DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 02/13 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 - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 43.9 - - 48.1 - - 48.1 - - 38.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 78 - - 135 - - -5 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1920 - - 2719 - - 974 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2926 - - 4382 - - 2926 - - 2926 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4903 - - 5702 - - 3957 - - 2944 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1595 - - 1357 - - 2162 - - 146 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 224 - - 301 - - 59 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 10 - - 10 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 5 - - 11 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 128 - - 123 - - 104 - - 098 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -8 - - -7 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 670 - - 174 - - -1958 - - -614 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4233 - - 5529 - - 5915 - - 3558 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -463 - - -2509 - - -4676 - - -5071 ODpotential blCL - - - 5366 - - 8211 - - 8633 - - 8015 blCL maxRH - - - 91 - - 77 - - 80 - - 74 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 43.9 - - 48.1 - - 48.1 - - 38.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.8 - - 34.3 - - 32.6 - - 33.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 43.2 - - 47.1 - - 48.2 - - 41.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 34.7 - - 33.1 - - 31.7 - - 33.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 78 - - 135 - - -5 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1920 - - 2719 - - 974 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 63 - - 9 - - 19 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 96843 36 092 40 079 39 092 36 081 96843 89713 34 103 30 082 30 098 26 092 89713 84138 28 101 23 088 18 105 17 088 84138 79479 17 085 12 097 10 095 16 091 79479 75430 5 055 7 105 2 093 10 069 75430 71833 3 032 2 045 3 199 3 068 71833 68565 4 310 4 241 8 283 3 307 68565 65556 8 282 8 225 14 273 11 269 65556 62763 11 287 11 247 14 266 15 253 62763 60052 18 288 20 273 20 287 18 271 60052 57215 18 279 26 278 26 270 24 270 57215 54274 21 283 32 265 29 277 34 272 54274 51465 26 283 29 266 37 264 26 261 51465 48923 27 284 37 273 38 288 43 277 48923 46646 30 284 34 268 44 281 50 263 46646 44586 28 276 31 274 36 280 33 249 44586 42703 22 277 37 293 37 288 43 287 42703 40984 23 284 39 287 48 285 58 289 40984 39429 27 296 28 263 51 292 60 295 39429 38012 25 321 46 315 54 306 67 301 38012 36696 29 342 66 317 70 310 80 302 36696 35429 38 352 58 320 84 313 81 303 35429 34143 44 355 48 327 82 313 76 305 34143 32813 45 353 40 337 73 312 72 308 32813 31441 36 350 33 335 56 312 65 308 31441 30019 27 347 30 321 37 308 51 302 30019 28534 27 351 30 311 29 292 39 285 28534 26984 24 353 32 312 32 295 39 277 26984 25374 22 357 30 322 29 318 44 282 25374 23708 21 001 18 331 27 317 48 295 23708 21988 17 001 13 321 24 307 40 305 21988 20206 14 351 11 320 22 298 25 302 20206 18353 9 342 12 305 23 301 23 286 18353 16466 8 337 12 305 21 306 25 289 16466 14652 7 310 11 301 17 309 21 300 14652 13006 10 285 11 291 13 305 16 304 13006 11543 9 287 10 280 10 293 15 301 11543 10241 6 292 8 270 8 278 16 287 10241 9078 3 293 5 257 9 268 16 269 9078 8039 2 288 4 244 9 264 13 256 8039 7111 4 287 5 227 7 259 8 241 7111 6289 6 258 5*185 4 231 3 205 6289 5558 5*212 5*159 4 153 4 132 5558 4901 3*151 5 132 8 126 8 121 4901 4317 4 128 5 123 11*111 12 116 4317 3828 4 126 6 117 11*107 14 110 3828 3451 4 125 6 112 11 104 13 104 3451 3191 4 121 6 110 11 103 11 098 3191 3033 4 119 5 109 10 102 8*096 3033 2943 4 119 5 107 8 101 6*098 2943 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