DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 02/27 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 - - 1001z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 32.4 - - 40.5 - - 43.7 - - 42.2 - - 34.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -6 - - 53 - - 98 - - -1 - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1239 - - 2660 - - 1975 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 6583 - - 6583 - - 8789 - - 6583 - - 6583 Hcrit BL Top 6601 - - 8739 - - 10160 - - 9475 - - 6600 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 2214 - - 1896 - - 2031 - - 1941 - - 2010 Hgt.Variab. W* 7 - - 185 - - 287 - - 96 - - 12 W* B/S 0 - - 4 - - 4 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 8 - - 14 - - 15 - - 7 BL Wind Direction 264 - - 304 - - 299 - - 294 - - 253 Direction Wind Shear 8 - - 17 - - 15 - - 18 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg -14 - - -6 - - -19 - - -30 - - -22 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -7400 - - -1444 - - -1373 - - -711 - - -2288 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 14002 - - 10184 - - 11534 - - 10186 - - 8888 sfcLCL ODpotential -17116 - - -9114 - - -8192 - - -7525 - - -9525 ODpotential blCL 23717 - - 17853 - - 18352 - - 17000 - - 16125 blCL maxRH 61 - - 43 - - 68 - - 37 - - 38 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 32.4 - - 40.5 - - 43.7 - - 42.2 - - 34.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m -4.7 - - 19.3 - - 16.5 - - 20.9 - - 18.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 40.9 - - 42.8 - - 45.7 - - 45.2 - - 41.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot -5.6 - - 18.2 - - 15.3 - - 19.9 - - 17.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -6 - - 53 - - 98 - - -1 - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1239 - - 2660 - - 1975 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 1 - - 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] 96638 21 118 14 093 8 101 17 097 11 123 96638 89461 14 090 11 085 12 146 7 077 10 064 89461 83845 5 087 9 077 13 077 3 049 9 007 83845 79155 4 334 4 067 8 346 8 338 14 287 79155 75129 10 351 13 322 9 331 12 319 7 329 75129 71546 24 315 23 311 20 307 17 321 15 322 71546 68320 31 299 28 294 33 308 37 308 36 302 68320 65404 29 310 16 306 30 298 38 302 33 297 65404 62702 45 323 11 351 34 314 42 318 29 330 62702 60050 72 305 42 316 50 313 56 311 52 321 60050 57271 70 298 64 305 60 299 63 304 63 307 57271 54402 70 300 71 299 63 300 65 302 62 304 54402 51663 71 300 74 301 69 305 69 303 66 305 51663 49193 72 302 80 303 77 303 77 303 75 305 49193 46975 81 305 87 300 82 298 84 300 87 304 46975 44961 91 304 90 298 86 296 87 298 96 301 44961 43128 93 301 88 299 91 300 89 302 96 298 43128 41459 97 299 91 303 104 305 101 307 91 302 41459 39928 105 294 101 302 113 300 109 306 96 306 39928 38505 97 294 107 295 114 293 110 300 102 304 38505 37174 95 299 106 289 107 293 107 296 101 301 37174 35902 100 302 96 293 108 305 98 296 95 302 35902 34624 103 301 98 299 113 306 86 301 80 302 34624 33318 106 300 108 301 114 304 82 305 72 304 33318 31994 106 298 117 300 114 305 79 308 63 307 31994 30642 103 297 115 302 107 304 77 310 56 308 30642 29247 99 299 108 304 103 299 79 309 53 304 29247 27811 89 302 91 301 100 299 83 307 57 301 27811 26338 77 301 80 297 85 301 78 306 64 303 26338 24835 69 296 75 297 69 304 66 306 63 307 24835 23308 67 294 69 298 58 307 56 306 57 308 23308 21750 62 296 61 299 53 306 51 307 51 309 21750 20157 53 299 55 299 50 305 49 309 46 310 20157 18555 44 301 49 297 47 304 46 310 42 310 18555 17023 38 303 42 296 43 304 42 312 37 309 17023 15628 32 306 35 295 39 304 38 313 35 307 15628 14381 26 306 29 293 35 304 35 313 32 307 14381 13259 22 305 24 293 31 304 32 313 31 308 13259 12246 19 305 21 295 28 305 30 313 29 310 12246 11331 19 307 20 301 25 306 28 313 27 313 11331 10503 19 311 20 307 23*307 26 312 26 317 10503 9759 20 314 20 312 21*307 25*310 26 319 9759 9089 21 316 20*313 18 305 22*307 26 318 9089 8478 21 316 18*312 15 302 19 303 26 314 8478 7927 18 314 13 309 12 296 16 295 23 309 7927 7460 12 311 8 300 11 291 13 285 17 302 7460 7097 7 298 4 284 10 288 11 277 14 289 7097 6844 4 263 3 272 9 286 10 273 12 274 6844 6689 4*238 2 265 9 285 9 272 10*261 6689 6599 3*209 2 254 7 285 6 270 5*246 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