DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 05/05 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 0655z - - 0703z - - 1003z - - 1556z - - 1853z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 62.8 - - 70.6 - - 75.8 - - 75.9 - - 67.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 92 - - 333 - - 421 - - 149 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1518 - - 5808 - - 8771 - - 8198 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2927 - - 7115 - - 9601 - - 8504 - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top 4501 - - 8791 - - 11754 - - 11181 - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1108 - - 2240 - - 3345 - - 5758 - - 7149 Hgt.Variab. W* 215 - - 516 - - 640 - - 445 - - 7 W* B/S 2 - - 9 - - 7 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 23 - - 11 - - 16 - - 22 - - 7 BL Wind Direction 109 - - 083 - - 325 - - 336 - - 330 Direction Wind Shear 12 - - 8 - - 11 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -3 - - -6 - - 4 - - 7 - - 3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -5651 - - -3517 - - 440 - - -211 - - -7506 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 10152 - - 12308 - - 11315 - - 11392 - - 10452 sfcLCL ODpotential -9598 - - -5952 - - -136 - - -1125 - - -9899 ODpotential blCL 14099 - - 14743 - - 11890 - - 12306 - - 12845 blCL maxRH 91 - - 81 - - 80 - - 81 - - 56 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 70 - - 170 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 62.8 - - 70.6 - - 75.8 - - 75.9 - - 67.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 28.6 - - 26.3 - - 35.8 - - 35.7 - - 32.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 62.2 - - 68.5 - - 73.4 - - 75.0 - - 69.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 28.3 - - 25.7 - - 35.2 - - 35.4 - - 31.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 92 - - 333 - - 421 - - 149 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1518 - - 5808 - - 8771 - - 8198 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 63 - - 24 - - 19 - - 22 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 3 - - 5 - - 5 - - 4 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] 97800 9 263 13 234 18 253 16 287 6 243 97800 90296 8 241 7 217 14 219 8 260 8 260 90296 84553 4 173 2 222 7 234 7 200 8 278 84553 79819 2 004 4 167 6 192 5 291 1 053 79819 75743 6 342 3 174 7 158 9 277 3 022 75743 72139 4 296 5 300 2 100 10 276 6 335 72139 68874 6 308 7 300 7 313 6 287 6 297 68874 65860 11 314 7 306 11 271 11 319 6 293 65860 63054 14 318 7 303 11 290 12 309 7 349 63054 60332 15 317 7 324 13 296 14 305 13 317 60332 57489 14 307 16 333 13 321 15 314 12 323 57489 54531 14 299 19 310 18 317 22 336 19 344 54531 51724 12 342 15 302 18 317 24 326 17 350 51724 49217 17 341 15 304 16 301 19 336 22 349 49217 46973 24 339 23 350 23 004 25 351 30 360 46973 44943 33 009 33 009 33 007 37 001 43 007 44943 43107 47 020 43 021 41 016 47 010 58 010 43107 41442 50 019 54 025 51 022 59 017 70 010 41442 39913 49 024 58 027 60 022 66 017 72 013 39913 38487 55 033 58 027 63 021 70 019 75 018 38487 37147 68 036 61 030 68 023 69 019 76 019 37147 35852 76 036 64 031 71 024 66 017 73 016 35852 34541 74 034 65 030 69 024 64 016 71 014 34541 33186 70 033 63 029 66 023 62 016 70 013 33186 31794 68 031 62 028 63 020 61 016 69 013 31794 30350 64 030 60 027 60 018 60 017 65 014 30350 28845 59 030 58 026 55 018 57 018 60 016 28845 27282 52 031 54 027 51 018 52 017 57 018 27282 25662 44 035 50 029 46 019 46 013 53 019 25662 23986 32 039 41 032 41 019 41 008 47 016 23986 22259 23 029 29 033 33 014 38 005 41 011 22259 20473 24 022 22 021 28 001 37 004 38 008 20473 18621 24 025 26 011 30 356 34 005 35 005 18621 16740 21 028 28 012 30 005 26 009 32 002 16740 14929 19 023 26 012 26 018 22 009 26 355 14929 13277 19 011 24 004 23 016 21 004 22 348 13277 11802 12 027 22 357 20*006 21*355 21 347 11802 10481 13 064 20 359 17*352 21*348 22 349 10481 9295 16 035 14*015 17 338 21 346 22 351 9295 8231 16 033 10*046 17 327 22 342 23 351 8231 7279 14 040 10 065 17 323 22 336 23 352 7279 6431 15 065 11 084 17 320 23 334 24 352 6431 5676 23 088 11 089 17 318 23 332 24 351 5676 4993 28*100 12 091 16 317 23 331 24 350 4993 4385 27*104 12 092 16 315 23 330 23 348 4385 3873 24 109 12 094 16 314 22 329 22 346 3873 3478 23 110 11 094 15 314 22 328 20 342 3478 3206 21 110 11 094 15 313 21 328 17 337 3206 3040 19 110 11 094 14 312 20 328 13*334 3040 2945 15 111 10 095 13 312 16 327 7*330 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