DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 02/22 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 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 28.3 - - 44.7 - - 57.5 - - 59.6 - - 44.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -26 - - 158 - - 208 - - -1 - - -35 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1015 - - 2207 - - 721 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2926 - - 2926 - - 4185 - - 2927 - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top 2943 - - 3998 - - 5190 - - 3704 - - 2944 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 294 - - 598 - - 1264 - - 4145 - - 216 Hgt.Variab. W* 7 - - 224 - - 318 - - 46 - - 6 W* B/S 0 - - 2 - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 7 - - 18 - - 17 - - 15 - - 7 BL Wind Direction 136 - - 114 - - 112 - - 111 - - 129 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 7 - - 4 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -3 - - -6 - - -9 - - -2 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -2215 - - -4314 - - -6219 - - -7614 - - -4263 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 5158 - - 8312 - - 11410 - - 11318 - - 7207 sfcLCL ODpotential -12660 - - -11300 - - -11282 - - -12509 - - -12064 ODpotential blCL 15603 - - 15298 - - 16472 - - 16213 - - 15008 blCL maxRH 68 - - 50 - - 44 - - 74 - - 70 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 28.3 - - 44.7 - - 57.5 - - 59.6 - - 44.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 16.7 - - 19.2 - - 18.0 - - 20.4 - - 23.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 30.0 - - 43.8 - - 56.4 - - 59.8 - - 46.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 16.4 - - 18.6 - - 17.2 - - 19.8 - - 23.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -26 - - 158 - - 208 - - -1 - - -35 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1015 - - 2207 - - 721 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 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] 96855 28 108 19 112 23 096 20 115 16 103 96855 89708 19 102 18 114 14 122 11 101 12 096 89708 84163 10 108 15 120 11 148 3 093 9 088 84163 79521 9 132 10 121 6 152 1 020 9 050 79521 75489 5 145 7 164 2 141 3 282 5 347 75489 71904 2 100 6 149 3 219 3 235 8 339 71904 68646 7 233 4 240 6 231 12 282 11 308 68646 65653 9 238 16 244 16 258 15 301 10 291 65653 62887 12 246 14 244 11 274 11 316 12 276 62887 60198 12 230 10 215 25 287 20 309 18 304 60198 57385 33 262 37 260 45 253 35 262 42 263 57385 54489 36 255 28 248 27 247 30 255 37 254 54489 51727 33 267 23 263 25 269 33 280 44 286 51727 49231 42 267 40 270 52 274 57 277 58 283 49231 47000 53 272 63 269 65 272 73 274 69 281 47000 44993 69 273 74 269 73 272 83 272 80 278 44993 43187 86 270 84 270 84 271 90 270 85 275 43187 41549 97 268 98 269 95 268 94 267 85 276 41549 40037 109 268 109 267 101 268 95 267 85 278 40037 38620 117 267 112 265 105 270 94 269 86 279 38620 37283 115 264 110 265 103 270 94 270 85 278 37283 35990 110 265 103 268 99 268 95 271 84 275 35990 34677 104 269 97 273 94 268 93 271 85 272 34677 33317 100 273 94 275 88 270 86 271 87 272 33317 31920 97 272 91 274 84 271 79 271 83 274 31920 30473 93 270 88 271 83 270 76 271 75 274 30473 28965 88 270 85 269 81 270 73 272 70 275 28965 27394 80 268 79 268 76 269 70 272 67 274 27394 25760 70 268 69 266 68 266 66 271 64 272 25760 24064 62 269 60 267 60 263 60 268 61 269 24064 22312 55 268 54 267 54 261 54 265 55 266 22312 20497 46 260 50 264 48 258 49 261 49 263 20497 18612 38 250 43 256 42 253 44 255 43 260 18612 16696 34 248 37 250 37 250 40 250 36 254 16696 14852 31 247 32 246 32 247 37 246 32 249 14852 13176 27 247 29 242 29 243 35 244 30 250 13176 11684 24 244 25 236 27 238 32 239 28 250 11684 10354 21 237 21 227 24 230 26 230 26 246 10354 9168 17 231 18 219 22 220 22 216 24 240 9168 8108 15 230 16 219 21 213 20 205 22 233 8108 7165 14 231 14 223 18 206 18 195 20 224 7165 6329 13 221 11 210 14 187 15 176 18 203 6329 5586 12 178 10 159 13*142 14 152 17 163 5586 4919 21 128 17 120 17*116 16 129 23 126 4919 4328 32 108 21*111 18 113 17 119 28 107 4328 3835 33 104 20*114 18 112 17*115 25 100 3835 3455 25 107 19 114 17 111 17*112 21 102 3455 3193 18 122 18 114 17 110 16 111 17 111 3193 3034 13*129 17 115 16 110 15 110 14*119 3034 2943 7*136 14 115 13 109 11 108 7*129 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