DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 04/05 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 - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 62.8 - - 71.2 - - 72.7 - - 59.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 233 - - 300 - - 67 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1791 - - 5261 - - 4141 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3934 - - 6639 - - 4852 - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4774 - - 8244 - - 7124 - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1598 - - 1796 - - 3758 - - 116 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 310 - - 482 - - 274 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 7 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 13 - - 11 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 104 - - 123 - - 102 - - 072 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 8 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -14 - - -10 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4859 - - -4932 - - -6943 - - -7806 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9634 - - 13177 - - 14067 - - 10752 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10199 - - -9608 - - -11107 - - -13521 ODpotential blCL - - - 14973 - - 17852 - - 18231 - - 16467 blCL maxRH - - - 74 - - 73 - - 72 - - 67 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 62.8 - - 71.2 - - 72.7 - - 59.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 31.1 - - 23.4 - - 20.9 - - 23.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 61.5 - - 69.5 - - 72.2 - - 64.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 30.2 - - 22.3 - - 19.8 - - 23.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 233 - - 300 - - 67 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1791 - - 5261 - - 4141 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - 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] 96561 29 264 27 274 28 280 28 294 96561 89380 18 283 19 266 24 281 19 290 89380 83909 11 286 15 273 19 286 16 294 83909 79366 11 277 19 291 18 301 16 294 79366 75427 13 303 24 280 21 311 19 302 75427 71931 17 309 26 287 23 306 23 309 71931 68759 24 314 26 291 25 306 28 311 68759 65830 28 300 26 294 29 296 31 307 65830 63098 30 299 30 299 33 294 37 305 63098 60434 36 290 33 301 36 291 36 294 60434 57635 37 283 35 296 36 289 37 286 57635 54707 38 282 37 284 39 284 39 282 54707 51891 39 281 38 277 41 281 39 282 51891 49347 41 280 42 278 43 283 38 283 49347 47074 40 280 45 277 46 282 39 287 47074 45035 38 279 44 273 46 278 44 285 45035 43202 38 280 40 272 41 276 45 277 43202 41547 36 281 37 273 36 273 40 272 41547 40035 32 290 32 277 32 271 34 273 40035 38628 35 289 33 279 28 274 32 272 38628 37306 37 281 38 268 30 270 30 265 37306 36033 36 277 34 270 30 264 31 264 36033 34744 33 268 31 265 26 263 31 265 34744 33407 29 264 27 263 25 267 28 269 33407 32028 25 263 25 266 24 266 25 274 32028 30595 23 268 24 271 23 259 22 268 30595 29099 23 277 25 274 21 254 21 258 29099 27541 25 277 26 275 21 253 21 249 27541 25918 24 285 22 275 21 253 21 237 25918 24232 21 288 17 269 19 252 21 228 24232 22484 17 281 15 255 17 243 20 222 22484 20668 13 275 16 245 16 234 18 226 20668 18781 9 268 14 234 16 229 16 234 18781 16864 7 264 12 231 14 233 12 236 16864 15021 4 243 11 231 10 244 8 232 15021 13344 5 209 10 227 6 240 10 232 13344 11847 7 188 8 209 7 212 15 220 11847 10509 10 168 6 196 12 187 12 216 10509 9309 14 162 11*176 12 181 9 200 9309 8235 17 162 13*147 10 161 8 174 8235 7276 16 157 13 139 10*132 8 143 7276 6425 15 152 13 132 10*120 11 117 6425 5668 15 139 13 119 11 105 15 105 5668 4986 17*121 14 115 11 102 16 100 4986 4378 17*107 14 113 12 099 16 096 4378 3869 16 105 13 111 11 097 15 093 3869 3475 16 104 13 109 11 097 14 088 3475 3203 15 103 13 108 11 095 12 081 3203 3038 14 102 12 108 10 095 8*073 3038 2945 12 102 11 108 9 094 6*072 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