DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/18 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 0740z - - 0955z - - 1003z - - 1555z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 24.3 - - 31.2 - - 37.8 - - 38.4 - - 32.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 106 - - 409 - - 491 - - 209 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 2192 - - 4504 - - 7028 - - 7436 - - 5556 BL Depth Hcrit 8415 - - 10718 - - 12807 - - 12709 - - 6583 Hcrit BL Top 9692 - - 12004 - - 14528 - - 14936 - - 13056 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 2167 - - 1679 - - 986 - - 1021 - - 2059 Hgt.Variab. W* 263 - - 523 - - 642 - - 493 - - 14 W* B/S 7 - - 36 - - 82 - - 18 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 7 - - 3 - - 1 - - 5 - - 3 BL Wind Direction 088 - - 121 - - 262 - - 272 - - 280 Direction Wind Shear 4 - - 5 - - 9 - - 7 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg 9 - - 9 - - 13 - - 20 - - 10 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 1269 - - 1663 - - 1635 - - 1670 - - 1148 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 8423 - - 10341 - - 12894 - - 13267 - - 11909 sfcLCL ODpotential -2306 - - -789 - - -3108 - - -323 - - -1677 ODpotential blCL 11998 - - 12793 - - 17636 - - 15259 - - 14733 blCL maxRH 63 - - 65 - - 69 - - 78 - - 76 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 24.3 - - 31.2 - - 37.8 - - 38.4 - - 32.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 11.0 - - 9.3 - - 4.3 - - 3.3 - - 3.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 26.2 - - 31.7 - - 37.9 - - 39.8 - - 37.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 10.1 - - 8.2 - - 3.5 - - 2.5 - - 2.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 106 - - 409 - - 491 - - 209 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 2192 - - 4504 - - 7028 - - 7436 - - 5556 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 14 - - 3 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 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] 97576 10 259 21 268 18 278 20 281 17 286 97576 90301 6 232 12 232 15 287 15 272 13 305 90301 84674 7 241 5 161 11 235 9 264 8 287 84674 79970 5 265 7 280 6 242 6 277 7 287 79970 75899 10 261 11 237 12 262 9 290 6 295 75899 72284 10 269 5 229 12 250 13 281 11 279 72284 69008 18 280 9 273 14 262 12 292 12 289 69008 65999 23 265 17 285 17 279 20 293 18 292 65999 63194 18 277 20 279 19 287 23 294 22 286 63194 60463 27 292 26 286 28 291 28 291 28 289 60463 57611 35 287 34 290 35 289 35 288 36 288 57611 54648 39 286 41 290 41 287 39 290 39 286 54648 51810 46 285 48 289 45 285 43 288 38 282 51810 49240 49 285 51 285 47 285 45 282 37 281 49240 46930 52 288 53 284 49 285 46 282 40 286 46930 44836 56 291 54 286 52 285 50 285 46 288 44836 42928 61 291 56 289 60 285 59 286 53 287 42928 41183 66 289 63 291 66 286 67 289 59 288 41183 39581 70 288 72 288 75 287 79 291 69 291 39581 38104 75 291 76 286 84 285 93 288 82 290 38104 36740 84 294 80 288 85 282 101 285 95 287 36740 35453 92 294 85 290 82 284 102 281 102 284 35453 34174 96 294 90 292 83 287 96 281 103 282 34174 32870 96 293 94 292 86 287 92 284 103 282 32870 31545 94 293 95 291 87 286 91 286 103 282 31545 30185 95 293 94 291 87 286 90 286 101 284 30185 28785 95 292 94 292 87 288 88 286 96 287 28785 27351 96 293 93 292 87 288 86 287 91 289 27351 25884 95 294 90 291 86 288 85 288 88 289 25884 24390 92 295 88 293 84 288 82 288 85 289 24390 22874 86 298 85 296 80 288 79 287 81 287 22874 21336 74 298 73 297 74 289 76 288 76 286 21336 19771 58 298 58 294 63 288 68 289 67 287 19771 18206 43 305 43 294 50 288 55 289 53 289 18206 16717 30 317 27 302 33 289 36 292 37 291 16717 15369 18 328 15 313 18*293 17*299 23 293 15369 14167 9 337 8 314 7*297 9*295 13 300 14167 13087 4 355 4 300 3 290 7 288 8*301 13087 12110 3 028 3*283 2 282 6 279 5*296 12110 11225 3 042 1*273 2 268 5 272 4 288 11225 10423 3*052 1 112 1 251 5 264 3 283 10423 9700 4*052 2 116 1 230 5 259 3 278 9700 9046 7 074 3 117 1 204 4 259 3 275 9046 8447 9 087 3 119 1 185 4 257 3 273 8447 7907 9 090 4 122 1 169 4 256 2 268 7907 7447 8 095 4 122 2 154 4 255 2 267 7447 7089 7 098 5 121 2 151 4 254 2 261 7089 6840 7 100 5 122 2 145 3 255 1 261 6840 6687 6 102 5 121 2 141 3 254 1 251 6687 6600 5 103 4 121 2 137 3 255 0 230 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