DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 03/16 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 - - - 54.7 - - 63.1 - - 63.8 - - 53.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 150 - - 225 - - 20 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1548 - - 2481 - - 2222 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3578 - - 4415 - - 2928 - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4531 - - 5464 - - 5205 - - 2945 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1548 - - 1661 - - 2159 - - 1226 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 254 - - 340 - - 151 - - 2 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 5 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 13 - - 11 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 283 - - 308 - - 317 - - 268 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -6 - - -10 - - -10 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5274 - - -4009 - - -4285 - - -4065 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9806 - - 9474 - - 9490 - - 7010 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -15611 - - -10960 - - -9975 - - -12085 ODpotential blCL - - - 20142 - - 16424 - - 15180 - - 15030 blCL maxRH - - - 82 - - 85 - - 90 - - 59 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 54.7 - - 63.1 - - 63.8 - - 53.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 22.5 - - 32.0 - - 32.7 - - 34.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 53.7 - - 61.6 - - 63.7 - - 59.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 21.6 - - 31.4 - - 32.3 - - 33.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 150 - - 225 - - 20 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1548 - - 2481 - - 2222 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 28 - - 39 - - 60 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 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] 96581 8 192 7 242 5 262 10 277 96581 89516 4 108 8 259 5 344 10 357 89516 84047 8 074 4 092 1 115 4 315 84047 79497 9 027 9 077 5 064 4 352 79497 75567 5 042 6 052 8 054 2 082 75567 72078 6 041 4 307 11 354 8 002 72078 68917 10 052 3 304 8 263 5 339 68917 65992 15 007 18 348 5 360 11 017 65992 63280 11 006 17 340 18 345 19 344 63280 60671 19 357 26 336 21 337 23 334 60671 57950 34 003 29 333 31 325 37 330 57950 55130 53 355 42 347 45 330 41 330 55130 52435 67 342 60 336 54 335 45 332 52435 50012 81 338 71 338 62 339 52 337 50012 47856 90 334 81 333 69 333 57 336 47856 45912 85 335 76 331 66 331 63 331 45912 44138 83 349 68 339 63 339 64 333 44138 42491 99 002 71 344 71 344 66 334 42491 40947 105 359 81 341 78 340 71 329 40947 39494 104 349 92 335 85 332 72 324 39494 38123 101 335 92 334 83 329 68 321 38123 36796 94 332 89 334 79 330 67 318 36796 35447 84 335 84 333 75 328 67 317 35447 34051 81 334 80 330 72 328 67 321 34051 32612 82 332 75 330 72 329 68 324 32612 31118 75 330 65 331 72 332 68 325 31118 29557 65 332 52 329 70 335 69 325 29557 27929 60 334 46 332 65 336 71 324 27929 26234 59 331 44 328 56 335 70 323 26234 24476 56 332 40 321 53 329 66 321 24476 22664 51 345 34 318 54 324 61 320 22664 20796 46 345 28 318 52 323 55 321 20796 18867 40 336 28 320 49 325 49 322 18867 16915 42 331 31 323 45 323 45 320 16915 15040 41 330 33 325 44 322 42 320 15040 13336 35 330 31 326 42 324 40 320 13336 11822 31 332 29 326 39 324 36 320 11822 10475 29 336 27 322 38 317 30 316 10475 9272 27 339 26 318 32 307 25 312 9272 8198 25 340 25 314 25 301 22 304 8198 7239 21 335 23 312 21 303 19 293 7239 6390 19 322 21 311 17 309 15 287 6390 5637 18 313 16*309 13*316 11 292 5637 4960 15*306 14*308 12*316 8 310 4960 4360 11*288 13 308 11 317 7 323 4360 3856 9 281 13 308 11 317 6 323 3856 3468 9 281 13 308 11 318 5 321 3468 3200 8 282 12 309 10 317 4 314 3200 3037 8 283 11 309 10 318 3*292 3037 2944 7 283 10 309 8 317 3*268 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