DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 02/10 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 - - - 40.1 - - 49.4 - - 50.8 - - 38.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 75 - - 136 - - -14 - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 742 - - 2865 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2926 - - 4473 - - 2927 - - 2926 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3725 - - 5848 - - 2944 - - 2944 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1068 - - 1568 - - 5199 - - 134 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 161 - - 304 - - 12 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 16 - - 20 - - 11 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 106 - - 110 - - 100 - - 095 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 7 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - -5 - - -1 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1114 - - -3260 - - -8102 - - -5098 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4839 - - 9108 - - 11047 - - 8043 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5045 - - -6954 - - -12163 - - -12193 ODpotential blCL - - - 8770 - - 12802 - - 15107 - - 15137 blCL maxRH - - - 81 - - 90 - - 67 - - 67 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 40.1 - - 49.4 - - 50.8 - - 38.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 29.4 - - 19.8 - - 12.6 - - 14.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 39.7 - - 48.6 - - 51.3 - - 41.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 28.3 - - 18.7 - - 11.9 - - 13.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 75 - - 136 - - -14 - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 742 - - 2865 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 24 - - 58 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 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] 97036 27 102 26 059 32 078 21 063 97036 89917 26 097 20 079 26 081 23 063 89917 84331 23 086 17 091 23 080 18 062 84331 79638 20 103 14 102 16 079 18 083 79638 75565 18 103 15 131 5 112 13 083 75565 71934 6 050 11 127 3 172 9 093 71934 68643 3 235 6 197 8 227 8 017 68643 65629 9 281 6 231 12 218 11 297 65629 62841 11 269 9 254 7 240 14 254 62841 60130 15 286 12 259 12 275 14 236 60130 57280 23 262 20 260 19 268 15 247 57280 54300 27 255 24 258 26 256 24 257 54300 51445 26 244 26 251 29 245 28 247 51445 48880 26 263 33 253 30 263 31 267 48880 46589 39 277 44 258 46 260 46 259 46589 44523 53 251 51 250 52 244 51 246 44523 42644 53 235 47 247 44 240 45 246 42644 40914 47 239 48 256 40 257 41 251 40914 39310 47 252 51 261 52 260 45 252 39310 37825 48 260 59 259 61 258 53 257 37825 36457 58 257 65 257 80 255 78 252 36457 35169 62 252 67 254 99 248 100 245 35169 33886 63 255 69 251 100 245 101 240 33886 32570 67 259 76 249 92 244 86 236 32570 31221 65 257 76 249 76 246 73 236 31221 29823 62 257 64 250 59 249 63 240 29823 28361 61 259 55 258 55 251 55 247 28361 26838 58 261 51 263 52 252 44 248 26838 25250 41 254 47 264 49 254 44 250 25250 23599 38 246 39 262 46 256 44 256 23599 21889 31 246 32 259 40 253 36 260 21889 20116 23 240 29 254 34 249 32 258 20116 18275 17 216 24 240 27 252 28 256 18275 16406 11 170 22 213 22 252 18 261 16406 14610 14 165 19 188 16 241 14 259 14610 12975 16 178 20 178 13 218 16 250 12975 11518 14 179 18 178 15 196 19 226 11518 10221 14 168 17 174 17 190 19 203 10221 9062 16 154 18 170 18 174 17 182 9062 8026 19 145 19 160 18 158 20 158 8026 7102 22 142 20 148 18 138 24 140 7102 6283 22 139 20*131 20 115 29 130 6283 5554 22 133 21*115 21 107 32 119 5554 4899 21 123 21 111 21 104 36 109 4899 4316 22 111 20 109 20 104 36 103 4316 3827 21*109 20 109 19 103 33 099 3827 3450 18*107 19 109 18 102 26 095 3450 3190 17 107 18 108 17 101 20 093 3190 3033 15 106 17 108 15*101 15*094 3033 2943 12 105 14 108 11*100 7*095 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