DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 04/26 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 56.8 - - 59.4 - - - - - 49.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 400 - - 459 - - - - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5711 - - 7382 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7115 - - 8516 - - - - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8694 - - 10365 - - - - - 2944 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3373 - - 2616 - - - - - 4658 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 545 - - 622 - - - - - 6 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 6 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 16 - - 18 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 317 - - 309 - - - - - 302 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 9 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -6 - - -9 - - - - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2052 - - -735 - - - - - -5746 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10746 - - 11101 - - - - - 8690 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3669 - - -2112 - - - - - -8289 ODpotential blCL - - - 12363 - - 12477 - - - - - 11233 blCL maxRH - - - 59 - - 71 - - - - - 64 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 56.8 - - 59.4 - - - - - 49.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 19.3 - - 20.3 - - - - - 21.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 54.6 - - 57.1 - - - - - 50.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 18.5 - - 19.5 - - - - - 21.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 400 - - 459 - - - - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5711 - - 7382 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 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] 97204 20 289 23 312 26 301 97204 89868 10 285 21 284 19 303 89868 84248 12 272 18 265 11 282 84248 79591 15 269 14 263 8 258 79591 75556 17 276 12 248 12 269 75556 71974 18 273 11 243 17 262 71974 68722 18 257 13 247 19 254 68722 65720 13 247 22 257 20 249 65720 62914 16 261 26 258 22 253 62914 60176 25 259 27 255 25 263 60176 57305 27 250 26 250 24 264 57305 54309 25 250 25 252 24 263 54309 51438 24 253 25 257 27 258 51438 48851 26 258 25 261 27 252 48851 46534 28 259 27 260 25 256 46534 44437 26 259 29 256 23 268 44437 42523 26 261 30 257 21 273 42523 40763 30 256 31 256 22 274 40763 39137 31 251 29 248 26 267 39137 37631 30 253 28 243 27 257 37631 36234 34 254 31 246 22 251 36234 34912 41 245 35 247 19 252 34912 33598 46 236 38 246 19 260 33598 32262 46 238 42 243 23 267 32262 30904 47 240 44 240 26 265 30904 29506 45 240 42 236 28 259 29506 28054 40 241 38 236 26 254 28054 26543 35 244 34 239 24 257 26543 24971 32 247 28 244 23 260 24971 23339 28 251 22 246 21 265 23339 21652 22 253 20 242 19 272 21652 19906 19 253 20 238 22 279 19906 18099 21 261 20 246 31 276 18099 16267 24 275 17 265 37 269 16267 14508 21 281 19 279 34 268 14508 12904 13 286 22 274 29 276 12904 11473 13 303 23*274 27 288 11473 10194 14 313 19*289 26 296 10194 9048 14*318 18 295 25 305 9048 8022 14*320 18 307 25 314 8022 7106 15 320 18 311 24 320 7106 6292 16 319 18 313 23 324 6292 5566 17 318 18 314 22 326 5566 4910 17 317 18 315 21 327 4910 4326 17 316 19 316 21 326 4326 3835 17 315 18 316 20 324 3835 3456 16 314 18 317 18 321 3456 3194 16 313 17 317 15 314 3194 3035 15 313 17 316 12*309 3035 2943 14 313 15 317 6*302 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