DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 03/17 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 40.5 - - 61.2 - - 71.8 - - 72.5 - - 61.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 2 - - 175 - - 240 - - 41 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1025 - - 2680 - - 2178 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2927 - - 3255 - - 4589 - - 2928 - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top 2944 - - 4008 - - 5663 - - 5161 - - 2945 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 71 - - 984 - - 1738 - - 1565 - - 240 Hgt.Variab. W* 13 - - 233 - - 358 - - 188 - - 0 W* B/S 1 - - 13 - - 7 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 2 - - 3 - - 10 - - 6 - - 3 BL Wind Direction 139 - - 308 - - 317 - - 343 - - 174 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 2 - - 5 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -1 - - -4 - - -8 - - -5 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1479 - - -5129 - - -7458 - - -9128 - - -9125 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 4423 - - 9138 - - 13122 - - 14289 - - 12071 sfcLCL ODpotential -13640 - - -14074 - - -16061 - - -17015 - - -18976 ODpotential blCL 16584 - - 18082 - - 21724 - - 22176 - - 21921 blCL maxRH 52 - - 71 - - 62 - - 71 - - 21 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 40.5 - - 61.2 - - 71.8 - - 72.5 - - 61.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 31.9 - - 31.8 - - 24.6 - - 20.3 - - 19.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 43.6 - - 60.0 - - 70.2 - - 72.2 - - 66.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 31.8 - - 31.2 - - 23.4 - - 19.1 - - 18.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 2 - - 175 - - 240 - - 41 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1025 - - 2680 - - 2178 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 4 - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 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] 96500 6 282 13 280 12 279 8 314 10 251 96500 89497 4 072 6 196 7 255 11 319 2 026 89497 84082 5 020 7 136 7 192 10 290 3 356 84082 79541 1 312 5 117 9 157 4 232 5 303 79541 75584 2 048 5 190 7 208 7 258 9 315 75584 72062 3 331 4 171 7 201 11 259 11 281 72062 68866 10 293 10 309 8 298 13 280 13 299 68866 65947 14 309 12 287 7 293 12 308 13 303 65947 63273 13 333 12 314 13 333 15 333 17 326 63273 60694 27 324 27 315 32 324 25 329 29 331 60694 58001 29 312 38 319 41 326 37 328 32 318 58001 55199 42 325 44 312 46 315 38 318 31 316 55199 52512 49 315 49 310 49 306 43 312 33 321 52512 50083 46 304 52 310 53 304 47 310 41 314 50083 47902 41 312 59 312 58 304 53 306 47 312 47902 45930 57 312 67 310 65 307 60 310 50 314 45930 44141 71 306 73 307 72 311 63 310 60 309 44141 42501 80 301 78 306 69 311 56 309 61 303 42501 40970 87 300 81 305 63 316 55 309 59 298 40970 39526 87 301 82 304 67 319 55 309 60 296 39526 38162 85 303 81 304 67 314 56 307 55 298 38162 36844 85 304 80 305 63 309 56 302 51 299 36844 35505 86 305 80 306 67 309 57 300 52 300 35505 34117 84 304 81 305 70 311 60 303 57 299 34117 32684 81 304 80 305 71 312 62 309 59 300 32684 31196 75 304 78 304 69 309 63 310 63 300 31196 29644 72 305 74 304 68 305 62 307 68 299 29644 28029 71 305 72 303 71 304 65 304 72 300 28029 26351 70 304 71 304 75 304 69 306 73 304 26351 24612 72 304 72 305 77 306 73 309 71 308 24612 22816 74 306 72 308 75 308 74 312 67 313 22816 20953 67 311 65 310 65 309 70 312 62 317 20953 19019 54 315 50 310 53 307 59 309 58 315 19019 17053 45 313 39 306 46 302 49 304 50 307 17053 15167 39 311 35 303 41 295 42 300 40 298 15167 13456 34 309 31 301 36 289 38 294 35 290 13456 11931 29 306 28 296 34 287 35 288 32 280 11931 10571 26 302 26 291 32 289 31 281 30 272 10571 9354 25 298 24 291 29 290 26 276 26 265 9354 8266 24 298 22 294 26 292 22 275 21 265 8266 7296 20 300 20 296 22 293 17 282 15 265 7296 6436 16 305 16 295 18*299 13 293 8 254 6436 5673 12 306 14 290 12*311 8*324 2 213 5673 4988 9 299 11 284 10 317 7*341 3 093 4988 4379 6 288 7*284 10 318 7 342 3 093 4379 3869 3 277 4*292 10 318 7 343 3 115 3869 3476 2 272 3 307 9 319 6 344 2 133 3476 3204 2 243 3 315 9 319 6 344 2 154 3204 3039 2*159 3 320 8 318 6 344 3*171 3039 2944 2*139 3 323 8 319 5 344 3*174 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