DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/06 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 - - - 64.4 - - 73.8 - - 76.8 - - 68.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 376 - - 420 - - 168 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2660 - - 4863 - - 5785 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4712 - - 6460 - - 6735 - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5643 - - 7846 - - 8768 - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1644 - - 2702 - - 3148 - - 4119 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 412 - - 524 - - 410 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 29 - - 11 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 9 - - 14 - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - 143 - - 319 - - 320 - - 195 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 5 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -9 - - -12 - - -18 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6552 - - -4636 - - -4046 - - -8298 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12195 - - 12482 - - 12814 - - 11245 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11868 - - -7062 - - -6921 - - -12433 ODpotential blCL - - - 17511 - - 14908 - - 15689 - - 15379 blCL maxRH - - - 57 - - 61 - - 58 - - 75 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 64.4 - - 73.8 - - 76.8 - - 68.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 21.2 - - 28.9 - - 30.5 - - 30.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 62.4 - - 71.4 - - 75.6 - - 73.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 20.8 - - 28.4 - - 30.0 - - 29.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 376 - - 420 - - 168 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2660 - - 4863 - - 5785 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 1 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 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] 97967 15 242 14 265 15 263 12 259 97967 90503 10 221 16 259 12 253 12 245 90503 84752 8 237 11 229 11 253 8 280 84752 79992 6 206 9 236 8 262 7 319 79992 75898 6 158 11 251 9 271 6 332 75898 72265 2 158 10 250 11 285 5 349 72265 68972 4 319 7 232 12 278 9 319 68972 65954 6 316 4 302 9 267 9 283 65954 63152 6 279 10 290 9 321 8 329 63152 60443 7 324 11 289 11 299 9 317 60443 57622 14 307 14 295 17 307 15 323 57622 54704 15 346 13 318 20 312 24 327 54704 51938 20 347 20 335 24 326 25 319 51938 49461 28 352 29 343 29 332 26 324 49461 47253 35 001 37 344 35 328 32 327 47253 45260 46 002 40 344 40 327 41 327 45260 43450 51 003 43 344 45 325 45 329 43450 41795 57 003 50 346 49 326 47 336 41795 40275 60 359 56 343 52 330 49 347 40275 38860 60 358 54 340 53 331 53 352 38860 37528 56 000 50 340 52 333 56 352 37528 36240 52 002 48 341 50 337 55 350 36240 34933 50 003 47 343 50 342 50 349 34933 33580 50 003 47 346 50 344 46 345 33580 32184 50 003 47 348 48 344 45 342 32184 30735 50 004 46 350 46 345 44 338 30735 29223 49 004 45 353 44 345 41 335 29223 27647 49 005 44 355 41 344 39 336 27647 26011 49 006 43 357 38 343 38 333 26011 24315 50 008 43 359 37 343 38 327 24315 22564 50 010 44 000 38 342 38 321 22564 20750 48 010 44 001 38 341 37 319 20750 18864 43 009 40 002 36 340 34 320 18864 16944 36 006 33 360 31 337 29 321 16944 15096 29 000 26 353 27 330 27 318 15096 13411 25 354 22 344 26 327 30 309 13411 11906 23 349 22 338 26 328 30 301 11906 10560 21 347 21 335 24 325 27 298 10560 9354 19 347 20 333 20*322 24 296 9354 8274 15 347 15*326 16*320 20 294 8274 7308 8 325 12*321 15 320 15 294 7308 6452 6*269 10 317 14 320 10 297 6452 5690 3*227 9 317 14 320 6 307 5690 5003 3 162 8 318 14 320 3 319 5003 4392 3 141 8 318 13 321 3 326 4392 3878 3 130 8 320 13 320 2 329 3878 3481 3 122 7 321 12 320 2 331 3481 3207 3 115 7 321 12 321 1 331 3207 3040 3 112 7 321 11 320 1*313 3040 2945 3 114 6 322 10 320 1*195 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