DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 05/18 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 0654z - - 0956z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 40.1 - - 50.8 - - 57.8 - - 58.3 - - 52.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 106 - - 456 - - 481 - - 193 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 873 - - 4759 - - 7158 - - 7775 - - 3096 BL Depth Hcrit 6583 - - 10956 - - 12910 - - 12935 - - 6584 Hcrit BL Top 8373 - - 12259 - - 14658 - - 15275 - - 10596 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1698 - - 1239 - - 1653 - - 2282 - - 3652 Hgt.Variab. W* 197 - - 552 - - 645 - - 490 - - 32 W* B/S 5 - - 6 - - 5 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 7 - - 18 - - 23 - - 27 - - 18 BL Wind Direction 208 - - 249 - - 256 - - 263 - - 281 Direction Wind Shear 7 - - 20 - - 26 - - 27 - - 26 Wind Shear Max.Converg -9 - - -20 - - -45 - - -55 - - -57 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -2050 - - -883 - - -18 - - 633 - - -2991 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 10424 - - 13143 - - 14677 - - 14642 - - 13588 sfcLCL ODpotential -9477 - - -6215 - - -3419 - - -2819 - - -7632 ODpotential blCL 17850 - - 18474 - - 18077 - - 18094 - - 18228 blCL maxRH 59 - - 74 - - 78 - - 83 - - 91 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 40.1 - - 50.8 - - 57.8 - - 58.3 - - 52.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 17.7 - - 16.1 - - 16.0 - - 16.7 - - 15.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 42.0 - - 51.1 - - 57.9 - - 59.7 - - 57.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 16.5 - - 15.1 - - 14.9 - - 15.9 - - 14.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 106 - - 456 - - 481 - - 193 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 873 - - 4759 - - 7158 - - 7775 - - 3096 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 12 - - 32 - - 65 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 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] 98710 26 092 21 102 25 081 29 101 21 113 98710 91286 23 102 17 111 17 092 24 101 15 102 91286 85555 14 106 15 122 12 121 10 118 15 076 85555 80773 13 130 11 107 15 154 7 169 12 079 80773 76612 6 099 3 158 12 169 7 187 3 095 76612 72922 9 213 11 205 10 211 3 198 3 201 72922 69566 11 238 3 177 14 212 7 268 2 042 69566 66462 17 240 16 271 7 297 10 284 8 333 66462 63595 15 215 21 246 17 295 11 279 9 313 63595 60835 14 250 18 242 25 275 29 282 25 278 60835 57954 26 290 21 277 31 267 34 268 31 272 57954 54962 38 280 35 277 37 267 36 268 34 263 54962 52104 44 261 45 267 44 270 43 275 37 265 52104 49523 45 255 49 259 53 265 50 272 45 270 49523 47206 47 264 51 259 55 261 54 265 53 268 47206 45111 52 269 53 264 53 262 54 265 54 263 45111 43206 56 274 56 271 55 270 57 268 52 263 43206 41460 66 277 64 274 63 269 62 269 59 270 41460 39855 74 275 73 271 69 266 68 267 68 269 39855 38378 81 273 79 266 75 266 74 263 69 269 38378 37022 84 271 79 265 79 265 79 259 70 273 37022 35748 83 272 77 269 80 264 80 258 74 272 35748 34484 82 272 77 269 77 265 79 260 74 263 34484 33197 82 269 77 268 74 266 77 263 72 257 33197 31888 82 268 75 269 74 268 75 263 73 258 31888 30545 79 270 74 271 73 269 72 263 72 260 30545 29161 77 274 73 271 73 271 70 263 70 262 29161 27743 76 277 70 271 72 273 67 264 67 261 27743 26291 73 280 67 271 70 273 66 266 63 259 26291 24810 70 281 64 272 68 272 64 266 60 257 24810 23303 66 281 61 273 66 271 64 266 58 257 23303 21765 60 281 58 273 64 271 62 266 57 260 21765 20191 55 279 55 272 60 271 60 267 57 261 20191 18606 52 279 53 272 56 271 58 268 56 259 18606 17086 49 280 51 273 52 272 53 269 53 253 17086 15701 46 281 48 274 45*275 47*271 50 249 15701 14459 42 284 43 276 36*274 39*271 48 249 14459 13339 37 289 35*276 27 268 32 268 44 251 13339 12325 32 293 27*272 24 259 29 265 39 256 12325 11406 26 295 20 259 23 256 28 263 35*261 11406 10574 22 291 19 251 23 253 27 262 30*268 10574 9822 19 280 19 247 23 250 26 261 25 274 9822 9144 16 265 18 243 23 249 26 259 21 280 9144 8522 13*245 18 241 22 248 25 258 18 286 8522 7961 10*224 17 239 22 246 24 256 16 289 7961 7484 7 210 16 237 21 245 24 256 15 291 7484 7111 6 200 15 235 20 244 22 255 13 292 7111 6851 5 197 14 235 19 244 21 254 10 290 6851 6692 5 195 13 234 17 243 19 254 8 288 6692 6601 4 191 10 233 13 242 12 253 4 281 6601 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