DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/23 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 52.1 - - 58.1 - - - - - 49.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 303 - - 362 - - - - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3884 - - 7182 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5583 - - 8241 - - - - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6867 - - 10165 - - - - - 2945 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1636 - - 1314 - - - - - 3959 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 439 - - 568 - - - - - 5 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 5 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 20 - - 22 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 306 - - 315 - - - - - 301 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 9 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 5 - - -8 - - - - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 446 - - 1546 - - - - - -2968 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6422 - - 8620 - - - - - 5913 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -626 - - 839 - - - - - -5149 ODpotential blCL - - - 7493 - - 9326 - - - - - 8094 blCL maxRH - - - 86 - - 99 - - - - - 88 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 20 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 52.1 - - 58.1 - - - - - 49.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 34.3 - - 30.4 - - - - - 34.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 50.4 - - 56.2 - - - - - 51.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 33.2 - - 29.9 - - - - - 34.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 303 - - 362 - - - - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3884 - - 7182 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 42 - - 97 - - - - - 53 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 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] 97211 20 270 28 289 26 303 97211 89865 13 299 20 301 12 311 89865 84269 14 272 17 286 11 324 84269 79628 12 258 12 251 13 306 79628 75617 11 264 0 256 12 307 75617 72048 13 269 9 322 11 310 72048 68791 11 257 12 268 13 286 68791 65781 11 278 14 241 15 256 65781 62975 17 272 18 256 14 246 62975 60245 20 260 21 256 16 272 60245 57390 23 267 22 269 19 291 57390 54424 26 270 25 284 24 295 54424 51583 26 278 26 291 24 292 51583 49012 28 291 26 295 27 295 49012 46702 34 290 32 297 32 300 46702 44610 36 288 38 292 41 298 44610 42701 37 291 42 295 43 299 42701 40952 41 289 47 296 46 301 40952 39351 42 287 48 291 46 312 39351 37891 43 292 44 295 55 311 37891 36549 45 304 42 303 55 297 36549 35265 50 310 37 315 41 299 35265 33972 53 307 43 337 42 324 33972 32646 51 305 52 342 48 330 32646 31289 44 306 50 335 50 321 31289 29884 39 311 45 324 50 318 29884 28418 37 314 44 317 50 320 28418 26888 39 315 44 317 51 316 26888 25296 40 317 45 317 55 311 25296 23644 41 321 46 315 59 310 23644 21935 40 321 47 314 61 311 21935 20162 40 319 48 310 61 310 20162 18318 40 318 51 308 59 310 18318 16445 37 316 49 310 55 311 16445 14645 34 317 41 309 49 310 14645 13011 30 319 33 307 44 304 13011 11555 27 315 27 305 39 298 11555 10256 26 311 24*304 33 295 10256 9095 25 310 23*305 28 298 9095 8057 23 308 23 309 26 306 8057 7131 21*305 23 310 26 318 7131 6310 21*305 22 315 25 325 6310 5579 21 305 22 317 23 330 5579 4919 20 306 21 319 21 333 4919 4332 20 306 21 320 19 333 4332 3839 20 307 21 320 18 332 3839 3459 19 307 20 321 15 330 3459 3195 18 307 19 321 12 324 3195 3035 17 307 19 322 9*317 3035 2944 15 307 16 322 5*301 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