DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 03/25 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 - - 1332z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 70.2 - - 77.1 - - 77.3 - - 63.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 188 - - 263 - - 62 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1927 - - 4139 - - 2836 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3951 - - 5720 - - 3802 - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4910 - - 7122 - - 5819 - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2901 - - 5171 - - 6970 - - 217 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 295 - - 427 - - 236 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 14 - - 42 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 2 - - 10 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 294 - - 288 - - 313 - - 301 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 12 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - 13 - - -9 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -7276 - - -5552 - - -6569 - - -4834 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12186 - - 12675 - - 12389 - - 7781 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12252 - - -8878 - - -8555 - - -8996 ODpotential blCL - - - 17162 - - 16000 - - 14374 - - 11942 blCL maxRH - - - 73 - - 70 - - 69 - - 86 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 70.2 - - 77.1 - - 77.3 - - 63.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 27.0 - - 31.3 - - 32.9 - - 40.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 68.9 - - 75.4 - - 76.9 - - 67.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 26.2 - - 30.5 - - 32.2 - - 39.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 188 - - 263 - - 62 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1927 - - 4139 - - 2836 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 43 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 - - 6 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] 95952 18 281 16 298 17 279 22 275 95952 88867 25 269 26 301 17 312 17 294 88867 83417 28 269 32 297 27 309 22 315 83417 78931 26 283 28 285 32 299 28 308 78931 75073 20 308 22 286 30 284 26 301 75073 71645 17 315 25 287 24 277 20 297 71645 68525 21 299 23 288 17 286 16 279 68525 65661 14 298 21 260 20 281 25 265 65661 63004 18 271 23 260 37 266 34 261 63004 60423 33 280 38 268 47 264 45 266 60423 57734 50 274 52 267 53 265 53 266 57734 54941 60 265 62 264 60 266 57 265 54941 52251 64 262 68 264 65 266 64 265 52251 49800 69 262 74 263 72 264 71 263 49800 47580 75 261 80 260 77 262 76 261 47580 45555 80 260 83 258 80 261 80 260 45555 43698 84 262 84 258 82 260 83 261 43698 41992 87 265 83 259 81 260 85 263 41992 40420 86 264 82 260 82 260 85 263 40420 38964 83 261 81 261 82 258 85 262 38964 37604 81 260 82 261 81 258 84 261 37604 36293 79 261 82 261 80 259 83 260 36293 34965 80 261 82 261 80 258 82 259 34965 33591 81 261 82 262 81 258 83 258 33591 32179 83 259 83 261 83 258 84 259 32179 30715 83 258 83 259 85 256 85 258 30715 29188 83 257 84 258 87 256 85 257 29188 27601 83 258 83 258 87 256 85 256 27601 25950 82 258 80 257 84 258 85 257 25950 24240 79 258 79 256 81 258 83 257 24240 22475 76 258 78 254 79 257 80 258 22475 20652 74 257 77 254 77 255 75 259 20652 18768 71 257 74 256 71 256 67 262 18768 16859 66 257 69 257 58 256 55 261 16859 15026 59 258 60 257 42 252 42 252 15026 13354 51 259 47 252 36 251 35 249 13354 11860 44 261 34 244 34 254 33 256 11860 10522 36 263 29 242 30 259 31 265 10522 9322 30 264 25 240 26 264 28 271 9322 8248 25 265 19 239 22 270 22 274 8248 7288 21 269 14*238 18 278 16 281 7288 6436 18 275 9*240 16*286 13 298 6436 5677 14 279 5 246 13*297 13 317 5677 4994 10*281 2 296 10 311 14 329 4994 4385 6*282 2 351 10 316 15 335 4385 3873 4 291 2 005 10 317 15 336 3873 3478 3 298 3 012 9 318 15 335 3478 3205 3 305 3 015 9 318 13 330 3205 3040 3 308 3 017 9 319 9*316 3040 2945 3 308 3 017 8 319 5*301 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