DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 05/02 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 - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 73.2 - - 79.8 - - 79.8 - - 69.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 310 - - 349 - - 118 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3760 - - 8739 - - 7303 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5490 - - 9475 - - 7635 - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6743 - - 11722 - - 10286 - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3460 - - 3468 - - 6121 - - 4708 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 435 - - 600 - - 396 - - 2 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 26 - - 22 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 121 - - 138 - - 040 - - 035 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 10 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -6 - - -24 - - -26 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -7530 - - -5263 - - -7488 - - -12292 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14273 - - 16986 - - 17774 - - 15239 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10802 - - -8184 - - -10702 - - -16201 ODpotential blCL - - - 17545 - - 19906 - - 20988 - - 19147 blCL maxRH - - - 80 - - 78 - - 71 - - 72 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 73.2 - - 79.8 - - 79.8 - - 69.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 20.4 - - 14.0 - - 10.4 - - 13.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 71.3 - - 77.5 - - 78.8 - - 75.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 19.4 - - 12.8 - - 9.4 - - 12.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 310 - - 349 - - 118 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3760 - - 8739 - - 7303 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 19 - - 12 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 - - 2 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] 97407 15 201 24 234 16 260 10 247 97407 89988 12 208 12 249 11 226 14 231 89988 84303 6 208 6 282 7 222 11 226 84303 79613 6 279 6 271 10 269 6 295 79613 75579 8 319 6 240 15 295 10 325 75579 72008 10 308 6 265 14 305 9 307 72008 68762 9 307 7 291 14 309 10 309 68762 65768 9 295 12 302 13 304 13 306 65768 62989 7 308 12 297 13 308 13 310 62989 60295 9 320 12 297 14 296 15 314 60295 57472 12 309 11 306 14 295 15 308 57472 54533 16 296 16 297 16 303 14 307 54533 51732 17 290 17 296 15 306 15 306 51732 49225 19 292 21 300 17 308 17 296 49225 46989 20 283 24 288 20 295 18 294 46989 44972 17 276 22 278 25 289 23 284 44972 43138 17 286 21 280 25 274 21 275 43138 41467 26 269 25 266 28 273 27 271 41467 39941 25 267 35 261 39 260 34 258 39941 38534 33 265 40 247 40 246 36 250 38534 37221 34 260 34 244 35 245 38 249 37221 35955 32 254 32 248 30 250 37 250 35955 34671 33 254 33 253 28 260 35 258 34671 33342 29 250 33 255 29 270 32 261 33342 31973 23 240 31 257 31 274 25 265 31973 30549 19 237 30 258 32 278 23 276 30549 29060 17 242 29 258 32 280 24 276 29060 27505 20 250 25 260 31 280 27 277 27505 25886 18 248 24 264 27 280 27 277 25886 24204 14 248 24 266 21 288 21 277 24204 22465 15 260 23 256 14 294 14 274 22465 20667 16 262 17 246 12 281 11 267 20667 18800 13 241 13 240 12 260 11 272 18800 16900 9 222 10 231 10 246 13 260 16900 15069 8 221 11 225 13 237 14 248 15069 13396 9 216 11 216 12 233 13 249 13396 11899 10 209 9*202 10 232 11 254 11899 10558 15 179 8*190 7*231 8 263 10558 9355 15 161 7 185 3*234 5 286 9355 8278 10 164 6 179 1 257 5 328 8278 7315 7*157 4 146 2 037 6 000 7315 6459 7*140 5 118 4 042 7 021 6459 5696 9 129 5 105 5 044 7 030 5696 5008 11 119 5 098 5 043 7 031 5008 4395 12 118 5 092 6 042 7 032 4395 3880 12 117 5 087 6 042 6 033 3880 3483 11 116 6 084 6 042 6 033 3483 3208 11 115 5 083 6 042 5 033 3208 3041 11 115 5 082 6 041 4*035 3041 2945 10 115 5 082 6 042 3*035 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