DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/21 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 - - - 69.0 - - 74.2 - - - - - 67.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 434 - - 459 - - - - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7702 - - 9238 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8744 - - 10020 - - - - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10685 - - 12221 - - - - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1530 - - 1510 - - - - - 5916 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 617 - - 668 - - - - - 9 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 11 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 11 - - - - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 336 - - 340 - - - - - 296 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 11 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 5 - - -7 - - - - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1832 - - -2850 - - - - - -8947 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12518 - - 15072 - - - - - 11893 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7007 - - -7444 - - - - - -12941 ODpotential blCL - - - 17692 - - 19665 - - - - - 15887 blCL maxRH - - - 42 - - 42 - - - - - 83 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 69.0 - - 74.2 - - - - - 67.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 23.8 - - 17.2 - - - - - 25.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 66.8 - - 71.5 - - - - - 69.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 23.2 - - 16.6 - - - - - 25.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 434 - - 459 - - - - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7702 - - 9238 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 31 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 2 - - - - - 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] 98220 17 105 12 095 6 088 98220 90812 9 088 8 060 11 070 90812 85095 11 117 3 084 10 071 85095 80325 8 112 8 112 6 045 80325 76218 12 124 7 104 5 028 76218 72595 9 070 7 117 6 109 72595 69303 5 076 6 112 7 073 69303 66257 2 072 2 169 6 025 66257 63422 2 333 5 279 1 296 63422 60666 2 235 8 248 6 351 60666 57798 4 086 4 247 11 302 57798 54839 15 335 11 342 10 306 54839 52027 20 324 21 349 17 344 52027 49516 23 332 32 324 27 333 49516 47285 26 339 32 327 27 335 47285 45270 48 357 43 337 35 319 45270 43430 68 353 51 334 38 312 43430 41734 70 351 58 333 43 313 41734 40165 74 351 63 332 49 313 40165 38709 76 349 65 331 52 311 38709 37351 77 348 67 332 52 311 37351 36050 75 348 67 334 53 311 36050 34739 73 348 65 336 51 308 34739 33388 71 348 60 337 47 304 33388 31997 67 348 56 337 43 306 31997 30552 62 349 53 339 38 311 30552 29042 56 349 50 341 36 319 29042 27469 50 347 48 340 35 321 27469 25833 44 346 46 339 35 321 25833 24138 43 343 44 338 30 322 24138 22387 44 338 41 337 26 323 22387 20575 46 338 39 338 23 324 20575 18696 45 341 35 343 21 324 18696 16789 39 343 31 347 17 328 16789 14954 33 345 24 355 12 331 14954 13286 28 350 14*009 4 042 13286 11800 22*354 12*009 6 068 11800 10472 16*348 12 007 5 052 10472 9282 15 344 11 003 5 002 9282 8215 15 341 11 349 8 330 8215 7263 15 338 11 336 12 320 7263 6416 15 334 11 329 15 315 6416 5662 15 332 12 324 18 313 5662 4982 15 330 12 320 19 311 4982 4377 15 328 12 317 20 309 4377 3868 15 327 12 315 20 308 3868 3476 15 326 12 314 18 305 3476 3204 14 326 12 313 16 301 3204 3039 14 325 12 312 13*298 3039 2945 12 325 11 312 8*296 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