DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 02/05 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 - - - 47.1 - - 61.3 - - 61.1 - - 45.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 74 - - 121 - - -16 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 537 - - 1700 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2927 - - 3558 - - 2928 - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3520 - - 4683 - - 2945 - - 2945 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 399 - - 1146 - - 3117 - - 132 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 143 - - 244 - - 9 - - 2 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 16 - - 15 - - 6 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 113 - - 110 - - 105 - - 309 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 6 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - -2 - - -1 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2229 - - -4870 - - -6139 - - -2047 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5749 - - 9553 - - 9085 - - 4992 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -13220 - - -13013 - - -13296 - - -11653 ODpotential blCL - - - 16740 - - 17696 - - 16241 - - 14598 blCL maxRH - - - 59 - - 42 - - 51 - - 67 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 47.1 - - 61.3 - - 61.1 - - 45.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 32.7 - - 30.1 - - 32.0 - - 34.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 46.8 - - 60.4 - - 62.5 - - 50.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 32.1 - - 29.5 - - 31.5 - - 34.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 74 - - 121 - - -16 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 537 - - 1700 - - 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] 96081 22 298 25 311 21 315 8 275 96081 89188 9 325 18 006 13 352 12 046 89188 83780 15 027 16 029 16 022 14 038 83780 79248 17 024 8 021 12 029 13 023 79248 75341 15 048 3 027 8 011 12 034 75341 71876 14 029 5 034 4 292 13 025 71876 68716 11 009 10 021 5 233 8 353 68716 65804 7 020 12 015 2 355 4 240 65804 63111 3 103 4 339 7 016 2 230 63111 60520 6 061 3 218 4 044 1 345 60520 57824 15 012 0 334 5 122 5 222 57824 55014 13 349 9 005 8 090 7 158 55014 52312 3 143 5 349 6 079 7 128 52312 49856 15 115 7 146 3 153 4 137 49856 47633 19 111 17 144 13 158 12 155 47633 45601 19 118 23 154 22 158 25 156 45601 43743 12 174 21 173 22 165 26 160 43743 42057 22 196 20 189 21 187 27 174 42057 40519 24 192 21 187 23 197 28 184 40519 39091 20 186 19 179 25 188 31 184 39091 37745 17 181 18 177 25 180 32 174 37745 36446 16 181 16 184 24 176 30 168 36446 35130 15 185 16 192 24 175 29 169 35130 33768 16 189 17 189 24 179 29 181 33768 32364 17 189 18 182 25 184 28 191 32364 30904 18 183 21 176 28 186 27 191 30904 29379 17 179 23 172 28 184 27 188 29379 27787 16 175 23 171 27 174 26 182 27787 26130 15 162 20 173 26 167 26 176 26130 24412 15 168 21 181 24 174 24 176 24412 22634 17 182 22 189 21 187 21 181 22634 20788 12 182 21 193 16 194 17 174 20788 18867 8 190 18 193 12 172 15 153 18867 16911 5 174 13 186 12 156 16 154 16911 15029 6 143 11 182 13 170 13 169 15029 13319 10 150 10 186 13 178 9 169 13319 11797 13 151 10 178 11 173 8 155 11797 10442 16 147 10 169 10 170 9 153 10442 9235 18 147 11 168 10 168 9 151 9235 8161 19 147 15 165 10 153 11 135 8161 7208 19 144 15 155 13 134 15 120 7208 6366 20 139 15 136 17 120 19 112 6366 5619 21 133 18 116 18 112 21 109 5619 4947 23 124 18*107 18 110 20 110 4947 4349 24 114 17*109 16 110 16 114 4349 3848 23*111 16 110 15 111 9 112 3848 3462 19*113 15 110 14 110 3 072 3462 3197 17 113 14 111 12 109 4 001 3197 3035 15 112 13 112 9*108 3*331 3035 2944 12 112 11 112 6*105 3*309 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