DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 03/11 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 - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 28.5 - - 44.9 - - 54.2 - - 57.3 - - 48.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -4 - - 205 - - 257 - - 58 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1230 - - 3075 - - 1174 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2925 - - 3484 - - 4900 - - 2927 - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top 2943 - - 4213 - - 6058 - - 4157 - - 2945 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 240 - - 2162 - - 2285 - - 2133 - - 449 Hgt.Variab. W* 6 - - 260 - - 381 - - 169 - - 4 W* B/S 0 - - 10 - - 28 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 5 - - 2 - - 7 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 115 - - 109 - - 135 - - 079 - - 124 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 1 - - 7 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -1 - - -4 - - -13 - - -5 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1405 - - -3554 - - -3721 - - -6045 - - -5104 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 4348 - - 7767 - - 9779 - - 10202 - - 8049 sfcLCL ODpotential -6021 - - -8664 - - -8048 - - -9712 - - -10436 ODpotential blCL 8964 - - 12877 - - 14106 - - 13869 - - 13381 blCL maxRH 87 - - 75 - - 75 - - 79 - - 97 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 28.5 - - 44.9 - - 54.2 - - 57.3 - - 48.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 20.5 - - 21.6 - - 21.8 - - 23.1 - - 24.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 29.1 - - 43.6 - - 52.7 - - 56.8 - - 51.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 20.3 - - 21.0 - - 21.2 - - 22.5 - - 24.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -4 - - 205 - - 257 - - 58 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1230 - - 3075 - - 1174 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 47 - - 0 - - 0 - - 17 - - 89 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 96380 8 054 4 146 7 266 10 345 6 072 96380 89258 5 066 7 066 4 112 8 290 5 017 89258 83771 5 189 4 327 5 076 5 190 7 270 83771 79203 3 164 9 306 5 352 2 058 4 305 79203 75233 5 048 9 258 13 295 15 308 8 331 75233 71695 17 325 8 293 16 293 20 307 17 331 71695 68487 26 296 17 312 17 293 24 305 25 306 68487 65538 28 289 20 321 20 305 23 297 24 280 65538 62784 33 290 29 306 25 302 21 309 21 299 62784 60090 40 297 34 302 35 307 32 310 36 310 60090 57290 46 300 38 308 45 298 48 305 51 306 57290 54401 54 304 49 301 52 299 59 302 56 300 54401 51645 61 302 58 299 56 302 58 303 59 302 51645 49168 62 294 63 299 61 303 68 305 67 300 49168 46951 59 290 67 301 67 300 73 297 65 297 46951 44940 64 298 75 304 71 299 72 297 63 304 44940 43108 79 306 84 303 77 305 83 307 75 313 43108 41435 101 305 94 303 95 309 100 308 93 312 41435 39901 117 300 109 302 108 305 103 303 100 304 39901 38479 119 297 118 297 106 300 98 299 98 301 38479 37148 116 297 113 295 105 301 97 299 96 303 37148 35865 113 298 108 299 104 302 101 301 97 305 35865 34562 108 298 108 303 105 303 105 304 99 306 34562 33212 107 300 109 305 107 303 106 307 102 307 33212 31818 106 301 109 306 101 303 102 309 105 310 31818 30371 102 303 106 306 96 304 96 310 104 313 30371 28865 98 305 101 308 93 305 89 309 96 313 28865 27300 94 308 94 310 88 308 84 308 85 310 27300 25675 87 310 85 311 82 311 77 308 76 306 25675 23992 78 309 77 308 74 311 70 308 69 302 23992 22252 72 309 69 307 65 308 64 306 65 299 22252 20451 67 313 61 307 57 307 60 302 63 300 20451 18581 59 315 52 304 50 306 57 299 59 302 18581 16682 52 313 46 300 46 303 53 298 55 303 16682 14851 48 308 41 298 45 296 50 297 51 300 14851 13184 44 308 38 300 43 290 47 294 47 293 13184 11700 36 310 34 305 38 286 43 286 43 282 11700 10378 26 306 28 312 31 281 36 270 40 274 10378 9195 18 300 20 307 25 268 30 259 36 272 9195 8135 13 296 15 292 20 251 26 255 31 269 8135 7189 11 291 11 279 14 241 21 252 26 263 7189 6349 11 284 9 264 7*221 16 248 22 255 6349 5602 10 269 8 240 5*208 10 242 18 245 5602 4931 7 241 6 226 3 155 4 222 11 227 4931 4337 3 181 4*196 3 128 4*098 7 165 4337 3841 3 118 5*117 3 113 7*082 10 126 3841 3459 4 119 5 111 3 104 7 079 11 119 3459 3195 7 120 5 106 3 099 8 079 8 120 3195 3035 7*116 5 104 3 098 7 078 6*124 3035 2944 4*115 5 103 3 096 7 077 4*124 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