DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/09 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 65.1 - - 72.8 - - - - - 62.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 269 - - 333 - - - - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1889 - - 5954 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4047 - - 7229 - - - - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4872 - - 8937 - - - - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1926 - - 3713 - - - - - 201 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 330 - - 520 - - - - - 5 W* B/S - - - 38 - - 16 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 6 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 293 - - 322 - - - - - 284 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 2 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - -23 - - - - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5770 - - -3011 - - - - - -6584 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10643 - - 11948 - - - - - 9530 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8578 - - -4381 - - - - - -10243 ODpotential blCL - - - 13450 - - 13318 - - - - - 13189 blCL maxRH - - - 81 - - 63 - - - - - 78 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 65.1 - - 72.8 - - - - - 62.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 28.7 - - 30.2 - - - - - 31.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 63.4 - - 70.7 - - - - - 66.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 28.0 - - 29.5 - - - - - 31.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 269 - - 333 - - - - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1889 - - 5954 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 25 - - 0 - - - - - 14 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 4 - - - - - 4 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] 96671 33 283 29 269 39 271 96671 89370 32 290 37 278 29 271 89370 83816 24 269 40 272 29 288 83816 79226 22 257 40 267 38 299 79226 75264 25 284 32 271 40 293 75264 71756 30 295 29 283 35 279 71756 68569 30 290 34 286 29 283 68569 65621 29 286 35 284 30 285 65621 62873 29 292 30 287 30 287 62873 60193 29 296 30 281 31 288 60193 57378 29 291 31 274 28 286 57378 54456 32 279 29 272 27 280 54456 51669 29 276 27 280 27 277 51669 49161 31 284 30 284 27 283 49161 46909 33 280 32 271 27 278 46909 44871 28 277 28 265 28 269 44871 43028 28 289 27 274 29 261 43028 41356 34 283 29 276 28 254 41356 39827 33 282 32 279 24 258 39827 38414 41 282 38 276 27 259 38414 37094 46 273 40 270 31 255 37094 35822 46 271 38 267 31 254 35822 34533 43 275 35 267 30 254 34533 33199 42 280 34 270 29 251 33199 31825 40 280 34 273 28 249 31825 30397 39 277 33 276 26 254 30397 28904 32 280 33 276 24 255 28904 27349 26 286 30 276 23 246 27349 25733 21 284 24 269 19 237 25733 24059 19 284 20 260 16 245 24059 22329 21 276 18 257 21 248 22329 20538 24 267 18 255 26 240 20538 18679 24 265 19 254 28 229 18679 16786 22 270 21 254 23 227 16786 14961 18 282 19 259 16 235 14961 13297 13 293 17 269 10 237 13297 11811 9 283 15 276 6 232 11811 10481 7 257 12 283 2 228 10481 9290 6 243 8*295 2 081 9290 8223 6 219 6*312 4 062 8223 7270 5 210 6 320 4 040 7270 6423 1 198 6 322 4 005 6423 5668 1 040 6 323 5 337 5668 4986 1*315 6 325 7 324 4986 4380 1*285 6 325 8 318 4380 3870 2 289 6 324 9 314 3870 3476 2 295 6 323 10 310 3476 3205 2 298 5 324 10 304 3205 3039 2 299 5 323 8*293 3039 2945 2 299 5 323 6*284 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