DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 04/17 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 46.0 - - 51.4 - - 52.2 - - 44.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 353 - - 444 - - 183 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5344 - - 7207 - - 5924 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6770 - - 8350 - - 6888 - - 2926 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8327 - - 10190 - - 8907 - - 2944 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1980 - - 1874 - - 2134 - - 3880 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 510 - - 606 - - 424 - - 2 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 12 - - 8 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 9 - - 9 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 306 - - 321 - - 333 - - 309 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - -12 - - -15 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -52 - - -119 - - -1988 - - -5564 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8379 - - 10309 - - 10896 - - 8508 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1385 - - -1244 - - -5694 - - -11889 ODpotential blCL - - - 9712 - - 11434 - - 14601 - - 14833 blCL maxRH - - - 68 - - 63 - - 49 - - 61 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 46.0 - - 51.4 - - 52.2 - - 44.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 19.6 - - 16.2 - - 14.5 - - 17.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 44.1 - - 48.9 - - 51.0 - - 47.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 18.7 - - 15.5 - - 14.0 - - 17.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 353 - - 444 - - 183 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5344 - - 7207 - - 5924 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 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] 96898 43 263 51 273 48 286 41 282 96898 89551 40 264 39 279 40 279 41 283 89551 83934 27 273 33 272 34 281 39 279 83934 79300 28 293 21 266 29 277 28 286 79300 75310 29 283 19 285 21 280 20 290 75310 71765 24 267 24 290 21 294 18 288 71765 68537 22 274 24 286 20 297 17 284 68537 65556 22 281 19 293 16 300 14 295 65556 62782 23 296 21 294 20 305 18 304 62782 60086 21 290 20 285 24 306 20 314 60086 57259 18 299 23 299 27 311 29 322 57259 54328 28 314 29 308 33 311 33 320 54328 51535 31 318 32 314 33 309 31 322 51535 49011 34 322 32 314 32 317 36 323 49011 46742 35 317 36 315 40 320 43 326 46742 44683 36 316 42 314 46 322 49 327 44683 42802 41 317 45 316 51 322 53 323 42802 41077 46 322 47 324 57 319 54 320 41077 39494 52 327 57 328 61 322 57 319 39494 38037 59 328 66 325 66 328 59 326 38037 36685 62 326 70 325 74 333 70 330 36685 35400 60 328 72 327 83 333 76 328 35400 34113 60 332 73 331 85 331 81 328 34113 32786 64 335 75 333 83 332 81 327 32786 31418 68 336 75 333 83 337 79 328 31418 29992 71 335 75 333 85 340 76 331 29992 28501 72 335 75 333 83 339 75 338 28501 26946 72 336 74 333 74 338 70 340 26946 25335 70 335 72 334 65 338 60 338 25335 23673 64 334 67 335 59 341 51 338 23673 21959 58 334 62 335 55 345 47 340 21959 20179 52 337 55 336 51 347 44 342 20179 18328 45 337 47 337 47 344 41 344 18328 16443 35 332 40 334 40 339 38 345 16443 14626 25 327 29 319 32 330 33 344 14626 12977 20 325 21 310 26 316 27 340 12977 11515 16 326 15*310 20 304 21 330 11515 10217 14 325 10*321 13 309 18 317 10217 9058 12*322 10 324 9*327 15 311 9058 8024 11*314 10 324 9*332 12 313 8024 7102 10 310 9 323 9 333 9 322 7102 6285 10 308 9 322 9 333 8 332 6285 5558 10 306 9 321 9 334 8 337 5558 4903 10 305 9 320 9 334 8 337 4903 4320 10 303 9 319 10 333 9 335 4320 3831 10 302 9 318 9 333 9 334 3831 3453 10 301 9 317 9 332 9 333 3453 3193 9 301 9 317 9 332 9 328 3193 3034 9 300 8 317 9 332 7*319 3034 2943 8 300 8 318 8 332 4*309 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