DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/17 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 0654z - - 0956z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 52.8 - - 56.1 - - 58.3 - - 54.5 - - 45.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 32 - - 466 - - 516 - - 266 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 2937 - - 5738 - - 7101 - - 6130 - - 3532 BL Depth Hcrit 6584 - - 11752 - - 12893 - - 11824 - - 6584 Hcrit BL Top 10437 - - 13238 - - 14601 - - 13630 - - 11032 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1823 - - 1638 - - 1509 - - 1168 - - 1677 Hgt.Variab. W* 219 - - 594 - - 659 - - 503 - - 46 W* B/S 2 - - 4 - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 22 - - 24 - - 32 - - 30 - - 24 BL Wind Direction 284 - - 285 - - 284 - - 292 - - 312 Direction Wind Shear 25 - - 18 - - 31 - - 24 - - 24 Wind Shear Max.Converg -58 - - -46 - - -44 - - -44 - - -30 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1078 - - 1045 - - 109 - - -1208 - - -3535 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 11516 - - 12194 - - 14492 - - 14839 - - 14567 sfcLCL ODpotential -8092 - - -3282 - - -5485 - - -6369 - - -10535 ODpotential blCL 18529 - - 16520 - - 20086 - - 19999 - - 21567 blCL maxRH 29 - - 50 - - 37 - - 31 - - 35 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 52.8 - - 56.1 - - 58.3 - - 54.5 - - 45.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 25.2 - - 25.2 - - 17.2 - - 12.1 - - 5.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 55.4 - - 56.2 - - 58.4 - - 55.7 - - 49.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 24.0 - - 24.3 - - 16.0 - - 11.1 - - 4.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 32 - - 466 - - 516 - - 266 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 2937 - - 5738 - - 7101 - - 6130 - - 3532 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 3 - - 2 - - 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] 98665 31 101 19 101 26 090 23 109 25 097 98665 91228 21 102 20 104 17 102 19 099 18 094 91228 85467 15 126 12 127 14 111 10 098 16 118 85467 80660 16 153 10 153 10 173 7 079 12 119 80660 76488 9 161 10 164 10 182 4 180 3 106 76488 72791 6 217 7 185 9 196 8 191 4 216 72791 69447 7 203 8 204 8 244 5 246 7 169 69447 66368 6 283 7 224 12 228 9 261 7 221 66368 63520 13 278 6 255 8 213 8 277 10 239 63520 60759 16 264 6 252 4 240 9 263 8 265 60759 57865 20 269 30 267 27 265 22 263 16 262 57865 54878 16 256 29 247 19 262 15 253 12 261 54878 52055 37 291 38 279 36 283 42 289 30 288 52055 49527 48 289 55 284 58 278 61 280 50 283 49527 47262 51 290 61 282 66 275 62 277 58 279 47262 45209 60 287 65 275 71 270 68 274 66 276 45209 43332 68 281 70 271 75 268 72 270 69 273 43332 41607 73 274 76 269 80 266 72 269 66 277 41607 40010 75 269 82 267 83 267 76 277 72 284 40010 38532 78 267 88 267 86 271 87 279 80 285 38532 37163 80 267 92 268 95 274 93 277 83 284 37163 35867 81 267 95 269 102 273 93 276 84 285 35867 34578 84 269 97 270 102 268 91 278 85 286 34578 33270 86 271 97 269 99 266 88 279 85 287 33270 31942 86 271 93 268 95 269 84 280 83 289 31942 30583 86 270 88 269 91 273 81 281 81 291 30583 29183 85 269 83 271 86 275 79 281 76 292 29183 27748 80 269 78 274 80 277 77 283 70 291 27748 26280 75 268 74 278 74 281 77 285 67 288 26280 24783 70 268 72 279 71 283 74 285 65 288 24783 23261 65 268 71 278 68 284 69 284 63 290 23261 21709 62 268 69 277 66 285 67 283 59 291 21709 20121 60 268 66 276 64 287 66 285 56 289 20121 18522 58 268 63 277 61 287 64 290 52 287 18522 16991 55 268 60 278 57 287 62 295 50 287 16991 15599 53 267 56 279 52*287 56 296 47 290 15599 14357 50 268 50 281 46*287 48*296 44 294 14357 13244 48 268 42*283 37 286 38*295 40 299 13244 12239 45 270 30*284 34 285 31 292 35 305 12239 11332 42 273 26 284 31 284 31 292 31*309 11332 10511 38*277 25 284 31 284 31 292 29*312 10511 9771 33*282 25 284 30 283 30 292 29 313 9771 9103 28 285 24 285 30 283 30 292 28 313 9103 8491 23 286 24 286 30 282 29 292 27 313 8491 7939 20 285 23 286 29 282 29 292 25 312 7939 7469 18 284 23 286 28 282 28 292 22 311 7469 7102 16 283 21 286 26 281 26 291 18 309 7102 6846 15 282 20 287 24 281 24 291 14 306 6846 6690 13 282 18 286 22 281 21 291 11 304 6690 6601 9 281 13 287 15 280 14 291 5 297 6601 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