DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 02/04 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1853z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 44.2 - - 55.6 - - 56.9 - - 43.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 85 - - 138 - - -5 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 268 - - 1311 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2927 - - 3331 - - 2927 - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3251 - - 4294 - - 2945 - - 2944 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 424 - - 749 - - 2311 - - 184 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 117 - - 233 - - 7 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 9 - - 3 - - 0 BL Wind Direction - - - 092 - - 106 - - 123 - - 184 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -3 - - -1 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2569 - - -3797 - - -5335 - - -1450 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5820 - - 8091 - - 8280 - - 4395 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12662 - - -11348 - - -12699 - - -10849 ODpotential blCL - - - 15913 - - 15642 - - 15644 - - 13793 blCL maxRH - - - 66 - - 68 - - 56 - - 56 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 44.2 - - 55.6 - - 56.9 - - 43.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 29.8 - - 31.1 - - 31.5 - - 35.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 43.6 - - 54.7 - - 57.7 - - 49.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 29.3 - - 30.5 - - 30.9 - - 35.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 85 - - 138 - - -5 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 268 - - 1311 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 96001 32 296 42 308 32 350 15 326 96001 89137 25 340 23 336 17 352 16 336 89137 83739 26 359 19 357 17 358 15 012 83739 79223 20 011 14 013 23 353 22 038 79223 75317 17 024 14 021 15 013 20 043 75317 71847 15 021 20 012 19 028 13 048 71847 68692 16 021 20 007 24 000 18 042 68692 65793 20 005 16 007 20 001 19 015 65793 63118 20 004 14 004 15 027 10 027 63118 60525 25 018 22 015 21 043 14 037 60525 57835 34 022 37 026 24 040 18 038 57835 55048 41 025 44 024 30 042 16 053 55048 52352 48 021 45 021 40 025 32 029 52352 49901 48 015 43 021 43 020 37 025 49901 47700 39 014 34 020 33 017 41 026 47700 45717 30 024 22 027 23 017 27 019 45717 43928 28 021 19 031 16 005 16 042 43928 42299 19 022 18 028 10 009 15 052 42299 40786 21 025 22 045 10 007 10 047 40786 39363 24 016 20 043 13 007 12 015 39363 38017 19 011 20 029 13 009 15 012 38017 36712 14 000 21 018 11 024 14 016 36712 35387 12 020 21 015 11 036 11 008 35387 34013 14 038 20 010 11 031 10 001 34013 32593 13 043 20 005 12 017 11 005 32593 31115 6 033 18 008 13 016 9 001 31115 29569 3 337 13 015 10 010 6 337 29569 27956 7 308 9 020 6 342 6 328 27956 26277 14 306 6 006 6 308 6 336 26277 24536 18 311 4 323 7 310 7 338 24536 22737 24 330 9 317 11 339 11 337 22737 20872 28 340 16 336 16 357 13 343 20872 18933 29 346 16 348 19 008 13 359 18933 16960 25 349 11 351 17 016 14 015 16960 15064 16 351 7 359 10 030 13 023 15064 13343 10 355 5 359 4 045 8 024 13343 11813 9 004 4 004 2 028 5 018 11813 10452 7 008 4 023 2 036 6 031 10452 9239 5 019 2 055 1 094 7 053 9239 8159 3 048 2 120 2 151 7 074 8159 7202 3 104 3 155 2 156 7 090 7202 6356 3 158 4 165 2 120 8 102 6356 5608 5 170 4 150 5 101 11 108 5608 4936 7 156 8 113 8 113 11 115 4936 4341 8 138 10*107 7 123 7 123 4341 3843 10 117 10*107 6 126 3 138 3843 3460 10*103 10 106 6 127 1 169 3460 3195 9*094 9 105 5 126 1 331 3195 3035 9 092 9 105 4*123 1*337 3035 2943 8 090 8 104 3*123 0*184 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