DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 03/03 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 36.2 - - 48.8 - - 56.2 - - 59.1 - - 47.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -9 - - 120 - - 237 - - 48 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1207 - - 2650 - - 1555 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2926 - - 2927 - - 4559 - - 2928 - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top 2944 - - 4190 - - 5633 - - 4538 - - 2944 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 95 - - 1938 - - 1267 - - 1841 - - 228 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 220 - - 354 - - 175 - - 2 W* B/S 0 - - 8 - - 16 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 5 - - 4 - - 10 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 205 - - 087 - - 099 - - 093 - - 096 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -2 - - -1 - - -6 - - -9 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 1 - - -220 - - -718 - - -3820 - - -2512 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2943 - - 4410 - - 6352 - - 8358 - - 5456 sfcLCL ODpotential -6364 - - -1335 - - -3834 - - -7735 - - -7853 ODpotential blCL 9308 - - 5525 - - 9467 - - 12273 - - 10797 blCL maxRH 86 - - 90 - - 76 - - 64 - - 74 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 36.2 - - 48.8 - - 56.2 - - 59.1 - - 47.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 34.7 - - 39.9 - - 38.7 - - 32.9 - - 34.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 39.3 - - 47.9 - - 54.7 - - 58.7 - - 51.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 35.7 - - 39.1 - - 38.3 - - 32.4 - - 34.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -9 - - 120 - - 237 - - 48 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1207 - - 2650 - - 1555 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 42 - - 59 - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 4 - - 5 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] 96033 12 258 19 273 32 279 24 293 19 324 96033 88963 21 309 18 293 22 284 18 303 16 314 88963 83520 26 296 24 295 24 303 26 323 17 338 83520 79006 25 294 31 304 27 308 27 318 26 325 79006 75120 33 305 37 302 35 301 32 302 29 326 75120 71672 39 293 36 289 39 289 38 294 37 304 71672 68540 35 277 36 292 37 283 45 292 34 289 68540 65628 40 296 39 286 42 282 45 293 32 293 65628 62886 43 289 39 280 48 283 49 293 44 295 62886 60212 41 275 44 279 54 278 56 285 56 285 60212 57411 46 284 50 278 57 273 57 275 56 275 57411 54492 63 287 54 278 56 278 53 275 59 274 54492 51697 71 284 60 281 63 281 58 277 65 271 51697 49178 69 280 66 279 67 276 60 274 60 271 49178 46923 58 283 64 278 60 278 56 275 56 278 46923 44890 54 297 55 288 53 286 53 281 52 284 44890 43051 60 304 54 291 50 285 50 283 44 288 43051 41378 50 305 47 290 47 282 48 282 39 293 41378 39845 37 314 29 310 37 291 46 284 37 303 39845 38431 43 343 42 332 44 309 42 297 42 308 38431 37115 50 352 53 335 48 312 45 304 44 307 37115 35850 54 354 51 339 43 313 45 300 42 306 35850 34565 55 355 45 347 33 316 41 297 35 304 34565 33236 55 357 42 350 31 319 32 301 28 299 33236 31864 51 004 41 346 33 327 28 307 25 293 31864 30435 47 014 36 351 28 333 26 313 24 292 30435 28939 44 018 28 014 22 323 24 320 24 296 28939 27377 39 017 23 033 17 319 16 326 22 299 27377 25749 34 015 17 031 12 321 14 288 14 288 25749 24058 29 014 14 022 9 322 16 284 14 258 24058 22307 23 015 14 024 10 324 15 298 16 261 22307 20492 20 015 13 018 11 336 11 302 13 267 20492 18609 18 014 11 007 8 006 5 271 13 275 18609 16696 14 017 8 006 4 032 7 263 14 286 16696 14858 11 027 5 036 4 150 10 233 12 271 14858 13188 9 049 5 104 11 177 10 220 10 244 13188 11701 6 078 8 148 13 191 11 237 13 251 11701 10376 4 109 11 174 13 202 16 233 17 232 10376 9194 4 128 13 176 14 209 18 224 18 221 9194 8136 1 086 12 169 14 215 16 218 15 219 8136 7191 5 323 7 168 11 216 13 208 12 199 7191 6352 7 315 5 204 5*202 9 192 11 166 6352 5608 9 320 6 209 3*124 7 155 15 136 5608 4938 10 313 5 203 4 110 9*108 19 121 4938 4344 10 299 3*161 4 098 10*096 21 113 4344 3846 9 282 5*094 4 092 10 094 20 106 3846 3461 9 264 5 089 4 090 10 093 18 100 3461 3196 9 243 5 085 4 088 10 092 12 095 3196 3036 6*217 5 083 4 086 10 092 8*093 3036 2943 4*205 5 083 4 087 8 091 4*096 2943 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