DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 04/13 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 39.2 - - 38.4 - - - - - 33.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 330 - - 300 - - - - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5817 - - 3686 - - - - - 975 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 11671 - - 9975 - - - - - 6583 Hcrit BL Top - - - 13317 - - 11186 - - - - - 8475 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2320 - - 2758 - - - - - 3417 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 529 - - 442 - - - - - 28 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 4 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 26 - - 21 - - - - - 14 BL Wind Direction - - - 252 - - 236 - - - - - 323 Direction Wind Shear - - - 16 - - 12 - - - - - 17 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -51 - - -27 - - - - - -20 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 4186 - - 4206 - - - - - 1876 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9131 - - 6981 - - - - - 6600 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 2338 - - 1895 - - - - - -210 ODpotential blCL - - - 10979 - - 9291 - - - - - 8685 blCL maxRH - - - 85 - - 93 - - - - - 96 maxRH CAPE - - - 70 - - 330 - - - - - 60 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 39.2 - - 38.4 - - - - - 33.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 22.2 - - 30.8 - - - - - 30.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 40.2 - - 39.5 - - - - - 37.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 21.9 - - 30.2 - - - - - 30.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 330 - - 300 - - - - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5817 - - 3686 - - - - - 975 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 40 - - 70 - - - - - 84 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 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] 96858 31 264 29 279 31 281 96858 89565 28 272 28 276 27 277 89565 83972 26 267 33 268 22 277 83972 79306 26 252 30 254 20 264 79306 75285 27 251 26 245 28 246 75285 71726 32 249 22 240 32 238 71726 68477 36 246 22 237 31 237 68477 65473 34 245 26 245 30 243 65473 62677 30 244 30 248 30 247 62677 59956 32 242 32 240 26 246 59956 57103 33 231 30 240 24 253 57103 54133 26 223 26 242 23 250 54133 51293 21 245 24 245 20 247 51293 48738 24 257 25 249 22 262 48738 46458 31 257 25 261 25 262 46458 44395 32 246 30 265 22 262 44395 42514 26 233 32 253 18 278 42514 40792 23 249 27 253 26 284 40792 39208 31 261 22 256 29 266 39208 37736 31 254 16 271 24 248 37736 36365 23 266 28 284 10 259 36365 35070 24 282 35 267 22 316 35070 33793 27 274 24 263 26 332 33793 32512 40 256 24 282 24 351 32512 31230 16 248 23 285 31 004 31230 29927 28 313 23 297 34 002 29927 28587 40 306 25 293 34 357 28587 27209 33 292 23 280 33 355 27209 25795 21 271 22 271 31 001 25795 24348 25 270 19 280 30 002 24348 22872 23 272 18 283 28 006 22872 21364 24 272 14 281 25 016 21364 19819 24 272 12 276 18 006 19819 18263 24 271 14 267 16 352 18263 16775 24 270 11 274 14 340 16775 15425 25 267 12 273 12 342 15425 14217 26*263 13 269 14 340 14217 13130 28*259 14 266 17 335 13130 12146 29 256 16 260 19 333 12146 11254 29 255 18*254 20 334 11254 10447 28 253 20*248 20 333 10447 9719 28 252 22 242 20 331 9719 9061 27 250 23 238 20*330 9061 8458 26 248 23 235 20*328 8458 7914 25 247 22 232 18 327 7914 7452 24 246 21 230 16 325 7452 7092 22 245 20 228 13 320 7092 6841 21 244 18 226 10 311 6841 6688 18 244 17 226 7 301 6688 6600 12 243 10 224 3 285 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