DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/07 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 50.5 - - 66.9 - - 72.1 - - 72.2 - - 62.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 11 - - 270 - - 339 - - 95 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 2821 - - 6345 - - 4195 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2927 - - 4733 - - 7549 - - 5196 - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top 2944 - - 5804 - - 9328 - - 7178 - - 2945 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 231 - - 2409 - - 2210 - - 5102 - - 505 Hgt.Variab. W* 23 - - 378 - - 535 - - 308 - - 3 W* B/S 4 - - 4 - - 5 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 1 - - 16 - - 18 - - 16 - - 3 BL Wind Direction 269 - - 306 - - 301 - - 322 - - 310 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 6 - - 9 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 3 - - -10 - - -5 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -4838 - - -3339 - - -1638 - - -5992 - - -7915 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 7783 - - 9143 - - 10966 - - 13171 - - 10861 sfcLCL ODpotential -11031 - - -5717 - - -4381 - - -9262 - - -12603 ODpotential blCL 13975 - - 11521 - - 13709 - - 16440 - - 15548 blCL maxRH 69 - - 67 - - 66 - - 70 - - 68 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 50.5 - - 66.9 - - 72.1 - - 72.2 - - 62.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 27.4 - - 37.0 - - 33.9 - - 24.2 - - 25.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 50.5 - - 65.1 - - 70.1 - - 71.5 - - 67.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 27.1 - - 36.4 - - 33.1 - - 23.3 - - 24.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 11 - - 270 - - 339 - - 95 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 2821 - - 6345 - - 4195 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 5 - - 4 - - 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] 96176 16 252 13 271 19 251 21 295 17 316 96176 89031 16 312 15 281 16 295 25 304 25 307 89031 83568 23 322 14 308 18 312 19 311 28 316 83568 79057 24 326 20 295 22 329 25 309 22 306 79057 75172 31 334 18 309 23 324 20 331 21 314 75172 71709 33 318 25 331 26 333 22 321 26 318 71709 68539 38 307 31 319 32 317 28 299 28 309 68539 65601 36 305 33 309 33 314 26 310 31 309 65601 62858 34 309 32 303 30 313 30 321 31 303 62858 60190 37 307 31 310 28 307 33 312 28 299 60190 57386 40 297 33 312 32 305 33 302 32 304 57386 54465 40 294 39 304 36 305 35 306 39 308 54465 51683 38 298 42 303 41 303 43 309 40 310 51683 49186 38 301 44 305 45 301 48 305 41 305 49186 46950 43 303 48 302 48 298 51 301 43 301 46950 44927 48 301 49 299 48 295 52 300 50 302 44927 43095 52 303 50 302 53 301 60 302 63 304 43095 41435 55 306 57 310 67 306 73 301 75 301 41435 39915 60 309 73 313 81 306 76 299 77 299 39915 38500 61 310 85 312 84 304 76 299 76 300 38500 37170 59 310 84 311 82 305 74 299 74 301 37170 35886 57 305 75 309 80 307 72 300 71 302 35886 34586 55 304 64 306 71 306 69 303 68 302 34586 33245 54 305 55 301 63 302 65 305 65 301 33245 31865 53 306 50 297 59 299 59 303 62 303 31865 30433 51 307 48 295 55 298 53 298 58 303 30433 28938 49 306 46 296 50 299 48 298 53 301 28938 27384 48 305 43 297 47 299 45 300 48 298 27384 25769 47 303 41 297 42 299 45 301 43 298 25769 24093 43 302 39 298 36 300 44 302 41 301 24093 22358 36 301 36 297 32 299 39 302 40 304 22358 20559 30 296 32 294 30 297 35 302 38 303 20559 18690 27 288 30 291 31 297 34 300 36 297 18690 16788 26 286 29 287 32 297 34 299 34 289 16788 14958 27 288 29 282 32 296 35 296 35 283 14958 13294 25 286 29 279 31 295 34 286 35 280 13294 11809 22 283 28 282 30 292 31 279 33 280 11809 10481 19 281 26 289 26*290 29 278 32 286 10481 9291 16 282 25 298 21*292 26 283 31 292 9291 8224 15 288 24 304 19 294 23 290 30 295 8224 7271 15 299 22 306 19 295 20*299 29 297 7271 6423 14 311 20*308 18 301 18*307 26 299 6423 5667 11 316 18*308 17 304 17 318 23 302 5667 4986 8 315 17 307 17 305 16 323 19 309 4986 4378 6 307 17 306 17 307 16 326 16 321 4378 3869 8 294 16 306 16 308 16 327 14 333 3869 3475 11 285 16 305 16 309 16 327 12 342 3475 3204 9 277 15 305 15 310 15 328 9 343 3204 3039 4*265 14 304 15 310 14 329 6*333 3039 2944 1*269 12 304 13 310 12 329 3*310 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