DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 04/19 Hammett_Rim_ID 2983ft pt40714@42.875,-115.427,2966ft SPONSORED BY: Idaho Hang Gliding Association BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 65.9 - - 75.2 - - - - - 63.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 251 - - 300 - - - - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2160 - - 4041 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4224 - - 5699 - - - - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5143 - - 7024 - - - - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1344 - - 3855 - - - - - 209 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 338 - - 443 - - - - - 5 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 6 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 20 - - 14 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 108 - - 103 - - - - - 068 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 4 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - -14 - - - - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -8630 - - -9046 - - - - - -8987 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13774 - - 16070 - - - - - 11933 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -14291 - - -13244 - - - - - -13717 ODpotential blCL - - - 19434 - - 20268 - - - - - 16663 blCL maxRH - - - 78 - - 82 - - - - - 81 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 65.9 - - 75.2 - - - - - 63.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 15.7 - - 14.0 - - - - - 22.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 64.5 - - 73.4 - - - - - 68.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 14.7 - - 13.0 - - - - - 21.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 251 - - 300 - - - - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2160 - - 4041 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 13 - - 27 - - - - - 26 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 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] 96767 30 281 33 281 33 294 96767 89535 24 284 29 283 33 286 89535 83981 21 265 26 285 25 296 83981 79372 16 261 20 278 19 300 79372 75395 12 282 16 276 13 297 75395 71865 13 282 19 274 15 279 71865 68660 17 268 17 269 16 277 68660 65704 15 278 14 270 19 269 65704 62954 14 286 11 271 21 258 62954 60297 15 282 13 298 18 263 60297 57518 23 270 22 273 17 271 57518 54616 26 258 28 254 26 265 54616 51838 22 261 31 254 32 265 51838 49337 30 265 32 261 31 265 49337 47096 35 258 34 258 34 261 47096 45068 31 257 34 254 37 249 45068 43229 33 261 33 246 38 246 43229 41561 30 256 28 237 38 242 41561 40037 25 273 30 234 36 229 40037 38626 23 273 32 232 36 217 38626 37302 25 263 33 232 38 204 37302 36024 25 255 33 232 39 196 36024 34727 27 245 25 226 37 195 34727 33381 26 241 25 225 40 204 33381 31994 26 238 30 225 40 211 31994 30555 26 238 35 224 33 220 30555 29055 26 238 38 223 28 225 29055 27493 25 241 37 223 26 225 27493 25866 24 243 32 224 25 229 25866 24176 21 244 30 225 27 234 24176 22429 14 241 26 220 30 236 22429 20624 12 234 21 212 32 234 20624 18758 13 229 20 211 29 227 18758 16864 15 226 18 204 26 213 16864 15038 17 227 17 202 22 205 15038 13371 16 228 17 198 18 208 13371 11879 14 222 16 193 16 211 11879 10542 11 205 15 191 15 209 10542 9341 9 180 14 186 13 195 9341 8264 11 164 12 174 14 166 8264 7302 17 154 10*137 18 140 7302 6447 19 138 12*117 22 125 6447 5685 19*120 14 107 26 115 5685 4998 21*111 15 102 27 106 4998 4387 21 108 15 101 28 099 4387 3873 20 107 15 100 26 093 3873 3478 20 107 15 099 22 087 3478 3205 19 107 14 098 16 083 3205 3039 17 107 14 097 11*080 3039 2945 15 106 12 097 4*068 2945 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