DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 05/17 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
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Update Time - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time
FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD
Temp@2m - - - 51.5 - - 55.1 - - 46.0 - - 43.1 Temp@2m
Sfc.Heating - - - 370 - - 338 - - 57 - - 7 Sfc.Heating
BL Depth - - - 5709 - - 7089 - - 2765 - - 1649 BL Depth
Hcrit - - - 11640 - - 12700 - - 8420 - - 6583 Hcrit
BL Top - - - 13209 - - 14589 - - 10265 - - 9149 BL Top
Hgt.Variab. - - - 1950 - - 3148 - - 1777 - - 1710 Hgt.Variab.
W* - - - 549 - - 572 - - 243 - - 104 W*
B/S - - - 12 - - 14 - - 6 - - 9 B/S
BL Wind - - - 9 - - 7 - - 7 - - 2 BL Wind
Direction - - - 218 - - 191 - - 198 - - 125 Direction
Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 9 - - 3 - - 3 Wind Shear
Max.Converg - - - -14 - - 33 - - -10 - - 5 Max.Converg
CLOUDpotent - - - 3114 - - 3511 - - 3665 - - 2549 CLOUDpotentl
sfcLCL - - - 10095 - - 11079 - - 6600 - - 6600 sfcLCL
ODpotential - - - 1299 - - 2058 - - 1976 - - 1229 ODpotential
blCL - - - 11910 - - 12531 - - 8289 - - 7920 blCL
maxRH - - - 86 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH
CAPE - - - 50 - - 140 - - 120 - - 70 CAPE
Temp@2m - - - 51.5 - - 55.1 - - 46.0 - - 43.1 Temp@2m
DewPt@2m - - - 30.0 - - 29.1 - - 40.8 - - 41.0 DewPt@2m
Temp@Bot - - - 52.0 - - 55.7 - - 48.1 - - 45.9 Temp@Bot
DewPt@Bot - - - 29.3 - - 28.6 - - 39.6 - - 40.5 DewPt@bot
Sfc.Heating - - - 370 - - 338 - - 57 - - 7 Sfc.Heating
BL Depth - - - 5709 - - 7089 - - 2765 - - 1649 BL Depth
EXPERIMENT - - - 42 - - 98 - - 100 - - 101 EXPERIMENT
EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 6 - - 6 EXPERIMENT2
PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue]
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Height 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z
[ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft]
98296 9 163 5 115 10 136 6 070 98296
90813 11 152 8 168 4 174 9 072 90813
85061 11 130 8 137 4 134 8 096 85061
80287 9 121 9 092 10 120 7 086 80287
76181 8 117 6 123 6 099 8 088 76181
72544 7 138 2 213 2 227 5 339 72544
69244 5 158 6 199 5 221 8 254 69244
66199 7 244 1 249 5 208 9 225 66199
63350 11 226 12 246 11 275 6 250 63350
60574 8 215 17 230 16 270 13 261 60574
57674 8 253 14 232 16 260 16 260 57674
54665 14 264 13 246 14 268 15 272 54665
51795 19 258 16 266 20 265 14 261 51795
49217 20 246 24 262 21 265 17 274 49217
46914 26 255 24 251 23 269 25 272 46914
44837 27 253 24 254 26 264 25 262 44837
42949 25 252 30 252 28 261 22 259 42949
41219 26 249 28 241 29 249 25 256 41219
39619 31 255 22 248 22 248 29 236 39619
38138 43 251 30 265 27 257 28 224 38138
36780 52 239 53 239 51 237 33 228 36780
35512 52 236 55 239 66 224 49 225 35512
34259 56 235 59 241 54 219 50 225 34259
32983 56 237 59 242 44 206 51 212 32983
31688 51 239 60 236 38 200 45 210 31688
30358 41 235 61 228 39 206 45 210 30358
28985 36 228 59 227 40 211 44 210 28985
27573 36 230 54 233 40 214 43 212 27573
26126 35 236 48 236 38 214 41 215 26126
24646 30 237 37 238 34 211 37 221 24646
23138 21 234 28 235 27 204 29 224 23138
21600 19 242 21 238 22 198 19 232 21600
20028 20 256 19 243 17 198 16 220 20028
18447 18 257 17 238 13 201 10 208 18447
16934 17 241 13 223 9 195 8 209 16934
15560 18 234 12*213 7 183 7 215 15560
14331 17 232 11*208 6 185 5 223 14331
13225 15*233 10 203 6 187 4 248 13225
12226 13*234 9 193 5 187 4 258 12226
11320 11 231 8 191 4 187 3 261 11320
10501 10 226 8 188 4*187 2 252 10501
9763 9 221 7 185 4*189 2*236 9763
9096 8 214 6 183 5 193 1*188 9096
8485 8 210 6 180 6 198 2 144 8485
7934 7 203 5 176 8 200 2 127 7934
7466 7 199 4 173 8 201 3 118 7466
7101 7 194 4 170 9 200 3 114 7101
6846 6 191 4 168 9 200 3 111 6846
6690 6 190 3 166 8 200 3 111 6690
6600 5 187 3 165 7 199 3 110 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)
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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