DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/14 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 - - - 63.9 - - 71.1 - - 73.8 - - 65.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 433 - - 453 - - 192 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4251 - - 5126 - - 4318 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5986 - - 6694 - - 5707 - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7234 - - 8109 - - 7301 - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1259 - - 1593 - - 3123 - - 4190 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 505 - - 546 - - 389 - - 2 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 9 - - 7 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 11 - - 10 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 294 - - 302 - - 320 - - 341 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 7 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -11 - - -13 - - -10 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3824 - - -5120 - - -7401 - - -9431 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11059 - - 13230 - - 14703 - - 12378 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10363 - - -10591 - - -12983 - - -15315 ODpotential blCL - - - 17597 - - 18700 - - 20284 - - 18261 blCL maxRH - - - 51 - - 54 - - 38 - - 38 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 63.9 - - 71.1 - - 73.8 - - 65.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 25.6 - - 23.0 - - 19.0 - - 22.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 61.5 - - 68.5 - - 72.4 - - 69.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 25.0 - - 22.2 - - 18.2 - - 21.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 433 - - 453 - - 192 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4251 - - 5126 - - 4318 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 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] 98140 5 162 4 150 2 027 10 352 98140 90709 4 108 1 299 4 349 6 016 90709 84972 7 136 3 335 6 045 3 045 84972 80223 9 133 5 173 3 345 7 033 80223 76146 3 109 8 146 4 228 6 020 76146 72549 0 248 3 083 1 255 2 315 72549 69288 2 190 1 153 3 319 1 193 69288 66282 5 238 7 271 11 306 7 341 66282 63481 7 183 20 234 21 269 16 302 63481 60770 10 318 7 241 16 241 26 265 60770 57970 22 284 16 290 19 279 21 262 57970 55079 25 290 25 285 26 277 21 269 55079 52310 24 291 27 275 25 269 30 262 52310 49818 27 288 27 275 29 266 40 267 49818 47594 30 289 33 276 36 269 43 262 47594 45569 35 289 38 275 47 272 46 265 45569 43702 38 293 41 275 55 271 53 270 43702 41986 45 297 46 283 58 272 59 275 41986 40415 54 299 54 288 61 273 68 277 40415 38964 65 303 58 293 61 273 73 272 38964 37607 69 301 59 293 60 275 72 268 37607 36301 63 299 59 288 62 275 68 269 36301 34976 62 299 62 285 66 275 67 272 34976 33608 62 297 65 285 68 276 67 273 33608 32200 62 294 65 285 67 279 68 274 32200 30737 61 291 63 284 65 281 68 276 30737 29209 58 290 61 283 64 283 68 278 29209 27618 54 290 60 281 63 283 67 279 27618 25964 51 289 57 280 60 282 65 278 25964 24251 50 289 53 279 55 280 62 278 24251 22482 49 289 48 278 51 276 58 278 22482 20653 45 289 44 276 48 273 54 277 20653 18760 41 286 41 273 45 273 53 275 18760 16840 38 284 39 273 44 276 51 270 16840 14999 33 285 36 276 42 279 45 261 14999 13325 28 289 32 281 37 275 37 257 13325 11830 24 294 28 285 31 265 34 266 11830 10493 22 296 26 280 26 262 28 276 10493 9296 19 293 23 273 23 264 22 288 9296 8226 16*289 16*278 16*276 16 297 8226 7271 12*291 14*285 12*295 12 311 7271 6422 12 292 12 295 11 308 11 324 6422 5667 11 293 12 302 10 321 11 335 5667 4985 11 294 11 305 10 325 11 346 4985 4379 11 295 11 307 10 327 12 355 4379 3870 11 296 11 309 10 330 12 359 3870 3476 11 296 11 310 10 331 11 359 3476 3205 10 296 10 312 10 331 9 357 3205 3039 10 296 10 312 10 332 6*351 3039 2945 9 296 9 313 9 332 3*341 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