DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/25 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 = 21Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 1000z - - 1338z - - 1604z - - 1902z - - 2202z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 62.8 - - 74.5 - - 81.2 - - 83.5 - - 75.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 65 - - 310 - - 335 - - 131 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 495 - - 3458 - - 6019 - - 5011 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2928 - - 5265 - - 7291 - - 6024 - - 2929 Hcrit BL Top 3478 - - 6441 - - 9002 - - 7994 - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 841 - - 3262 - - 2343 - - 4452 - - 4974 Hgt.Variab. W* 132 - - 425 - - 526 - - 365 - - 2 W* B/S 13 - - 29 - - 24 - - 12 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - 5 - - 3 BL Wind Direction 169 - - 280 - - 286 - - 337 - - 040 Direction Wind Shear 1 - - 3 - - 10 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -1 - - -11 - - -17 - - -5 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -6429 - - -5382 - - -3720 - - -5238 - - -8804 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 9908 - - 11823 - - 12722 - - 13233 - - 11751 sfcLCL ODpotential -14497 - - -10426 - - -7865 - - -9027 - - -13739 ODpotential blCL 17975 - - 16867 - - 16867 - - 17021 - - 16685 blCL maxRH 66 - - 68 - - 53 - - 62 - - 64 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 62.8 - - 74.5 - - 81.2 - - 83.5 - - 75.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 30.1 - - 32.7 - - 35.3 - - 35.3 - - 34.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 62.3 - - 72.6 - - 79.0 - - 82.3 - - 79.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 29.4 - - 31.7 - - 34.1 - - 34.2 - - 33.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 65 - - 310 - - 335 - - 131 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 495 - - 3458 - - 6019 - - 5011 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 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] 98390 14 127 5 097 15 094 8 085 4 122 98390 90946 14 140 7 161 4 020 10 096 10 095 90946 85221 7 120 15 163 9 233 4 356 8 099 85221 80445 1 046 5 150 14 165 5 268 2 042 80445 76312 1 117 10 214 5 150 5 205 2 003 76312 72664 3 184 8 206 7 227 6 227 2 029 72664 69370 2 311 7 229 7 251 4 262 5 281 69370 66339 6 302 5 176 13 256 9 301 9 290 66339 63531 9 263 5 312 10 250 11 284 12 276 63531 60834 13 292 13 303 14 287 13 274 12 299 60834 58030 14 305 13 296 18 287 16 273 21 290 58030 55132 23 315 19 308 17 285 24 279 27 272 55132 52382 35 305 31 303 28 293 30 283 28 270 52382 49910 41 302 40 292 39 289 37 280 31 277 49910 47691 46 304 44 291 45 287 41 279 37 279 47691 45680 49 304 47 290 47 287 43 281 40 280 45680 43852 50 300 47 287 43 286 42 287 42 282 43852 42186 49 295 46 283 39 281 40 290 42 285 42186 40649 48 294 45 280 37 282 38 290 40 284 40649 39214 48 294 45 280 37 287 36 290 35 281 39214 37863 46 294 44 281 38 289 35 291 32 277 37863 36557 45 292 46 282 39 289 36 290 31 279 36557 35235 44 293 47 285 40 291 37 290 33 283 35235 33868 43 295 46 290 40 293 39 290 37 287 33868 32463 42 297 44 294 43 296 43 291 42 289 32463 31004 43 298 45 297 47 298 48 293 45 289 31004 29482 45 299 47 297 49 299 52 294 46 286 29482 27897 45 301 47 297 50 299 52 295 44 283 27897 26247 44 304 46 297 48 300 47 296 41 283 26247 24535 40 307 42 299 45 298 42 296 38 282 24535 22763 34 311 36 297 40 294 38 293 35 281 22763 20926 28 312 32 290 36 290 36 290 32 283 20926 19018 26 312 28 289 32 288 33 288 28 285 19018 17079 25 306 25 292 29 288 30 285 26 280 17079 15211 24 299 23 294 27 287 29 279 26 262 15211 13509 24 296 23 292 26 284 28 264 26 252 13509 11991 23 298 22 289 24 273 24 259 24 255 11991 10632 20 303 19 287 19 257 21 260 19 264 10632 9415 15 310 14 284 13*253 14 265 14 276 9415 8326 11 324 10 276 9*253 8*283 8 287 8326 7353 7 329 6*266 8 257 7*291 4 316 7353 6490 5 315 4*264 4 278 6 325 3 025 6490 5721 4 289 3 267 4 301 5 337 5 041 5721 5027 5 275 3 276 3 312 6 343 6 041 5027 4409 3 255 2 283 3 324 6 348 7 039 4409 3889 2*190 2 294 3 333 6 351 7 036 3889 3488 2*178 2 303 3 338 6 353 7 034 3488 3211 2 171 2 311 3 341 6 354 6 033 3211 3042 2 162 2 313 3 343 6 355 5*035 3042 2945 1 156 2 314 3 342 5 354 3*040 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