DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/14 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 35.0 - - 37.8 - - 41.3 - - 36.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 18 - - 23 - - 13 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 856 - - 1114 - - 2298 - - 861 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6583 - - 6583 - - 6583 - - 6583 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8356 - - 8614 - - 9798 - - 8361 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1851 - - 2358 - - 2876 - - 2637 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 109 - - 132 - - 152 - - 32 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 13 - - 17 - - 16 BL Wind Direction - - - 031 - - 350 - - 334 - - 333 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 13 - - 13 - - 18 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - -12 - - -18 - - -25 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1757 - - 2015 - - 3198 - - 1761 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6599 - - 6600 - - 6600 - - 6600 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 894 - - 710 - - -241 - - -1221 ODpotential blCL - - - 7462 - - 7904 - - 10039 - - 9582 blCL maxRH - - - 99 - - 95 - - 83 - - 93 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 90 - - 280 - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 35.0 - - 37.8 - - 41.3 - - 36.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 34.2 - - 35.5 - - 36.0 - - 33.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 37.5 - - 40.2 - - 44.2 - - 41.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 33.8 - - 34.8 - - 34.9 - - 32.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 18 - - 23 - - 13 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 856 - - 1114 - - 2298 - - 861 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 97 - - 81 - - 31 - - 72 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 4 - - 4 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] 97754 9 193 5 223 4 176 6 194 97754 90402 10 113 6 130 4 158 5 081 90402 84783 9 112 8 100 1 119 10 043 84783 80122 3 086 2 151 2 137 7 009 80122 76085 3 241 3 133 3 246 3 348 76085 72489 8 177 5 164 8 213 6 247 72489 69221 7 208 2 107 7 166 7 203 69221 66209 13 209 7 233 6 216 6 187 66209 63388 11 168 10 207 8 266 4 132 63388 60626 11 204 21 208 20 230 15 248 60626 57733 16 198 21 197 24 203 21 219 57733 54716 16 208 20 194 22 199 21 222 54716 51828 22 223 20 212 19 215 18 212 51828 49235 23 226 17 226 16 224 15 210 49235 46925 20 226 15 240 10 237 13 220 46925 44833 16 224 15 237 11 259 9 234 44833 42921 16 228 15 237 14 274 9 274 42921 41163 14 225 14 252 16 273 6 279 41163 39535 12 213 13 256 12 272 6 331 39535 38025 5 214 8 293 11 314 14 328 38025 36631 4 309 9 301 14 328 18 330 36631 35322 5 004 5 302 20 339 24 338 35322 34040 11 354 15 359 16 343 28 342 34040 32753 20 344 26 006 26 008 28 340 32753 31457 16 346 31 352 26 352 28 344 31457 30133 13 015 20 333 12 351 22 345 30133 28772 19 029 17 344 14 348 21 346 28772 27375 21 023 15 352 13 340 17 339 27375 25944 22 018 18 010 13 332 12 317 25944 24484 24 015 21 007 13 346 8 301 24484 23000 27 002 21 007 14 351 7 313 23000 21485 26 359 21 003 15 349 10 324 21485 19932 23 002 21 360 15 348 11 327 19932 18369 21 010 20 000 16 343 10 330 18369 16871 20 010 20 003 16 332 10 329 16871 15507 19 011 20 004 17 321 11 327 15507 14286 21 017 20 004 17 317 13 330 14286 13188 23 017 20 004 18 316 15 333 13188 12194 22 012 19 005 19 316 17 335 12194 11293 21 007 19 004 19 318 19 337 11293 10478 19 005 19 001 19*322 21 338 10478 9743 16 004 19 357 19*326 22 338 9743 9079 13 004 18*355 19 329 23 337 9079 8472 10*006 17*354 19 332 23*336 8472 7925 7*011 16 352 18 335 22*336 7925 7459 4 025 14 350 17 338 20 335 7459 7096 3 044 11 347 16 341 16 333 7096 6844 2 062 8 345 14 342 13 329 6844 6689 2 077 6 343 12 342 9 325 6689 6600 1 088 4 341 7 344 4 314 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