DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 05/09 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 - - - 69.7 - - 75.6 - - 76.5 - - 66.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 393 - - 425 - - 169 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4205 - - 5662 - - 4713 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5918 - - 7097 - - 5938 - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7188 - - 8645 - - 7696 - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1714 - - 1686 - - 2434 - - 2237 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 488 - - 553 - - 385 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 7 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 15 - - 14 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 297 - - 306 - - 315 - - 298 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - -9 - - -10 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4453 - - -5213 - - -7223 - - -8688 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11641 - - 13859 - - 14920 - - 11635 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8685 - - -9248 - - -11796 - - -14886 ODpotential blCL - - - 15873 - - 17893 - - 19492 - - 17832 blCL maxRH - - - 39 - - 39 - - 52 - - 53 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 69.7 - - 75.6 - - 76.5 - - 66.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 28.8 - - 24.6 - - 20.8 - - 25.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 67.4 - - 73.2 - - 75.3 - - 69.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 28.1 - - 23.7 - - 19.9 - - 25.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 393 - - 425 - - 169 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4205 - - 5662 - - 4713 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 - - 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] 97630 4 248 6 315 3 332 4 288 97630 90239 3 192 4 273 5 053 4 125 90239 84554 5 142 6 160 2 034 9 079 84554 79834 6 126 8 134 2 154 6 034 79834 75778 3 102 6 117 3 101 7 040 75778 72207 4 149 0 005 1 041 8 039 72207 68974 1 137 5 325 8 021 5 053 68974 65995 2 031 5 246 13 319 11 019 65995 63233 11 337 4 029 10 324 11 001 63233 60560 14 325 13 348 16 348 11 000 60560 57780 13 318 16 321 19 323 15 344 57780 54906 14 331 14 320 20 315 20 323 54906 52168 20 328 18 323 21 311 23 302 52168 49703 27 327 21 317 23 314 23 306 49703 47486 30 312 27 307 28 314 33 318 47486 45482 31 304 36 310 45 320 42 318 45482 43676 35 308 44 317 50 325 41 332 43676 42027 41 317 53 328 56 342 66 340 42027 40501 51 323 69 338 80 340 76 336 40501 39070 59 327 87 345 89 337 77 334 39070 37719 62 331 96 346 88 338 74 337 37719 36415 61 331 101 344 84 340 71 341 36415 35094 55 330 96 345 81 341 67 342 35094 33727 48 331 83 347 80 343 64 341 33727 32318 43 330 67 345 69 344 63 342 32318 30854 40 328 46 341 55 344 55 343 30854 29327 37 328 35 340 48 341 47 338 29327 27739 35 325 32 342 41 338 43 334 27739 26091 35 322 32 343 32 337 37 334 26091 24387 36 322 31 341 28 339 29 334 24387 22626 35 323 31 339 27 342 24 334 22626 20800 33 323 30 338 25 344 20 338 20800 18902 29 324 28 337 23 343 18 345 18902 16968 26 323 26 333 22 337 16 347 16968 15103 25 322 23 327 21 331 15 345 15103 13404 25 321 21 323 19 327 14 340 13404 11891 23 325 19 322 16 323 13 333 11891 10541 20 330 18 322 15 317 13 327 10541 9334 17 333 15*311 15 310 13 321 9334 8256 14 334 15*307 14*311 15 317 8256 7293 12*315 15 306 14*313 15 317 7293 6439 13*304 15 306 14 314 13 323 6439 5679 13 299 15 306 14 315 13 330 5679 4994 14 297 15 306 14 316 14 331 4994 4385 14 296 15 306 14 316 15 330 4385 3873 14 295 15 305 14 316 15 327 3873 3478 13 295 15 305 14 317 14 324 3478 3206 13 295 14 305 13 317 13 319 3206 3040 12 295 14 305 13 317 10*311 3040 2945 11 295 12 305 11 317 6*298 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