DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 04/27 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 59.8 - - 55.0 - - 53.8 - - 50.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 266 - - 108 - - 12 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4368 - - 1316 - - 760 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5902 - - 3262 - - 2927 - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7351 - - 4299 - - 3743 - - 2945 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1891 - - 3676 - - 3831 - - 2937 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 437 - - 228 - - 100 - - 13 W* B/S - - - 18 - - 10 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 4 - - 6 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 230 - - 050 - - 246 - - 307 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -23 - - -22 - - 7 - - 3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 632 - - -164 - - 84 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6720 - - 4463 - - 3659 - - 2944 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -190 - - -1470 - - -1332 - - -865 ODpotential blCL - - - 7541 - - 5769 - - 5075 - - 3810 blCL maxRH - - - 98 - - 91 - - 100 - - 95 maxRH CAPE - - - 60 - - 160 - - 200 - - 90 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 59.8 - - 55.0 - - 53.8 - - 50.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 40.2 - - 45.3 - - 47.6 - - 47.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 58.1 - - 54.1 - - 53.7 - - 50.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 39.7 - - 44.0 - - 46.5 - - 47.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 266 - - 108 - - 12 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4368 - - 1316 - - 760 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 91 - - 65 - - 102 - - 80 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 7 - - 7 - - 8 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] 97486 9 100 10 070 12 350 8 048 97486 90203 8 105 7 089 8 005 6 082 90203 84605 12 103 3 084 7 009 11 045 84605 79945 2 092 3 101 2 326 8 009 79945 75911 8 152 3 059 2 277 3 315 75911 72332 5 195 0 348 3 288 6 171 72332 69075 11 192 11 236 8 277 2 170 69075 66067 11 204 17 226 14 241 9 241 66067 63262 18 234 19 231 16 239 12 225 63262 60515 28 239 22 232 19 244 14 238 60515 57626 31 235 21 231 24 238 20 252 57626 54613 24 236 17 227 21 238 21 250 54613 51736 22 227 13 238 15 242 14 246 51736 49152 15 215 12 231 10 265 10 266 49152 46843 15 226 12 242 10 266 9 287 46843 44758 14 197 13 225 9 270 6 309 44758 42862 6 218 7 191 10 267 9 343 42862 41122 16 207 6 288 4 302 8 339 41122 39513 15 177 8 216 8 335 14 356 39513 38016 12 166 5 156 4 017 14 353 38016 36623 14 131 6 110 13 022 15 029 36623 35306 12 116 8 112 16 049 20 038 35306 34005 16 132 18 114 26 064 26 051 34005 32684 23 123 29 085 33 051 37 059 32684 31334 25 121 33 057 37 044 43 050 31334 29933 25 118 37 048 46 039 41 046 29933 28468 26 101 41 051 43 038 37 046 28468 26939 33 093 40 052 38 032 33 040 26939 25346 38 097 36 048 33 027 30 029 25346 23691 37 097 32 046 30 026 30 020 23691 21976 36 092 28 050 28 024 28 015 21976 20198 34 088 23 053 24 025 26 013 20198 18353 30 083 16 047 17 035 25 012 18353 16476 26 076 12 038 10 057 23 009 16476 14670 21 077 9 059 4 098 16 012 14670 13029 18 084 10 105 6 120 6 054 13029 11569 16 082 13 127 5 168 6 137 11569 10268 13 079 16 143 6 215 9 178 10268 9104 9 080 17 155 7 235 10 187 9104 8063 6*083 16 166 8 247 6 195 8063 7134 2*108 14 175 8 255 4 254 7134 6310 2 210 11 181 8 259 8 289 6310 5578 4 228 8 181 8 261 12 296 5578 4918 5 234 4 173 7 261 16 299 4918 4331 6 235 2*123 7 260 18 304 4331 3839 7 235 3*058 7*255 18 305 3839 3459 7 235 4 049 6*250 17 306 3459 3196 7 235 4 049 6 247 16 307 3196 3036 7 235 5 046 5 245 14*307 3036 2944 7 236 5 046 5 242 10*307 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