DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 03/30 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 62.8 - - 69.4 - - 64.7 - - 55.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 255 - - 314 - - 117 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2181 - - 4522 - - 3836 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4242 - - 6083 - - 5072 - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5164 - - 7505 - - 6819 - - 2945 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3120 - - 4351 - - 4132 - - 2803 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 340 - - 465 - - 318 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 10 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 8 - - 17 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 290 - - 314 - - 328 - - 286 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 10 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -9 - - -11 - - 7 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3739 - - -4123 - - -2681 - - -3490 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8903 - - 11628 - - 9500 - - 6435 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6198 - - -5616 - - -4169 - - -6305 ODpotential blCL - - - 11362 - - 13121 - - 10988 - - 9250 blCL maxRH - - - 77 - - 77 - - 89 - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 62.8 - - 69.4 - - 64.7 - - 55.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 33.9 - - 28.2 - - 33.1 - - 37.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 61.2 - - 67.4 - - 63.9 - - 56.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 33.4 - - 27.3 - - 32.7 - - 37.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 255 - - 314 - - 117 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2181 - - 4522 - - 3836 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 8 - - 9 - - 57 - - 38 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - 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] 96426 10 271 20 264 11 258 19 279 96426 89182 8 302 7 292 13 260 17 301 89182 83642 13 311 13 315 11 272 18 294 83642 79095 10 331 12 301 13 319 14 315 79095 75170 25 309 28 299 27 316 19 316 75170 71673 22 295 22 297 30 314 17 288 71673 68484 19 310 20 302 26 303 20 274 68484 65526 29 305 29 295 27 284 21 288 65526 62752 34 288 37 283 35 284 31 297 62752 60044 32 275 35 273 40 282 39 291 60044 57213 30 278 31 270 42 276 44 285 57213 54275 35 284 37 278 45 270 44 278 54275 51467 43 279 48 277 45 268 44 274 51467 48944 49 272 53 273 48 282 46 277 48944 46696 46 272 54 277 57 280 52 279 46696 44671 50 281 63 277 62 276 56 276 44671 42835 64 278 68 274 70 277 61 277 42835 41157 76 273 73 274 82 275 74 277 41157 39622 82 270 77 273 83 274 87 274 39622 38214 82 270 78 273 85 276 96 271 38214 36896 84 271 78 269 86 278 96 265 36896 35624 82 266 82 263 83 277 94 262 35624 34332 78 259 83 261 76 273 90 259 34332 32994 77 258 78 265 68 263 85 258 32994 31615 74 259 71 263 65 254 81 262 31615 30185 72 265 63 256 66 258 79 274 30185 28697 71 271 59 257 65 261 65 273 28697 27149 67 272 58 271 63 261 58 259 27149 25537 61 265 57 275 56 261 56 252 25537 23867 58 257 52 265 48 266 43 261 23867 22142 56 257 54 258 46 271 42 273 22142 20354 55 261 57 260 49 269 39 277 20354 18498 52 265 57 263 49 260 36 265 18498 16611 48 266 53 262 43 250 35 253 16611 14795 44 264 47 254 40 245 35 252 14795 13141 42 263 41 249 38 245 32 253 13141 11666 40 267 36 249 32 248 29 258 11666 10350 37 272 30 250 27 253 25 268 10350 9174 32 278 25 252 19 265 20 277 9174 8123 25 284 16*260 16 279 14 281 8123 7185 17 287 11*273 14*303 9 278 7185 6352 13 283 9 293 14*311 8 281 6352 5612 11*282 8 316 16 325 9 293 5612 4944 9*286 8 324 17 329 9 309 4944 4349 9 289 9 327 18 330 10 314 4349 3850 9 290 9 329 18 331 11 310 3850 3465 9 291 9 331 18 331 11 305 3465 3198 8 291 8 331 17 331 11 299 3198 3037 8 292 8 332 16 331 9*293 3037 2944 7 291 8 333 14 331 5*286 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