DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 05/11 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 - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 76.6 - - 83.9 - - 84.8 - - 74.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 360 - - 379 - - 152 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2574 - - 4459 - - 4461 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4638 - - 6107 - - 5695 - - 2929 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5557 - - 7442 - - 7444 - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1472 - - 2360 - - 2588 - - 993 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 403 - - 493 - - 366 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 7 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 16 - - 13 - - 14 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 304 - - 313 - - 323 - - 274 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 5 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - -11 - - -10 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5835 - - -5445 - - -5906 - - -7905 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11392 - - 12888 - - 13351 - - 10852 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10232 - - -8514 - - -8903 - - -12851 ODpotential blCL - - - 15789 - - 15956 - - 16347 - - 15797 blCL maxRH - - - 68 - - 68 - - 70 - - 67 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 76.6 - - 83.9 - - 84.8 - - 74.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 37.0 - - 37.4 - - 36.3 - - 37.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 74.5 - - 81.7 - - 83.7 - - 77.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 36.5 - - 36.7 - - 35.6 - - 37.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 360 - - 379 - - 152 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2574 - - 4459 - - 4461 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 98018 9 153 14 203 6 289 7 154 98018 90588 9 178 3 136 6 133 8 143 90588 84902 14 174 4 085 7 178 11 093 84902 80183 13 148 8 176 1 201 8 114 80183 76109 5 110 8 145 2 266 1 106 76109 72513 4 170 0 229 4 007 2 043 72513 69264 2 162 6 216 5 334 7 019 69264 66270 4 264 11 251 11 278 14 356 66270 63487 7 309 10 274 14 277 17 303 63487 60798 13 304 13 304 12 290 15 274 60798 58000 24 277 22 288 17 288 17 275 58000 55106 28 267 27 277 25 281 26 280 55106 52357 28 262 33 274 32 274 34 283 52357 49885 33 273 39 269 39 274 39 279 49885 47677 43 281 44 272 44 279 42 278 47677 45697 51 284 49 280 51 284 45 282 45697 43912 59 283 57 281 60 282 54 283 43912 42282 65 281 64 282 61 282 57 281 42282 40765 66 280 66 285 58 283 55 281 40765 39336 62 280 60 284 54 283 54 281 39336 37985 57 281 55 282 49 282 54 282 37985 36680 54 281 53 281 45 281 50 283 36680 35361 53 280 51 281 44 280 47 283 35361 33999 51 279 49 282 44 280 45 282 33999 32597 50 280 47 282 44 280 44 282 32597 31140 48 281 46 282 44 281 44 283 31140 29617 47 281 44 280 43 281 45 285 29617 28028 45 282 43 279 42 281 44 286 28028 26375 45 283 41 278 41 281 42 287 26375 24658 43 281 40 277 40 281 39 286 24658 22881 41 277 39 276 38 281 36 287 22881 21040 40 274 38 275 36 280 32 287 21040 19128 37 270 37 273 34 277 30 286 19128 17181 35 267 36 272 33 276 29 278 17181 15302 33 267 34 275 31 276 30 259 15302 13586 29 268 30 277 28 271 30 252 13586 12050 25 267 26 277 25 267 24 262 12050 10677 23 265 22 271 22 267 19 278 10677 9447 20 268 20 267 19 275 16 297 9447 8348 16 281 18*271 15*289 15 314 8348 7370 13 301 13*293 13*317 14 325 7370 6501 14 319 13 312 14 323 14 336 6501 5729 16*313 13 314 14 324 14 345 5729 5032 16*308 13 315 14 324 14 346 5032 4411 16 305 13 315 14 324 14 344 4411 3890 16 304 13 316 14 323 13 337 3890 3489 16 303 13 315 14 323 12 325 3489 3211 15 302 12 316 14 323 11 308 3211 3042 14 302 12 315 13 323 9*293 3042 2945 13 301 11 315 11 323 6*274 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