DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/28 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 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1856z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 48.3 - - 57.8 - - 63.4 - - 63.8 - - 56.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 67 - - 390 - - 432 - - 177 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 316 - - 5541 - - 9481 - - 7115 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2927 - - 6965 - - 10186 - - 7779 - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top 3299 - - 8524 - - 12464 - - 10098 - - 2945 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1417 - - 3320 - - 1810 - - 3733 - - 7061 Hgt.Variab. W* 114 - - 533 - - 660 - - 446 - - 3 W* B/S 4 - - 9 - - 13 - - 9 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 5 - - 11 - - 9 - - 9 - - 3 BL Wind Direction 263 - - 314 - - 315 - - 328 - - 305 Direction Wind Shear 1 - - 4 - - 2 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -1 - - -9 - - -18 - - -21 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -4534 - - -419 - - 949 - - -2463 - - -6818 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 7834 - - 8943 - - 11516 - - 12561 - - 9763 sfcLCL ODpotential -6888 - - -1506 - - -7 - - -3989 - - -9437 ODpotential blCL 10187 - - 10030 - - 12471 - - 14087 - - 12382 blCL maxRH 66 - - 60 - - 74 - - 62 - - 78 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 10 - - 20 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 48.3 - - 57.8 - - 63.4 - - 63.8 - - 56.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 24.5 - - 28.8 - - 22.6 - - 18.5 - - 23.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 47.7 - - 55.6 - - 61.0 - - 62.4 - - 60.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 24.4 - - 28.3 - - 21.9 - - 17.9 - - 23.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 67 - - 390 - - 432 - - 177 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 316 - - 5541 - - 9481 - - 7115 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 12 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 3 - - 2 - - 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] 97391 20 293 12 270 11 309 10 296 20 303 97391 90060 9 281 16 261 21 293 15 309 14 307 90060 84446 4 308 11 252 15 263 16 304 14 301 84446 79780 6 302 10 280 9 245 12 280 15 295 79780 75756 14 270 14 288 12 254 17 266 17 288 75756 72193 16 254 20 266 17 263 23 267 17 278 72193 68949 18 268 21 252 21 267 23 263 18 277 68949 65944 24 269 20 256 20 263 23 255 21 274 65944 63141 24 257 21 261 21 266 20 253 22 264 63141 60407 20 258 21 260 22 258 22 266 22 264 60407 57548 19 261 23 266 21 261 24 269 22 278 57548 54582 19 271 24 274 22 272 25 271 23 276 54582 51748 20 277 23 274 22 284 23 276 20 284 51748 49201 20 272 18 273 21 287 24 282 21 297 49201 46929 13 264 16 277 22 285 25 282 27 300 46929 44880 10 291 16 277 21 285 24 287 27 294 44880 43013 14 307 15 294 21 289 22 292 22 296 43013 41297 18 308 13 309 17 295 20 314 17 309 41297 39709 19 299 15 324 15 316 24 332 19 328 39709 38241 15 288 19 324 17 334 26 337 22 339 38241 36883 14 280 21 313 21 333 26 344 24 355 36883 35592 11 287 19 313 22 326 30 001 30 002 35592 34295 15 298 18 307 22 313 39 008 34 005 34295 32956 18 295 17 296 22 308 39 007 34 008 32956 31577 18 300 17 283 22 312 32 013 30 000 31577 30145 18 305 15 284 24 310 26 012 26 356 30145 28649 18 311 12 297 20 299 22 009 21 357 28649 27092 19 313 13 326 13 289 18 360 17 005 27092 25473 21 317 15 332 11 293 19 322 11 001 25473 23796 22 325 16 332 10 297 17 275 19 312 23796 22066 23 332 18 330 10 306 18 267 22 275 22066 20279 23 330 19 325 12 307 18 274 20 280 20279 18434 23 327 17 322 14 299 17 290 18 292 18434 16565 20 326 13 331 15 291 15 298 22 290 16565 14769 19 332 11 341 11 287 19 283 25 279 14769 13132 19 338 13 343 8*313 20 277 22 285 13132 11668 16 341 15 346 8*321 16 282 18 293 11668 10357 12 338 13 347 8 321 12*295 15 300 10357 9184 11 334 11*340 8 320 10*310 10 311 9184 8133 10 332 11*328 9 317 9 321 6 329 8133 7195 10 328 11 322 9 314 9 325 5 347 7195 6362 10 324 11 317 10 312 9 328 5 347 6362 5619 9 319 11 314 10 312 9 331 5 341 5619 4950 9 315 11 312 10 311 9 333 6 338 4950 4354 8 309 11 310 10 310 9 334 6 333 4354 3853 8 295 11 307 10 310 9 335 6 331 3853 3467 8*275 11 307 10 309 9 336 6 328 3467 3200 6*263 10 306 10 309 9 336 5 324 3200 3037 5 263 10 305 9 308 9 336 4*316 3037 2944 5 264 9 305 9 309 8 336 3*305 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