DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 02/19 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 - - - 34.4 - - 40.4 - - - - - 32.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 184 - - 273 - - - - - -33 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2076 - - 6045 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4047 - - 7203 - - - - - 2926 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5059 - - 9028 - - - - - 2943 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3056 - - 3684 - - - - - 1622 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 300 - - 488 - - - - - 6 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 10 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 9 - - - - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 114 - - 124 - - - - - 113 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 10 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - -11 - - - - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2148 - - 90 - - - - - -3044 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7207 - - 8939 - - - - - 5988 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3621 - - -877 - - - - - -5679 ODpotential blCL - - - 8680 - - 9905 - - - - - 8622 blCL maxRH - - - 73 - - 75 - - - - - 76 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 10 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 34.4 - - 40.4 - - - - - 32.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 13.0 - - 11.1 - - - - - 16.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 33.1 - - 38.8 - - - - - 34.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 12.6 - - 10.7 - - - - - 16.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 184 - - 273 - - - - - -33 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2076 - - 6045 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 5 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - - - - 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] 97038 22 126 24 113 10 129 97038 89833 22 124 16 111 14 096 89833 84168 19 112 13 114 15 085 84168 79424 19 098 19 123 14 075 79424 75339 18 090 13 104 11 068 75339 71733 14 082 12 090 5 067 71733 68472 8 111 1 028 8 140 68472 65460 10 106 7 199 3 117 65460 62628 4 286 5 220 11 238 62628 59846 13 244 11 265 9 226 59846 56913 15 227 17 251 9 277 56913 53859 14 252 16 244 16 294 53859 50944 15 271 15 250 18 288 50944 48320 16 276 15 266 16 278 48320 45968 21 269 20 277 15 279 45968 43836 24 271 26 277 14 288 43836 41884 26 272 27 271 14 295 41884 40086 28 269 26 269 15 297 40086 38427 28 267 26 271 21 296 38427 36891 28 267 26 274 27 292 36891 35464 28 269 26 277 28 281 35464 34109 29 265 28 270 24 281 34109 32763 28 258 28 258 25 281 32763 31398 24 255 26 247 15 270 31398 30020 26 253 30 241 22 302 30020 28619 26 248 33 235 23 251 28619 27196 25 248 35 238 31 239 27196 25739 28 257 35 242 33 259 25739 24227 31 265 33 252 37 262 24227 22661 32 267 34 262 33 265 22661 21047 30 265 33 269 27 270 21047 19374 24 266 27 269 19 281 19374 17636 16 272 18 271 22 322 17636 15867 11 269 11 266 16 319 15867 14160 6 235 8 238 10 267 14160 12606 7 175 10 204 13 231 12606 11220 8 167 12 185 12 214 11220 9980 10 180 11*180 9 203 9980 8869 12 181 10*166 7 191 8869 7873 13 176 9 148 6 151 7873 6982 13 164 9 138 10 115 6982 6190 12 150 10 123 15 107 6190 5485 10*140 10 115 19 108 5485 4849 9*126 10 110 23 110 4849 4282 10 117 10 106 25 114 4282 3806 10 112 10 104 24 116 3806 3439 10 110 10 101 22 117 3439 3185 9 108 10 100 18 116 3185 3031 9 107 9 099 14*115 3031 2942 8 106 9 099 8*113 2942 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