DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 03/08 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 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 36.5 - - 56.6 - - 64.4 - - 63.9 - - 54.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -11 - - 103 - - 235 - - 52 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 673 - - 3299 - - 2854 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2926 - - 2927 - - 5039 - - 2928 - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top 2944 - - 3656 - - 6282 - - 5837 - - 2945 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 81 - - 1317 - - 2119 - - 2186 - - 1847 Hgt.Variab. W* 3 - - 173 - - 381 - - 222 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 12 - - 6 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 5 - - 3 - - 11 - - 10 - - 1 BL Wind Direction 115 - - 297 - - 320 - - 333 - - 171 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 1 - - 5 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -1 - - -1 - - -10 - - -4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 1 - - -2853 - - -2611 - - -3198 - - -3513 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2943 - - 6509 - - 8894 - - 9035 - - 6458 sfcLCL ODpotential -10301 - - -7778 - - -6664 - - -6296 - - -8392 ODpotential blCL 13245 - - 11434 - - 12946 - - 12133 - - 11337 blCL maxRH 73 - - 60 - - 64 - - 57 - - 65 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 36.5 - - 56.6 - - 64.4 - - 63.9 - - 54.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 34.3 - - 38.5 - - 35.6 - - 34.4 - - 36.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 38.9 - - 55.9 - - 62.9 - - 63.4 - - 59.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 34.2 - - 37.5 - - 34.9 - - 34.0 - - 36.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -11 - - 103 - - 235 - - 52 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 673 - - 3299 - - 2854 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 96160 21 050 10 045 9 059 10 075 10 040 96160 89048 10 025 9 045 7 072 3 067 13 003 89048 83547 5 042 8 075 1 211 9 029 8 041 83547 78965 3 008 1 157 8 302 11 004 9 010 78965 74989 12 012 6 027 9 276 11 337 11 342 74989 71452 19 309 15 331 10 322 16 317 9 325 71452 68237 16 264 15 309 16 273 25 309 15 311 68237 65293 16 330 10 302 20 240 24 295 25 303 65293 62596 31 297 18 317 11 293 27 300 27 311 62596 59993 35 300 36 303 26 313 22 291 31 315 59993 57268 31 306 29 303 26 318 25 306 38 291 57268 54442 19 310 25 307 38 311 39 298 39 285 54442 51730 27 321 29 304 44 301 43 294 43 289 51730 49274 33 316 36 294 43 294 46 292 49 289 49274 47063 29 300 40 284 45 287 50 290 54 287 47063 45050 21 293 39 281 47 281 53 288 60 284 45050 43209 30 306 39 287 48 277 56 289 63 283 43209 41529 40 306 42 295 49 281 61 292 63 285 41529 39989 44 305 48 302 54 289 64 292 71 294 39989 38559 46 308 54 304 60 292 69 288 79 293 38559 37218 47 310 57 304 62 292 69 281 79 287 37218 35927 49 312 57 304 62 292 63 280 79 282 35927 34621 50 314 57 303 60 294 61 288 77 280 34621 33270 52 317 55 303 59 297 64 296 75 283 33270 31878 52 320 54 304 57 297 68 303 67 286 31878 30435 50 319 54 305 56 297 75 311 60 291 30435 28930 47 315 54 304 54 295 76 311 60 293 28930 27365 44 313 53 301 56 293 69 308 61 291 27365 25738 42 315 49 297 57 290 61 300 61 289 25738 24047 40 317 45 294 55 285 55 291 59 289 24047 22295 36 313 42 291 53 284 53 285 56 289 22295 20481 32 297 43 289 52 285 53 284 54 289 20481 18603 37 291 45 288 50 287 50 285 50 289 18603 16700 40 299 47 288 48 288 44 286 45 289 16700 14874 36 301 44 289 46 288 42 287 41 287 14874 13214 32 287 40 286 43 286 42 286 40 284 13214 11734 31 283 37 283 40 284 40 283 39 277 11734 10410 29 287 33 283 36 284 35 279 35 273 10410 9225 26 291 28 284 31 283 29 278 30 276 9225 8164 22 292 23 285 25 282 24 284 26 282 8164 7217 18 290 20 287 21 286 20 292 21 290 7217 6377 14 284 17 290 14*298 14*304 15 300 6377 5630 12 278 14 292 12*306 11*320 9 312 5630 4957 10 275 11 288 11 317 10 332 6 334 4957 4359 8 273 10 280 11 321 10 334 6 355 4359 3856 10 269 7*274 11 324 10 336 6 008 3856 3468 9 249 3*285 10 326 10 337 5 018 3468 3200 5 183 3 297 10 327 9 338 3 029 3200 3038 6*118 2 305 10 327 9 338 1*040 3038 2944 5*115 2 306 9 328 8 338 1*171 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