DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 04/10 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 - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 68.9 - - 76.3 - - - - - 65.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 257 - - 289 - - - - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2413 - - 4767 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4415 - - 6243 - - - - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5396 - - 7750 - - - - - 2945 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1564 - - 5219 - - - - - 3041 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 353 - - 462 - - - - - 9 W* B/S - - - 13 - - 92 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 1 - - - - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 096 - - 275 - - - - - 282 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 4 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -7 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5353 - - -4503 - - - - - -5786 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10749 - - 12254 - - - - - 8731 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8397 - - -6175 - - - - - -9346 ODpotential blCL - - - 13793 - - 13925 - - - - - 12291 blCL maxRH - - - 86 - - 77 - - - - - 80 maxRH CAPE - - - 60 - - 160 - - - - - 170 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 68.9 - - 76.3 - - - - - 65.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 31.9 - - 32.3 - - - - - 37.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 67.2 - - 74.5 - - - - - 67.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 31.2 - - 31.6 - - - - - 37.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 257 - - 289 - - - - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2413 - - 4767 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 44 - - 7 - - - - - 19 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 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] 96764 34 262 52 270 46 283 96764 89413 40 262 42 272 45 284 89413 83834 37 269 42 271 46 285 83834 79236 35 271 37 269 44 280 79236 75280 36 272 35 278 36 277 75280 71778 37 276 36 279 32 280 71778 68580 36 277 33 277 31 279 68580 65612 33 277 34 278 30 273 65612 62848 29 284 35 274 29 273 62848 60166 30 273 37 271 27 276 60166 57347 25 260 31 266 27 272 57347 54407 21 265 27 262 26 261 54407 51605 22 261 27 251 22 254 51605 49082 21 262 22 240 16 253 49082 46806 22 253 20 246 17 262 46806 44734 24 247 32 240 31 241 44734 42860 31 231 36 221 36 218 42860 41166 30 220 34 211 26 214 41166 39606 27 212 37 211 30 229 39606 38154 25 208 38 208 47 220 38154 36814 31 210 40 207 54 215 36814 35545 37 209 41 208 55 214 35545 34270 38 204 43 210 53 215 34270 32956 38 199 44 211 50 214 32956 31602 40 196 44 211 49 213 31602 30194 41 194 43 212 47 214 30194 28723 37 196 40 212 43 216 28723 27191 31 198 36 210 39 216 27191 25596 27 199 34 211 36 216 25596 23942 25 191 33 213 34 214 23942 22230 24 186 32 212 34 205 22230 20457 23 191 29 206 37 195 20457 18614 25 203 28 203 40 193 18614 16736 27 209 29 204 41 193 16736 14923 25 207 27 202 40 195 14923 13266 22 203 25 198 37 196 13266 11783 21 196 22 196 32 194 11783 10457 19 189 19 196 26 186 10457 9269 16 175 14 194 20 175 9269 8205 13 138 6*177 15 164 8205 7254 14 110 2*144 10 159 7254 6409 12 096 1 142 6 180 6409 5657 9*092 0 201 6 234 5657 4979 7*094 1 278 10 261 4979 4375 5 096 2 290 13 271 4375 3867 5 097 2 293 15 277 3867 3475 4 097 3 294 15 279 3475 3204 4 095 3 295 14 279 3204 3039 4 095 3 295 12*279 3039 2944 4 096 3 294 7*282 2944 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