DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/01 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 51.9 - - 57.3 - - 57.4 - - 48.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 432 - - 477 - - 202 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5644 - - 8053 - - 7574 - - 3705 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 11642 - - 13632 - - 12799 - - 6584 Hcrit BL Top - - - 13144 - - 15553 - - 15074 - - 11205 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1170 - - 927 - - 1347 - - 3521 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 573 - - 667 - - 491 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 23 - - 30 - - 66 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 4 - - 1 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 025 - - 028 - - 109 - - 149 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 16 - - 20 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 10 - - 14 - - 12 - - 11 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 361 - - 1625 - - 688 - - -847 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12783 - - 13929 - - 14386 - - 12053 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3986 - - -1846 - - -3673 - - -5432 ODpotential blCL - - - 17130 - - 17399 - - 18747 - - 16637 blCL maxRH - - - 61 - - 72 - - 62 - - 66 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 51.9 - - 57.3 - - 57.4 - - 48.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 18.8 - - 19.0 - - 17.2 - - 19.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 52.0 - - 57.2 - - 58.6 - - 54.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 18.2 - - 18.3 - - 16.6 - - 19.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 432 - - 477 - - 202 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5644 - - 8053 - - 7574 - - 3705 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 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] 97600 6 120 4 181 3 056 6 061 97600 90239 8 101 6 144 4 066 10 052 90239 84605 5 132 6 100 1 158 12 056 84605 79932 5 104 9 081 6 150 6 041 79932 75889 3 104 4 049 6 111 4 133 75889 72288 3 110 3 267 5 014 6 082 72288 69007 4 016 3 208 7 281 5 350 69007 65991 6 316 3 019 2 268 7 239 65991 63197 5 252 6 323 6 336 3 085 63197 60495 2 340 1 319 5 285 1 026 60495 57681 11 339 11 351 12 350 14 026 57681 54774 14 358 14 356 15 346 14 351 54774 52005 18 359 15 356 16 359 13 006 52005 49500 24 009 22 003 29 008 27 019 49500 47250 32 008 29 008 34 008 34 015 47250 45218 38 005 32 009 34 014 34 015 45218 43374 39 003 35 007 36 013 35 016 43374 41696 40 006 37 002 36 005 38 011 41696 40155 44 014 39 003 37 001 39 008 40155 38725 50 016 43 007 38 359 40 011 38725 37390 54 014 48 011 42 359 40 013 37390 36114 53 013 50 011 43 359 40 014 36114 34836 49 012 48 009 41 000 38 014 34836 33530 47 012 43 009 38 360 36 015 33530 32201 45 014 39 013 37 001 35 017 32201 30840 43 015 39 019 39 004 34 017 30840 29439 40 016 42 022 42 007 35 018 29439 27999 36 014 44 022 43 008 35 019 27999 26523 34 011 42 021 38 005 36 019 26523 25014 36 011 39 020 33 355 35 016 25014 23477 38 015 36 019 29 350 32 011 23477 21907 38 017 35 019 26 354 30 006 21907 20298 34 018 35 017 26 003 28 003 20298 18678 30 015 34 014 27 010 24 004 18678 17130 27 012 28 008 22 002 19 358 17130 15726 25 007 19*359 18*350 17 347 15726 14473 22 005 12*353 14*344 15 342 14473 13348 16*004 11 353 8 336 10 324 13348 12330 9*002 8 354 3 330 7 298 12330 11407 7 003 5 001 1 306 5*271 11407 10572 6 006 4 017 3 152 4*211 10572 9820 5 016 3 071 5 145 6 168 9820 9140 4 032 4 099 6 142 8 155 9140 8518 4 045 5 107 7 140 10 147 8518 7957 4 058 6 112 8 139 11 143 7957 7480 4 069 6 114 8 138 11 140 7480 7109 4 075 6 113 8 137 11 139 7109 6850 4 078 6 114 8 137 9 137 6850 6692 4 078 6 114 7 137 7 137 6692 6600 4 081 6 113 7 136 4 139 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