 - - 2082 - - 985 - - 1716 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8213 - - 8917 - - 8509 - - 6709 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3763 - - 383 - - -3217 - - -3121 ODpotential blCL - - - 13211 - - 10616 - - 12711 - - 11546 blCL maxRH - - - 82 - - 94 - - 97 - - 85 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 45.2 - - 50.6 - - 49.1 - - 42.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 32.3 - - 34.5 - - 34.7 - - 35.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 46.7 - - 51.6 - - 51.4 - - 47.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 31.2 - - 34.0 - - 34.5 - - 35.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 179 - - 253 - - 42 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1948 - - 3499 - - 1994 - - 925 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 28 - - 76 - - 89 - - 40 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 5 - - 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] 96551 7 139 10 234 6 289 8 306 96551 89501 4 071 2 323 4 341 7 311 89501 84025 6 016 8 041 5 036 8 341 84025 79476 6 054 3 023 9 059 3 025 79476 75546 13 027 11 019 9 026 11 035 75546 72063 1 353 11 327 7 329 11 352 72063 68894 15 018 10 304 9 329 5 316 68894 65951 20 348 17 358 20 001 12 011 65951 63226 18 300 22 327 27 326 19 330 63226 60615 25 330 24 305 30 321 15 284 60615 57872 43 355 34 341 33 334 10 346 57872 54969 61 359 47 357 35 351 34 345 54969 52200 76 350 64 345 59 334 61 334 52200 49763 87 340 76 339 81 332 78 338 49763 47613 92 335 95 336 91 333 86 337 47613 45679 96 341 95 332 84 336 84 333 45679 43917 104 349 82 339 81 346 83 333 43917 42285 123 353 91 352 91 347 89 332 42285 40756 130 351 107 347 103 340 94 329 40756 39313 121 347 110 339 108 335 90 328 39313 37954 114 342 106 336 104 334 80 330 37954 36650 114 338 101 336 95 334 74 330 36650 35342 108 337 96 333 88 334 74 329 35342 34002 100 335 92 330 83 334 72 330 34002 32635 93 331 87 330 77 333 72 331 32635 31230 91 329 78 332 69 328 72 330 31230 29779 95 335 69 332 59 321 71 326 29779 28291 92 344 65 333 52 321 69 322 28291 26770 83 350 61 336 49 323 65 322 26770 25221 73 353 56 338 48 321 61 322 25221 23646 67 349 50 339 46 317 59 323 23646 22040 72 343 45 343 44 315 59 322 22040 20398 75 342 44 343 41 312 58 322 20398 18749 69 342 46 340 39 310 55 321 18749 17177 60 342 47 339 37 310 52 322 17177 15751 53 342 46 339 35 312 50 324 15751 14480 48 342 43 339 34 315 49 327 14480 13340 43 342 39 338 33 319 48 330 13340 12313 39 343 34 336 31 321 47 333 12313 11385 36 343 29*334 29 322 44 335 11385 10548 33 343 22*328 26 322 41 335 10548 9797 29*343 17 322 23*319 37 334 9797 9120 23*341 15 315 21*315 33 331 9120 8502 18 337 13 310 19 308 27*325 8502 7945 16 334 12 304 17 302 22*317 7945 7472 13 331 11 301 15 297 17 307 7472 7104 12 329 11 299 13 293 13 290 7104 6848 10 328 10 298 12 291 11 273 6848 6690 9 327 9 297 10 290 9 259 6690 6600 7 327 8 298 7 288 5 247 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