DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 04/04 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 - - - 54.7 - - 63.7 - - 65.4 - - 56.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 239 - - 323 - - 105 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1562 - - 3907 - - 4015 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3774 - - 5617 - - 5122 - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4545 - - 6890 - - 6998 - - 2945 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1258 - - 2408 - - 2680 - - 3496 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 297 - - 446 - - 311 - - 3 W* B/S - - - 24 - - 37 - - 23 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - 102 - - 025 - - 344 - - 333 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - -8 - - -9 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4178 - - -4154 - - -4639 - - -6442 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8723 - - 11044 - - 11638 - - 9387 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9274 - - -7997 - - -8537 - - -11998 ODpotential blCL - - - 13819 - - 14887 - - 15535 - - 14943 blCL maxRH - - - 51 - - 40 - - 43 - - 48 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 54.7 - - 63.7 - - 65.4 - - 56.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 27.2 - - 25.6 - - 24.7 - - 26.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 53.2 - - 61.9 - - 64.5 - - 61.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 26.3 - - 24.8 - - 24.0 - - 25.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 239 - - 323 - - 105 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1562 - - 3907 - - 4015 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 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] 96732 21 250 24 277 27 262 34 281 96732 89570 11 248 22 268 20 270 21 286 89570 84070 7 245 22 258 19 282 13 296 84070 79488 11 255 21 267 18 294 15 297 79488 75541 12 263 19 274 16 295 15 300 75541 72040 12 287 20 289 18 306 15 317 72040 68844 12 287 23 283 25 295 19 306 68844 65892 15 299 21 274 25 291 22 294 65892 63152 23 292 20 289 26 290 24 296 63152 60490 27 286 23 286 26 287 25 297 60490 57700 25 282 30 290 28 291 27 292 57700 54793 26 288 37 284 33 293 30 288 54793 52006 31 291 39 279 39 288 34 283 52006 49482 36 291 39 277 42 281 39 286 49482 47218 40 293 40 278 45 281 43 285 47218 45173 40 291 41 280 45 285 42 287 45173 43319 40 294 38 293 42 288 42 287 43319 41634 41 299 40 301 37 293 40 286 41634 40096 39 306 38 308 37 297 36 288 40096 38679 42 317 40 318 37 302 35 295 38679 37357 44 321 44 322 37 306 36 305 37357 36081 43 321 46 323 38 307 39 314 36081 34788 40 320 45 325 38 308 40 318 34788 33447 37 319 42 325 39 306 39 317 33447 32064 35 321 40 324 39 304 38 315 32064 30625 33 322 37 322 36 307 36 311 30625 29120 32 323 34 321 32 310 34 311 29120 27551 32 321 31 321 30 309 30 313 27551 25918 32 318 28 319 28 311 27 312 25918 24220 31 318 25 314 26 312 26 314 24220 22461 26 324 25 311 24 313 25 316 22461 20634 22 322 24 312 22 319 23 322 20634 18736 16 322 19 313 17 325 19 331 18736 16809 11 328 11 316 11 323 12 331 16809 14957 7 327 5 312 7 304 7 314 14957 13274 5 329 2 258 4 259 5 270 13274 11776 5 329 4 241 5 242 5 248 11776 10441 4 320 3 246 3 250 3 231 10441 9248 2 001 2 238 1 007 3 143 9248 8182 2 069 0 079 2 022 5 110 8182 7231 2 098 1*037 2*002 5 096 7231 6387 1 111 2*028 2*349 4 083 6387 5638 1 140 2 024 2 348 3 069 5638 4962 1*134 2 025 2 345 2 042 4962 4362 2*117 2 024 3 343 2 008 4362 3858 2 109 3 023 3 341 2 355 3858 3470 2 100 3 026 3 341 2 344 3470 3201 2 094 3 025 2 339 2 338 3201 3038 3 091 3 025 2 341 2*335 3038 2944 2 091 2 026 2 340 1*333 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