DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 05/26 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 72.7 - - 80.1 - - 78.6 - - 63.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 409 - - 345 - - 196 - - 18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2768 - - 4427 - - 3080 - - 917 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4823 - - 6050 - - 4807 - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5751 - - 7410 - - 6063 - - 3900 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2731 - - 2514 - - 1752 - - 1264 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 432 - - 478 - - 352 - - 108 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 32 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 3 - - 25 - - 29 BL Wind Direction - - - 303 - - 324 - - 323 - - 315 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 6 - - 4 - - 14 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -7 - - -2 - - 11 - - 8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3844 - - -4801 - - -4711 - - -2074 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9596 - - 12211 - - 10774 - - 5974 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7546 - - -6347 - - -6419 - - -6926 ODpotential blCL - - - 13297 - - 13757 - - 12482 - - 10826 blCL maxRH - - - 88 - - 94 - - 92 - - 86 maxRH CAPE - - - 40 - - 30 - - 310 - - 690 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 72.7 - - 80.1 - - 78.6 - - 63.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 40.4 - - 36.1 - - 41.0 - - 47.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 70.3 - - 77.8 - - 77.4 - - 63.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 40.0 - - 35.6 - - 40.7 - - 47.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 409 - - 345 - - 196 - - 18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2768 - - 4427 - - 3080 - - 917 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 51 - - 76 - - 67 - - 44 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 6 - - 8 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] 98743 16 100 8 105 17 072 17 098 98743 91280 18 112 7 108 9 068 14 074 91280 85512 16 089 13 103 9 086 16 087 85512 80712 9 115 17 086 14 094 18 081 80712 76578 8 143 12 062 17 105 11 068 76578 72936 9 142 3 053 12 095 11 123 72936 69637 10 149 8 173 4 090 11 089 69637 66572 10 153 11 168 6 169 1 099 66572 63712 9 168 9 184 7 172 10 174 63712 60944 5 169 11 169 3 178 9 153 60944 58049 5 169 10 172 6 193 5 147 58049 55037 7 139 12 171 7 176 8 167 55037 52169 9 176 15 180 13 187 14 181 52169 49600 16 197 17 170 16 188 13 177 49600 47309 22 198 17 198 12 212 14 180 47309 45242 26 193 16 207 5 285 12 184 45242 43362 32 190 21 214 14 215 16 189 43362 41643 40 182 42 187 34 189 24 177 41643 40061 42 176 49 178 40 175 27 175 40061 38589 45 183 47 183 43 176 33 166 38589 37223 49 182 48 176 47 177 38 163 37223 35922 47 176 48 174 46 172 40 168 35922 34615 45 174 48 175 44 170 41 170 34615 33267 44 174 47 176 42 173 37 164 33267 31878 44 176 45 178 43 177 33 156 31878 30434 43 178 43 179 45 182 32 156 30434 28924 42 181 41 179 44 184 32 166 28924 27354 40 180 40 179 42 182 33 173 27354 25726 38 178 40 179 42 175 34 169 25726 24045 37 177 41 180 41 165 36 160 24045 22312 37 178 43 181 38 158 38 156 22312 20520 41 179 44 180 36 155 37 158 20520 18661 45 177 42 177 36 152 36 160 18661 16772 43 175 39 174 35 148 36 160 16772 14950 33 183 35 169 33 141 36 156 14950 13287 30 191 31 161 29 134 34 151 13287 11803 28 178 27 148 22 124 31 147 11803 10472 25 158 23 138 17 111 27 144 10472 9276 15 120 19 129 12 090 22 137 9276 8203 7 080 9*116 9 059 16 120 8203 7244 1 012 3*068 10 004 9 080 7244 6395 6*322 2 031 18*334 11 001 6395 5642 9*317 3 333 21*330 21 335 5642 4965 12 309 3 320 26 325 28 325 4965 4364 13 303 4 312 27 323 32*319 4364 3860 13 300 4 306 27 322 33*317 3860 3471 13 299 5 303 27 322 32 316 3471 3203 13 298 5 303 26 321 29 314 3203 3039 12 297 5 302 25 321 26 313 3039 2945 11 297 4 301 20 320 19 311 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