DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/29 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 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 49.1 - - 62.9 - - 67.0 - - 67.0 - - 57.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 28 - - 219 - - 288 - - 128 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 83 - - 3032 - - 8189 - - 8297 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2927 - - 4807 - - 8921 - - 8440 - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top 3066 - - 6015 - - 11172 - - 11280 - - 2945 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 402 - - 6804 - - 3565 - - 4232 - - 3292 Hgt.Variab. W* 55 - - 360 - - 549 - - 422 - - 5 W* B/S 3 - - 19 - - 18 - - 10 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 3 - - 5 - - 7 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 131 - - 105 - - 352 - - 333 - - 015 Direction Wind Shear 2 - - 1 - - 6 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -1 - - -18 - - -16 - - -7 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -5073 - - -4856 - - -459 - - 152 - - -4317 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 8139 - - 10872 - - 11632 - - 11128 - - 7262 sfcLCL ODpotential -8790 - - -5880 - - -1316 - - -584 - - -6648 ODpotential blCL 11856 - - 11895 - - 12488 - - 11864 - - 9593 blCL maxRH 90 - - 93 - - 89 - - 94 - - 70 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 30 - - 60 - - 60 CAPE Temp@2m 49.1 - - 62.9 - - 67.0 - - 67.0 - - 57.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 24.3 - - 25.3 - - 25.9 - - 28.3 - - 36.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 49.0 - - 61.4 - - 65.3 - - 66.1 - - 59.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 24.1 - - 24.8 - - 25.2 - - 27.8 - - 36.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 28 - - 219 - - 288 - - 128 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 83 - - 3032 - - 8189 - - 8297 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 62 - - 72 - - 57 - - 77 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 97382 3 319 10 312 14 277 21 313 14 335 97382 90035 18 332 9 286 12 280 19 299 19 328 90035 84448 21 311 13 287 13 307 16 306 16 322 84448 79799 15 302 14 275 16 294 17 317 14 313 79799 75769 13 285 14 264 18 273 18 303 15 295 75769 72191 16 278 17 277 21 284 18 284 13 292 72191 68929 20 267 23 280 22 290 19 290 13 289 68929 65917 18 272 23 281 24 290 20 295 14 292 65917 63114 21 287 23 279 23 283 24 297 19 307 63114 60397 21 290 22 280 20 278 27 292 26 306 60397 57574 22 294 20 298 17 292 23 296 24 300 57574 54644 23 299 26 306 21 308 21 307 22 305 54644 51840 23 308 26 307 23 309 23 316 25 312 51840 49317 23 313 22 318 26 311 27 319 31 317 49317 47058 25 315 28 325 30 313 32 320 31 318 47058 45004 29 312 32 316 32 313 33 320 30 326 45004 43120 33 311 28 314 28 313 30 323 31 324 43120 41383 32 308 28 321 26 319 31 329 32 332 41383 39777 29 312 31 323 27 334 31 332 36 342 39777 38289 31 311 31 321 29 339 32 342 39 343 38289 36906 32 301 29 319 29 340 35 349 39 344 36906 35585 25 288 28 315 30 339 38 347 39 350 35585 34268 21 280 29 310 28 335 34 342 39 352 34268 32925 22 284 24 297 24 334 29 340 35 344 32925 31555 24 295 18 308 22 338 25 344 31 344 31555 30136 23 300 21 308 20 341 27 350 31 351 30136 28654 20 303 24 300 20 340 28 350 31 353 28654 27114 19 312 26 299 20 342 27 350 29 351 27114 25514 21 311 26 304 18 342 26 354 25 352 25514 23855 20 305 22 316 17 340 23 000 23 355 23855 22134 18 298 16 318 17 329 20 002 22 357 22134 20351 18 311 12 306 12 308 14 341 16 353 20351 18504 15 335 10 320 10 297 18 294 10 349 18504 16628 17 352 12 345 9 300 15 305 11 335 16628 14822 18 352 13 334 11 308 12 329 15 323 14822 13174 13 340 12 326 12 324 11 332 14 328 13174 11702 11 320 8 314 10*333 10*332 10 325 11702 10386 9 315 6 297 9*337 9*331 9 318 10386 9208 7 324 4 290 7 342 9 332 8 320 9208 8153 5 349 2 307 6 345 9 332 8 329 8153 7211 3 354 2 318 5 350 8 333 9 337 7211 6373 1 005 0*003 5 355 7 333 10 343 6373 5627 2 055 3*116 5 359 7 334 10 354 5627 4954 4 084 3 113 5 003 6 333 12 007 4954 4356 6 098 4 109 5 006 6 334 14 020 4356 3854 7 122 4 105 5 008 5 334 16 025 3854 3467 7 139 4 098 4 009 5 334 15 025 3467 3200 6*144 4 095 4 009 5 335 13 023 3200 3037 5*138 4 095 4 009 5 335 10*020 3037 2944 3 124 3 094 4 010 5 334 5*015 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