DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 01/05 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 = 21Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 1024z - - 1333z - - 1605z - - 1909z - - 2158z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 2.4 - - 2.7 - - 9.0 - - 8.7 - - 0.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 3 - - 36 - - 39 - - -2 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 6227 - - 6227 - - 6227 - - 6227 - - 6227 Hcrit BL Top 6245 - - 6245 - - 6245 - - 6245 - - 6245 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 742 - - 680 - - 731 - - 523 - - 14 Hgt.Variab. W* 16 - - 36 - - 36 - - 0 - - 0 W* B/S 3 - - 6 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 1 - - 1 - - 5 - - 2 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 087 - - 321 - - 101 - - 124 - - 299 Direction Wind Shear 2 - - 0 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - -4 - - 4 - - -4 - - -7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 1 - - -93 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 6244 - - 6338 - - 6244 - - 6244 - - 6244 sfcLCL ODpotential -13139 - - -10942 - - -8185 - - -7102 - - -11044 ODpotential blCL 19384 - - 17187 - - 14430 - - 13347 - - 17289 blCL maxRH 94 - - 93 - - 97 - - 96 - - 86 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 2.4 - - 2.7 - - 9.0 - - 8.7 - - 0.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m -1.2 - - -2.5 - - 4.9 - - 7.3 - - 1.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 5.0 - - 4.9 - - 11.3 - - 11.7 - - 4.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot -1.2 - - -2.5 - - 4.9 - - 7.3 - - 1.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 3 - - 36 - - 39 - - -2 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 76 - - 72 - - 88 - - 84 - - 42 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 - - 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] 67288 24 003 27 009 25 004 23 009 24 011 67288 59320 28 331 34 296 47 311 47 322 44 334 59320 53861 38 332 37 343 40 331 46 324 49 330 53861 48608 50 316 47 328 35 316 46 329 47 342 48608 44861 48 312 63 321 48 322 62 336 60 339 44861 41937 49 317 75 318 63 328 75 336 72 338 41937 40320 55 321 77 319 67 329 79 335 81 339 40320 39171 63 321 78 318 67 329 81 335 85 340 39171 38528 67 320 77 317 65 329 81 336 88 342 38528 38094 70 319 77 316 63 329 80 336 92 344 38094 37654 73 319 76 315 62 327 81 337 97 345 37654 37079 75 318 72 312 61 325 81 338 100 345 37079 36278 78 316 69 312 61 325 82 338 99 346 36278 35459 80 314 66 314 61 325 83 338 97 345 35459 34762 81 311 65 317 61 324 83 338 96 345 34762 34101 80 309 65 319 60 324 82 339 96 346 34101 33318 80 307 63 320 57 322 79 341 96 346 33318 32466 78 304 60 318 55 318 75 342 96 347 32466 31675 75 301 57 315 50 320 72 340 95 348 31675 30831 70 296 55 308 47 323 69 335 93 349 30831 30211 66 294 54 301 45 324 67 331 90 349 30211 29569 63 291 55 295 42 323 63 325 85 347 29569 28900 59 287 53 290 40 323 57 322 79 344 28900 28353 55 284 52 293 41 321 53 324 73 340 28353 27834 55 279 53 296 42 320 49 326 68 339 27834 27252 57 292 52 295 43 320 45 329 61 338 27252 26624 58 299 47 288 40 316 43 339 52 334 26624 25214 58 305 48 281 34 311 40 346 42 334 25214 18479 55 309 50 283 30 308 30 331 40 338 18479 15489 51 312 53 283 29 306 28 334 37 336 15489 14134 49 313 51 291 32 304 31 332 34 335 14134 12992 49 312 46 306 33 307 30 326 32 340 12992 11923 49 306 44 317 38 322 30 329 33 344 11923 11526 49 295 44 318 41 326 32 334 34 346 11526 10326 46 284 43 318 41 325 34 337 35 342 10326 9811 43 273 40 316 41 323 33 332 37 339 9811 9488 41 263 37 313 38 320 31 330 37 338 9488 9168 39 254 32 310 35 317 28 327 36 336 9168 8852 37 246 27 307 30 314 25 325 35 335 8852 8539 34 240 22 301 24 309 22 325 32 333 8539 8230 31 235 18 289 20 301 19 324 29 331 8230 7924 30 231 17 270 17 288 15 320 24 329 7924 7620 27 227 18 253 14 271 12 311 21 329 7620 7320 20 226 17 240 10 251 9 290 17 328 7320 7022 12 225 13 226 4 211 6 267 13 326 7022 6727 5 218 5 217 5 103 1 241 9 317 6727 6532 1 182 1 309 6 100 1 114 7 306 6532 6387 1 076 1 324 6 100 2 121 5 289 6387 6291 1*074 1*324 5*102 2*126 5*281 6291 6244 1*071 1*326 4*101 2*132 4*299 6244 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