DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 02/23 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 - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 47.6 - - 59.1 - - 60.9 - - 51.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 122 - - 128 - - 0 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 567 - - 2027 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2926 - - 3836 - - 2928 - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3550 - - 5010 - - 2945 - - 2945 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 540 - - 2318 - - 2517 - - 251 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 170 - - 264 - - 12 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 18 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 3 - - 7 - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - 113 - - 147 - - 083 - - 098 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 6 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - -6 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4110 - - -5709 - - -8251 - - -6572 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7660 - - 10719 - - 11197 - - 9518 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11449 - - -10421 - - -13098 - - -14224 ODpotential blCL - - - 14999 - - 15431 - - 16043 - - 17169 blCL maxRH - - - 92 - - 89 - - 84 - - 92 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 47.6 - - 59.1 - - 60.9 - - 51.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 24.9 - - 22.6 - - 22.3 - - 20.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 46.8 - - 58.2 - - 60.9 - - 56.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 24.2 - - 22.0 - - 21.5 - - 20.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 122 - - 128 - - 0 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 567 - - 2027 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 69 - - 57 - - 37 - - 66 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 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] 96845 20 093 20 087 21 070 22 079 96845 89631 15 084 14 099 13 056 16 051 89631 84021 11 072 4 107 11 022 13 022 84021 79353 5 066 1 302 12 009 12 033 79353 75332 1 269 8 302 17 342 16 002 75332 71771 3 314 10 316 15 327 19 337 71771 68552 12 300 17 313 18 317 18 301 68552 65595 12 304 13 298 9 345 10 260 65595 62838 22 313 22 307 24 324 16 314 62838 60161 31 304 31 287 36 289 37 294 60161 57377 37 289 39 285 41 284 40 290 57377 54491 43 280 48 290 50 290 46 297 54491 51742 46 281 52 288 61 289 61 294 51742 49277 55 286 57 289 69 286 68 287 49277 47087 74 286 78 290 76 281 78 282 47087 45131 93 279 94 281 88 285 83 279 45131 43368 95 276 96 279 104 282 102 285 43368 41758 91 280 101 282 106 282 127 288 41758 40256 93 282 100 283 102 288 129 287 40256 38834 94 278 96 284 107 290 125 288 38834 37487 95 275 96 287 104 289 119 290 37487 36186 95 276 95 287 96 286 110 291 36186 34868 96 277 90 284 92 285 98 289 34868 33506 95 277 87 275 87 284 92 289 33506 32101 92 275 89 270 78 279 90 290 32101 30640 88 275 88 271 74 271 90 288 30640 29112 86 278 87 275 78 267 88 284 29112 27519 85 280 87 277 82 268 82 278 27519 25863 81 279 85 277 79 272 75 275 25863 24146 75 275 79 275 74 277 71 276 24146 22370 69 272 73 271 70 280 68 278 22370 20530 62 270 67 268 69 278 63 278 20530 18628 55 269 62 266 68 271 57 272 18628 16706 47 267 56 265 65 263 56 267 16706 14867 40 265 48 264 60 261 57 265 14867 13203 36 262 41 263 50 263 51 266 13203 11723 33 257 36 261 38 260 43 269 11723 10401 30 254 32 259 32 254 37 266 10401 9218 24 252 29 258 28 250 32 264 9218 8158 19 250 25 254 24 248 29 265 8158 7211 14 252 21 246 20 243 27 269 7211 6371 9 255 17 238 15 236 21 272 6371 5622 6 252 10*230 9 224 12 264 5622 4949 4 215 5*211 4 177 5 216 4949 4351 4 152 3 152 6 101 7 132 4351 3850 10*121 3 133 9 087 9 112 3850 3465 10*115 3 123 10 085 9 106 3465 3198 10 114 3 119 9 084 7 103 3198 3036 9 113 3 117 9*083 3*097 3036 2944 8 111 3 115 7*083 1*098 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