DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 03/02 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 = 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 45.7 - - 46.9 - - 53.1 - - 53.1 - - 43.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -4 - - 26 - - 39 - - -5 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 311 - - 2695 - - 3022 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2927 - - 2927 - - 2927 - - 2927 - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top 2944 - - 3294 - - 5678 - - 6005 - - 2944 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 2963 - - 1667 - - 3015 - - 2669 - - 1146 Hgt.Variab. W* 6 - - 84 - - 210 - - 112 - - 7 W* B/S 0 - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 6 - - 8 - - 11 - - 13 - - 6 BL Wind Direction 290 - - 285 - - 309 - - 317 - - 267 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 2 - - 4 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 1 - - 1 - - -4 - - 4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 1 - - 351 - - 1236 - - 1604 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2943 - - 2943 - - 4443 - - 4401 - - 2943 sfcLCL ODpotential -498 - - 153 - - -357 - - -83 - - -2189 ODpotential blCL 3442 - - 3141 - - 6035 - - 6088 - - 5133 blCL maxRH 100 - - 100 - - 93 - - 93 - - 88 maxRH CAPE 20 - - 230 - - 440 - - 410 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 45.7 - - 46.9 - - 53.1 - - 53.1 - - 43.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 45.0 - - 46.0 - - 43.8 - - 44.0 - - 41.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 45.9 - - 46.7 - - 52.7 - - 53.4 - - 45.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 45.0 - - 45.7 - - 42.5 - - 42.7 - - 41.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -4 - - 26 - - 39 - - -5 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 311 - - 2695 - - 3022 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 102 - - 101 - - 71 - - 72 - - 51 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 7 - - 7 - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 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] 96188 9 279 12 285 12 271 15 295 11 263 96188 89040 12 267 15 273 22 291 23 301 21 310 89040 83570 18 303 20 296 22 300 18 292 18 305 83570 79036 29 294 28 296 30 299 26 302 24 302 79036 75112 27 300 28 294 37 294 34 301 29 306 75112 71631 31 309 28 293 39 293 41 302 39 306 71631 68476 40 308 29 296 41 292 48 295 44 302 68476 65573 47 298 38 299 45 291 48 289 47 295 65573 62875 47 287 44 299 46 289 49 292 46 292 62875 60241 47 289 48 297 49 290 53 295 53 292 60241 57461 54 290 54 293 55 290 59 289 54 286 57461 54543 59 289 61 287 61 285 59 283 58 288 54543 51741 63 286 62 284 61 283 59 281 66 286 51741 49218 63 279 60 285 62 279 63 281 63 279 49218 46952 61 276 62 282 63 281 63 282 54 282 46952 44888 59 275 65 276 63 285 60 288 52 299 44888 42989 58 269 61 271 57 286 58 295 59 303 42989 41234 57 267 53 270 52 285 54 291 53 303 41234 39611 53 268 45 270 45 284 42 294 48 298 39611 38103 48 263 38 264 39 277 39 304 39 301 38103 36707 45 258 35 264 31 271 32 308 36 327 36707 35387 39 254 34 257 22 285 24 335 37 339 35387 34070 38 251 26 251 17 298 27 000 32 350 34070 32722 39 247 20 251 9 292 31 015 33 004 32722 31341 39 244 19 241 5 282 28 016 36 019 31341 29913 35 241 31 226 28 198 18 015 36 016 29913 28435 31 243 47 211 51 179 8 243 14 018 28435 26907 32 249 48 204 50 176 28 194 10 126 26907 25321 35 252 47 203 48 181 18 198 13 139 25321 23672 29 255 45 205 44 194 1 347 11 166 23672 21960 15 260 43 221 18 233 11 064 6 018 21960 20184 10 269 27 238 1 292 10 086 16 052 20184 18342 11 273 7 213 6 131 10 080 15 083 18342 16473 11 265 6 158 6 157 8 060 12 062 16473 14672 12 264 6 254 2 305 7 009 14 042 14672 13029 13 271 10 279 7 317 6 354 15 032 13029 11564 13 275 13 277 11 298 6 329 15 027 11564 10258 12 275 14 276 15 290 6 301 13 016 10258 9090 10 275 12 280 16 291 7 291 14 351 9090 8049 8 285 10 285 16 296 12 309 16 329 8049 7121 9 301 8 292 14 306 13 314 19 319 7121 6298 12 310 7 301 13*313 13*317 21 314 6298 5567 15 312 7 303 12*312 14*318 22 315 5567 4908 15 314 8 302 12 311 14 317 22 318 4908 4323 15 317 9 295 11 309 14 317 21 320 4323 3832 14 321 9 290 11 308 13 317 19 317 3832 3453 12 316 9*286 10 306 13 316 15 306 3453 3193 10 303 9*285 10 305 12 315 13 290 3193 3034 8*294 8 286 9 306 11 314 10*278 3034 2943 6*290 7 285 8 305 8 312 6*267 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