DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 04/24 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 51.0 - - 53.3 - - - - - 45.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 431 - - 494 - - - - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6448 - - 8611 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7731 - - 9545 - - - - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9431 - - 11594 - - - - - 2944 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1853 - - 1433 - - - - - 5461 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 580 - - 669 - - - - - 6 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 6 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 21 - - 20 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 318 - - 320 - - - - - 314 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 5 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -7 - - -21 - - - - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1077 - - -413 - - - - - -5674 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10509 - - 12007 - - - - - 8619 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4942 - - -7097 - - - - - -8926 ODpotential blCL - - - 14373 - - 18691 - - - - - 11870 blCL maxRH - - - 48 - - 46 - - - - - 55 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 51.0 - - 53.3 - - - - - 45.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 14.8 - - 10.1 - - - - - 18.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 49.0 - - 51.0 - - - - - 47.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 14.1 - - 9.3 - - - - - 18.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 431 - - 494 - - - - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6448 - - 8611 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 1 - - - - - 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] 97153 18 297 16 293 17 284 97153 89811 15 279 13 282 14 294 89811 84222 6 248 13 281 10 287 84222 79595 8 218 15 259 8 328 79595 75589 7 256 11 252 5 277 75589 72018 3 273 9 225 10 247 72018 68760 14 269 13 232 14 251 68760 65745 19 245 18 245 13 249 65745 62931 17 248 15 245 13 240 62931 60194 19 260 17 260 16 273 60194 57332 14 265 17 262 18 265 57332 54347 15 289 17 279 21 275 54347 51486 24 297 24 290 23 277 51486 48908 29 290 27 290 24 290 48908 46606 33 293 31 290 28 291 46606 44530 35 291 33 289 28 290 44530 42638 33 295 33 287 33 291 42638 40902 35 303 27 289 37 285 40902 39297 40 310 41 319 34 286 39297 37808 54 316 56 315 38 302 37808 36430 70 303 60 303 54 303 36430 35128 77 286 57 297 61 294 35128 33829 62 283 55 300 59 290 33829 32496 59 303 53 304 55 294 32496 31131 74 309 51 303 55 299 31131 29717 77 304 49 311 57 299 29717 28244 76 299 51 314 59 296 28244 26711 76 297 50 314 58 294 26711 25116 77 293 50 313 57 295 25116 23460 77 290 52 310 56 296 23460 21747 77 289 56 305 54 298 21747 19973 76 291 59 304 51 300 19973 18135 74 294 58 307 46 302 18135 16274 65 299 52 311 35 298 16274 14493 49 304 40 311 28 295 14493 12876 39 308 28*309 25 296 12876 11439 33 315 21*315 19 302 11439 10160 25*322 20 320 10 313 10160 9017 21*321 20 321 7 324 9017 7994 21 320 20 322 10 319 7994 7082 21 319 20 321 14 323 7082 6271 22 318 20 320 17 328 6271 5549 22 317 21 320 18 330 5549 4897 22 317 21 319 19 331 4897 4317 22 316 20 319 19 332 4317 3829 21 316 20 319 19 331 3829 3452 21 315 19 318 17 328 3452 3192 20 315 19 318 14 324 3192 3034 19 315 18 318 11*319 3034 2943 16 314 16 318 6*314 2943 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