DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 03/22 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 - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 53.3 - - 63.0 - - - - - 53.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 262 - - 311 - - - - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1696 - - 3212 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3896 - - 5074 - - - - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4679 - - 6195 - - - - - 2945 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 832 - - 1035 - - - - - 234 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 314 - - 413 - - - - - 4 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 11 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 7 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 295 - - 305 - - - - - 284 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 1 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - -7 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6249 - - -7631 - - - - - -8662 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10928 - - 13826 - - - - - 11608 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -14643 - - -14905 - - - - - -15670 ODpotential blCL - - - 19322 - - 21100 - - - - - 18615 blCL maxRH - - - 82 - - 71 - - - - - 83 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 53.3 - - 63.0 - - - - - 53.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 16.2 - - 12.6 - - - - - 14.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 51.9 - - 61.0 - - - - - 57.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 15.7 - - 11.5 - - - - - 13.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 262 - - 311 - - - - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1696 - - 3212 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 28 - - 0 - - - - - 33 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - - - - 2 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] 96411 24 252 22 274 28 288 96411 89300 16 251 18 285 18 277 89300 83801 18 236 15 283 21 276 83801 79235 15 254 23 274 29 285 79235 75318 17 272 23 273 21 296 75318 71843 24 289 33 290 24 312 71843 68681 26 296 33 291 31 297 68681 65770 25 286 30 290 31 297 65770 63066 27 271 38 281 43 292 63066 60443 35 272 46 278 48 286 60443 57691 43 270 48 276 54 289 57691 54823 62 288 64 283 66 288 54823 52071 69 276 68 279 65 289 52071 49578 65 279 66 282 68 293 49578 47342 77 287 74 291 76 294 47342 45327 83 286 84 289 79 288 45327 43503 82 284 79 284 74 290 43503 41848 75 285 74 290 87 299 41848 40329 73 292 75 297 105 300 40329 38906 78 299 77 299 108 302 38906 37562 80 298 75 297 109 302 37562 36259 78 295 73 291 104 302 36259 34935 79 293 76 283 94 302 34935 33567 81 292 80 282 81 297 33567 32157 78 293 77 284 76 291 32157 30690 74 288 68 293 73 288 30690 29154 71 282 60 287 70 284 29154 27554 68 283 56 276 62 281 27554 25893 66 282 51 277 53 276 25893 24175 58 276 48 278 50 272 24175 22404 47 271 46 275 46 272 22404 20582 39 267 40 270 41 272 20582 18703 32 263 32 264 35 270 18703 16791 25 266 23 255 30 265 16791 14946 19 277 17 256 28 259 14946 13263 14 293 12 260 27 250 13263 11762 9 320 8 259 26 241 11762 10420 5 356 3 240 20 236 10420 9223 4 039 2 163 12 234 9223 8154 3 049 3 140 6 190 8154 7205 3 019 2 090 8 126 7205 6364 6 338 4*322 6 098 6364 5619 11 321 6*311 3 056 5619 4948 13*307 7 308 4 333 4948 4352 13*297 7 306 6 310 4352 3851 13 295 7 303 7 303 3851 3466 12 295 7 302 7 300 3466 3199 12 294 7 301 7 296 3199 3037 11 294 7 300 6*289 3037 2944 10 294 6 300 5*284 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