DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 02/07 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 1012z - - 1349z - - 1616z - - 1917z - - 2206z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 11.4 - - 17.1 - - 23.3 - - 22.0 - - 12.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -6 - - 32 - - 123 - - -8 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 334 - - 315 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 6227 - - 6227 - - 6227 - - 6227 - - 6227 Hcrit BL Top 6245 - - 6245 - - 7834 - - 7815 - - 6245 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 499 - - 1312 - - 532 - - 577 - - 55 Hgt.Variab. W* 5 - - 34 - - 147 - - 15 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 1 - - 12 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 5 - - 7 - - 2 - - 5 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 000 - - 077 - - 095 - - 131 - - 352 Direction Wind Shear 3 - - 5 - - 9 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -6 - - 4 - - -4 - - 6 - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 1 - - 1 - - 1079 - - 1571 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 6244 - - 6244 - - 6756 - - 6244 - - 6244 sfcLCL ODpotential -10405 - - -7257 - - -5821 - - -6460 - - -9089 ODpotential blCL 16650 - - 13502 - - 13655 - - 14275 - - 15334 blCL maxRH 100 - - 100 - - 97 - - 84 - - 91 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 11.4 - - 17.1 - - 23.3 - - 22.0 - - 12.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 7.6 - - 13.7 - - 15.9 - - 17.0 - - 12.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 14.2 - - 19.6 - - 24.9 - - 24.9 - - 15.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 7.6 - - 13.7 - - 15.9 - - 17.0 - - 12.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -6 - - 32 - - 123 - - -8 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 334 - - 315 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 102 - - 102 - - 86 - - 34 - - 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] 70863 34 091 32 086 28 088 29 081 27 082 70863 58057 13 026 8 331 17 042 10 058 11 048 58057 53585 7 012 8 343 13 329 17 335 17 356 53585 49163 18 328 23 003 14 343 19 321 19 329 49163 46592 20 317 23 333 18 341 23 311 24 323 46592 43996 23 346 20 333 23 331 25 315 26 321 43996 42683 30 344 25 329 26 320 29 315 28 320 42683 41435 31 337 29 326 29 317 34 317 35 313 41435 40580 31 331 27 323 31 319 39 313 39 308 40580 40116 30 325 27 322 32 320 41 312 39 310 40116 39841 27 322 30 327 35 323 41 311 39 312 39841 38981 28 337 39 332 38 326 40 312 37 318 38981 38579 34 334 46 327 44 327 41 317 42 330 38579 38332 36 326 55 317 50 322 47 319 48 331 38332 38157 36 315 58 312 50 315 54 322 51 327 38157 37978 35 319 50 319 54 310 60 322 51 322 37978 37851 38 325 54 318 58 309 60 313 53 319 37851 37578 44 326 60 318 56 312 64 311 57 319 37578 37035 49 323 66 318 58 318 67 310 63 315 37035 33829 53 322 68 317 62 315 67 305 67 301 33829 27560 55 322 67 317 63 312 63 303 63 299 27560 26408 57 326 65 319 61 312 57 302 53 303 26408 25442 54 329 60 321 57 312 51 302 47 302 25442 24103 45 329 52 320 49 313 45 303 40 299 24103 22670 36 315 43 312 42 311 38 304 33 296 22670 21027 32 310 35 310 36 302 34 303 29 289 21027 19249 27 310 26 312 32 299 32 299 24 289 19249 17419 21 302 22 299 31 293 32 297 22 295 17419 15811 19 293 19 288 31 284 32 289 22 295 15811 14595 20 281 19 283 29 281 29 287 21 292 14595 13526 18 279 20 272 24 282 25 290 20 296 13526 11981 17 260 24 259 19 279 20 290 19 295 11981 11048 20 238 25 248 21 257 20 267 24 249 11048 10659 23 227 26 237 22 240 22 246 23 244 10659 10258 22 214 23 225 21 229 20 237 23 239 10258 9919 22 205 22 211 20 220 19 229 22 235 9919 9584 22 201 21 206 19 213 18 219 21 230 9584 9253 21 197 19 205 18 210 17 211 19 223 9253 8927 20 194 17 205 17 209 16 206 17 211 8927 8604 17 192 14 203 17 209 16 204 15 199 8604 8285 14 186 12 197 15 208 13 194 13 185 8285 7970 12 180 11 192 11*210 9*179 11 171 7970 7657 10 172 10 184 7*220 6*154 10 157 7657 7348 8 153 6 136 2 085 6 132 9 141 7348 7043 8 102 9 085 4 080 6 129 8 119 7043 6740 9 074 8 075 4 083 5 127 8 094 6740 6540 9 062 7 074 3 086 5 127 9 078 6540 6391 7 026 6 076 3 085 5 128 8 056 6391 6293 6*004 5*075 3 089 4 128 8*022 6293 6244 4*357 4*075 3 088 3 125 4*352 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