DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/16 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 41.3 - - 44.3 - - 45.0 - - 37.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 229 - - 315 - - 152 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4878 - - 9101 - - 9055 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6233 - - 9706 - - 9159 - - 2926 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7861 - - 12084 - - 12038 - - 2944 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 7381 - - 4479 - - 4971 - - 5840 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 434 - - 587 - - 459 - - 9 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 6 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 17 - - 18 - - 18 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 306 - - 331 - - 322 - - 311 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 8 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -7 - - -29 - - 15 - - 3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1068 - - 3677 - - 1328 - - -2932 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6793 - - 8407 - - 10710 - - 5876 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -319 - - 1607 - - 215 - - -4294 ODpotential blCL - - - 8180 - - 10477 - - 11823 - - 7238 blCL maxRH - - - 82 - - 80 - - 87 - - 85 maxRH CAPE - - - 220 - - 220 - - 70 - - 50 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 41.3 - - 44.3 - - 45.0 - - 37.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 21.9 - - 17.6 - - 7.9 - - 22.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 40.0 - - 42.6 - - 43.9 - - 39.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 20.7 - - 16.8 - - 7.4 - - 22.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 229 - - 315 - - 152 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4878 - - 9101 - - 9055 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 29 - - 19 - - 47 - - 41 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 - - 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] 96871 52 257 55 264 49 262 48 258 96871 89493 46 256 47 263 47 268 42 264 89493 83865 35 249 42 262 40 267 31 270 83865 79214 24 241 35 260 31 268 29 281 79214 75203 19 242 25 265 28 272 28 288 75203 71661 18 260 18 266 24 276 23 280 71661 68441 14 274 12 284 20 262 21 269 68441 65455 18 284 13 304 12 249 18 278 65455 62665 23 267 22 295 19 284 10 276 62665 59945 21 243 30 264 26 277 19 306 59945 57105 15 252 24 240 23 266 26 289 57105 54162 14 301 15 255 18 267 23 269 54162 51340 25 299 23 282 19 293 21 290 51340 48787 33 285 29 287 34 300 32 298 48787 46502 35 281 34 281 38 292 35 293 46502 44432 36 275 33 277 34 287 31 292 44432 42531 36 276 32 279 33 291 31 302 42531 40773 39 278 37 279 35 294 35 306 40773 39143 43 277 39 273 36 295 37 307 39143 37623 49 271 38 270 37 295 36 309 37623 36202 52 264 37 272 37 295 34 315 36202 34840 54 261 38 275 35 296 36 324 34840 33476 56 259 39 276 34 299 40 330 33476 32083 56 257 41 275 33 302 41 331 32083 30664 58 258 44 274 35 308 37 335 30664 29203 62 257 46 271 34 302 38 347 29203 27694 66 254 46 268 27 297 44 350 27694 26146 69 250 44 265 25 311 44 350 26146 24561 69 248 41 264 26 318 39 354 24561 22945 65 247 39 266 23 328 40 011 22945 21301 56 251 33 277 21 344 31 006 21301 19610 42 262 27 294 21 338 14 011 19610 17854 29 277 30 286 22 325 15 014 17854 16062 21 298 27 291 18 333 16 354 16062 14329 19 307 22 305 16 337 15 343 14329 12747 20 309 20*316 16*332 16 339 12747 11334 20 309 19*322 17*327 16 341 11334 10071 20 307 19 325 18 325 17 344 10071 8940 19 306 18 327 18 324 18 342 8940 7928 18*306 18 329 18 323 18 336 7928 7026 18*306 18 331 18 322 19 329 7026 6224 18 306 18 333 18 321 20 325 6224 5510 18 306 18 334 18 321 22 323 5510 4867 18 306 18 336 18 321 24 322 4867 4295 18 306 17 337 18 321 24 321 4295 3814 17 307 17 338 17 320 24 320 3814 3444 17 307 16 339 17 320 22 318 3444 3187 16 306 16 339 17 320 18 315 3187 3032 15 307 15 340 16 320 15*313 3032 2943 13 307 13 340 13 320 9*311 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