DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 04/03 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 - - - 47.5 - - 55.1 - - - - - 46.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 250 - - 370 - - - - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2740 - - 4368 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4649 - - 6021 - - - - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5723 - - 7351 - - - - - 2945 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1744 - - 1418 - - - - - 2277 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 366 - - 483 - - - - - 4 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 6 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 14 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 297 - - 307 - - - - - 285 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 2 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - -7 - - - - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -476 - - -1399 - - - - - -3953 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6200 - - 8750 - - - - - 6898 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3163 - - -4959 - - - - - -9319 ODpotential blCL - - - 8886 - - 12310 - - - - - 12264 blCL maxRH - - - 68 - - 62 - - - - - 60 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 47.5 - - 55.1 - - - - - 46.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 30.9 - - 27.2 - - - - - 27.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 46.0 - - 53.2 - - - - - 49.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 29.7 - - 26.5 - - - - - 27.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 250 - - 370 - - - - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2740 - - 4368 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 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] 96552 12 259 16 250 25 259 96552 89429 8 164 21 258 14 277 89429 83963 9 131 11 247 17 300 83963 79416 8 270 10 274 18 285 79416 75472 11 241 9 265 15 275 75472 71960 13 200 14 262 11 264 71960 68755 10 208 10 264 15 309 68755 65802 11 236 14 279 15 320 65802 63061 15 302 20 296 19 322 63061 60400 23 295 26 289 24 305 60400 57620 23 284 26 292 28 302 57620 54720 25 302 26 300 30 303 54720 51935 35 318 32 314 31 299 51935 49412 45 314 40 314 32 292 49412 47137 48 308 45 315 34 291 47137 45062 46 306 48 314 35 299 45062 43167 43 308 47 312 36 311 43167 41443 46 313 47 313 43 317 41443 39868 48 317 49 318 52 315 39868 38420 51 327 52 325 52 314 38420 37080 55 332 54 329 46 321 37080 35799 54 335 54 331 44 330 35799 34507 52 339 53 332 44 333 34507 33172 52 343 51 333 43 333 33172 31796 53 345 47 335 42 331 31796 30366 52 345 45 336 41 331 30366 28870 51 346 44 336 39 330 28870 27308 51 347 43 336 37 329 27308 25681 49 348 40 337 35 329 25681 23992 46 351 37 338 31 331 23992 22242 40 352 33 339 25 329 22242 20429 34 349 31 342 23 326 20429 18550 31 348 29 345 22 323 18550 16642 28 349 27 350 21 324 16642 14806 25 348 23 352 19 329 14806 13134 21 350 18 354 17 334 13134 11646 15 356 14 001 14 336 11646 10320 13 359 10 007 11 338 10320 9139 13 357 8 360 9 334 9139 8086 14 348 9*330 9 317 8086 7150 15 337 12*312 10 312 7150 6320 15*322 13 309 10 311 6320 5584 14*306 14 307 10 312 5584 4921 15 300 14 306 11 313 4921 4333 15 297 14 306 11 313 4333 3838 14 296 14 305 11 314 3838 3458 14 294 14 304 11 313 3458 3195 13 294 13 304 10 309 3195 3035 13 293 13 304 7*299 3035 2944 11 293 12 304 5*285 2944 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