DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 03/04 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 53.5 - - 63.0 - - 44.2 - - 43.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 106 - - 173 - - 54 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 647 - - 4604 - - 1915 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2927 - - 5870 - - 2926 - - 2926 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3630 - - 7587 - - 4898 - - 2944 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1124 - - 5517 - - 1473 - - 2545 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 172 - - 385 - - 204 - - 9 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 12 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 6 - - 38 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 107 - - 295 - - 312 - - 187 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 13 - - 22 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - 2 - - 8 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2884 - - -2418 - - 1616 - - -61 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6514 - - 10005 - - 3282 - - 3005 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6444 - - -3527 - - 585 - - -1800 ODpotential blCL - - - 10074 - - 11114 - - 4313 - - 4744 blCL maxRH - - - 78 - - 100 - - 101 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 20 - - 50 - - 150 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 53.5 - - 63.0 - - 44.2 - - 43.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.2 - - 29.0 - - 40.0 - - 40.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 52.7 - - 61.7 - - 44.0 - - 44.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 34.2 - - 28.2 - - 39.2 - - 39.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 106 - - 173 - - 54 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 647 - - 4604 - - 1915 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 11 - - 101 - - 102 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - 5 - - 6 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] 96091 12 287 21 290 22 304 19 328 96091 89029 10 315 11 300 16 310 14 332 89029 83607 10 358 11 314 12 327 11 330 83607 79092 16 007 6 324 13 307 10 329 79092 75194 22 319 24 330 20 329 13 314 75194 71743 28 291 27 291 25 310 24 300 71743 68605 30 289 32 291 33 309 29 297 68605 65687 29 290 36 296 43 300 29 269 65687 62922 33 292 43 290 42 284 37 278 62922 60206 42 287 49 277 47 282 51 279 60206 57373 54 277 51 272 51 278 51 274 57373 54430 60 274 54 274 49 277 48 277 54430 51611 58 274 56 271 53 277 50 275 51611 49061 56 273 54 271 57 274 49 271 49061 46762 57 272 55 273 60 273 48 269 46762 44667 57 275 57 273 60 270 48 270 44667 42744 57 272 61 267 61 265 49 270 42744 40967 57 260 64 257 59 255 49 267 40967 39318 56 254 61 250 50 250 48 262 39318 37784 62 250 60 251 47 253 44 256 37784 36362 68 238 66 249 55 255 42 253 36362 35013 69 230 73 235 65 252 44 251 35013 33665 68 230 80 225 76 242 48 243 33665 32290 67 229 83 223 81 228 49 233 32290 30897 64 228 83 224 75 216 48 227 30897 29471 63 229 81 225 72 214 44 223 29471 28000 62 232 76 226 75 216 41 220 28000 26483 62 234 71 228 75 218 41 215 26483 24916 61 231 65 231 70 219 41 207 24916 23299 56 226 59 230 65 220 41 198 23299 21629 52 225 53 224 55 221 41 193 21629 19893 48 228 50 222 46 221 40 202 19893 18089 45 232 49 222 40 217 31 223 18089 16256 41 234 44 222 34 216 23 249 16256 14489 35 233 36 220 28 218 23 263 14489 12878 30 229 29 224 22 227 27 268 12878 11443 24 224 26 230 19 241 28 283 11443 10164 19 221 23 237 20 256 27 299 10164 9021 15 224 20 243 23 272 30 301 9021 7998 15 233 16*250 29 293 30 302 7998 7084 15 238 13*258 39 309 28 302 7084 6272 15 235 9 270 44 312 24 300 6272 5548 13 227 7 287 45*312 19 297 5548 4896 10 211 5 313 44*312 14 295 4896 4315 7 162 5 326 42 312 10 293 4315 3827 10*117 5 332 39 312 7 290 3827 3451 10*109 5 335 37 312 5 271 3451 3191 10 107 5 338 33 311 4 230 3191 3034 10 107 5 339 29 311 4*200 3034 2943 9 106 5 339 22 311 3*187 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